Some doctors estimate 8,000 to 15,000 Canadians are dying because of emergency room overcrowding, a trend prompting hospital staff to get creative, treating patients everywhere from chairs to public bathrooms.
Earlier this year, the federal government gave the provinces and territories an immediate, unconditional $2-billion Canada Health Transfer on top of a record $198.6 billion to address immediate pressures on the health care system. But there were no strings attached on how it would be used.
“As a health-care team, we are disheartened, dispirited and have lost all hope that our leaders even understand the magnitude of the issues that face us. God help us all,” said veteran ER doctor Alan Drummond, the past president of the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians. His group is calling for a national forum to come up with a cross-country plan to fix the problem fast.
Because the conservative premiers insisted that it be no strings attached so they could either sit on it, make tax cuts with it, or implement greed based health care.
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Because the conservative premiers insisted that it be no strings attached so they could either sit on it, make tax cuts with it, or implement greed based health care.
Don’t forget withholding a billion dollars that they already budgeted and agreed to spend on health care.