Families seek answers
The Grande Roue is reopening, and the family of the young man killed at the site in December is looking for answers.
The family of the woman who was found dead on the floor in the Lakeshore General emergency room a year ago is also looking for answers.
With due respect to the feelings of these people, “looking for answers” is a euphemism for trying to place blame. But incidents often have complex causes, and human life is fragile. In the second case, it’s clear that an overworked nursing staff and a negative-pressure room with poor visibility is the answer. Will that family feel better if someone is hauled up and fired? Or even charged with negligence and jailed?
The matter of the Ferris wheel is different. Were the owners pressuring workers to do something hazardous, or failing to train operators properly? That would be worth looking into.
PO 12:13 on 2022-02-26 Permalink
The thing about Lakeshore General is that they probably do need to investigate the ER there. I don’t mean to be euphemistic, but it’s not OK how they run that place. It’s chaotic and it’s dangerous as far as I’m concerned. My heart goes out to the nurse and doctors who try to make it work, but the whole wing needs to be shut down (burned down) and started from scratch. I’ve been to a few hospitals on the island, and sure they’re all a bit hectic. But Lakeshore General’s ER truly makes you feel like they might accidentally harm you because there is no order and no sense to it.
Kate 12:16 on 2022-02-26 Permalink
If the Lakeshore hasn’t fixed it in the year since that woman died, as the CBC item alleges, it may be true in a sense that they do need to burn it down and rethink it from scratch.