Recently members of the group met with Health and Wellness Minister Leo Glavine and members of his staff.

The committee presented over 1200 letters that have been signed by area residents, explaining the urgent need of a satellite dialysis clinic in Barrington.

“Individual cases were provided as examples of the physical, emotional and financial hardships which these patients must endure,” said Brenda Cleaver, secretary for the support group.

Lee Goreham Smith pointed out the amount of funding other communities received and stressed how underserviced the Barrington area was.

They presented a breakdown of how much time and money it costs an individual to attend dialysis three days a week for a year.

The minister requested the acute care specialist who attended the meeting to begin an investigation into the costs of opening a clinic.

Glavine stated their concerns would be taken seriously.

“I  was very pleased to meet with the good representatives from the Barrington area to start to take a look at the needs in their community,” said Glavine.  “Over the next while we’ll be providing sound info on which they can start to act.”

He said he would be committing to providing some of the basic requirements before finding out what is needed for a dialysis unit.

“I’ll go a bit further and say that in the not too distant future we will get down to meet the folks in Barrington and explore first hand what the needs of the community are,” said Glavine

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