Ste-Justine struggles with ER numbers
Ste-Justine’s emergency ward is under heavy pressure with parents bringing in sick kids, many of whom are not sick enough for hospital but have nowhere else to go. At the same time, CBC reports how parents want the pediatric hotline back: it was meant to be temporary but it met a need. Seems like something could be done here.
Joey 09:44 on 2022-05-19 Permalink
Odd that the CBC identifies a spokesperson for the “medical group” that established the hotline, but doesn’t name the group – was it a research institute? A for-profit clinic? A pilot team within one of the citywide health agencies? It’s crazy that they didn’t at least extend this very valuable service until the Guichet d’accès à la première ligne launches in September (allegedly). Feels like there’s more to the story – maybe some MSSS bureaucrats got upset that somebody somewhere actually did something to improve the healthcare system, even at a small scale.