Maisonneuve-Rosemont: only six volunteers
Two weeks ago an appeal went out for heathcare workers to volunteer to help out the strained emergency ward at Maisonneuve-Rosemont hospital. Only six people – five nurses and an aide – have turned up.
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Kate
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MtlWeb 15:50 on 2023-02-04 Permalink
Surprised that they actually got those 6. Health care (bed management-staffing) is now strained past point of being able to recover even in June when new grads of HC programs are eligible to be hired. The 15k bonus incentive has finished and many of those who took it have left and/or are planning to leave, especially when summer vacation list is posted and their request for July-Aug weeks are denied; asking to use their stats holidays (which they earned by working on the holiday itself) for extending their weekend-off will also be denied – not because of malice but always due to staffing, a vicious cycle. They will leave our public hospitals for clinics/private clinics/ORs or even the private business sector. Quite sad to watch this unfold every day.