WAYNE’S WORLD: The great, the unhealthy and the ugly

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The great element of this column is my day surgical procedure expertise at our native hospital. From pre-op contact, to efficiency of process, to post-op, to discharge, I’ve no unfavorable feedback about this go to to our native hospital.  Directions from nurses and the anesthesiologist have been specific with all of the i’s dotted and t’s crossed. It should have been my fortunate day as my surgeon had accomplished his first two surgical procedures in close to file time and was anxiously awaiting the completion of my pre-op paperwork. I may hear nursing employees calling the following sufferers to reach early, to make the most of the unusually speedy schedule.  My operation was accomplished in half of the allotted time, making my discharge sooner than anticipated.  After having had almost 20 procedures, operations and hospitalizations, all I can do is pray that it will likely be a very long time earlier than the following one. (Though primarily based on my monitor file I predict that may most likely not be the “case.”  No pun meant.)

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There are quite a lot of of us who’ve visited the ER at any Ontario hospital and skilled the undisputable ensuing wait time of six to 16 hours … or extra.  ER wait occasions is the unhealthy element of this column. Lengthy wait occasions are a every day prevalence even at our personal native hospital and why ought to the wait time be any totally different right here when it’s a part of the identical healthcare system.

Now for the ugly content material. Again on Feb. 27 a affected person at a hospital in Winnipeg died whereas awaiting medical consideration within the ER. A spouse and mom in Nova Scotia died after a prolonged ER wait on Dec. 31, 2022. That’s two too many in a short while interval however I’m certain with our medical system in such poor structural form ‘two’ received’t be the final quantity recorded. Good luck to all who sit up for TLC (tender loving care) from our medical care system. It’s free (form of … it’s principally funded by our tax {dollars} in spite of everything) however is it value it?