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mother. wife. emergency physician. spiritual seeker. design junkie. opinions my own views. RT for discussion. advocating for a safe health care system
Aug 5, 2022 31 tweets 6 min read
Some thoughts on the #HealthCareCrisis in Ontario (and across Canada).

23 years as an EM physician and I have never seen things as bad as they have been for the last several months...with no sign of letting up The bandaid solutions being thrown around: Government tells colleges they have two weeks to figure out how to increase the supply of doctors and nurses...are just that...bandaids - on a hemorrhaging wound.

Let's talk real solutions can we?
Jan 4, 2019 18 tweets 4 min read
Anatomy of a winter surge
aka
CHF: congestive healthcare failure

This is what 🇨🇦 healthcare system looks like from the inside
#hallwaymedicine
#ONpoli #canadawaits
#surgeisthenewnormal Several hour waits in emergency department (ED)

patients spilling into hallways, ICU beds full, precious ED beds full with admitted patients because no beds in hospital = no bed admit (NBA).

This scene plays out in hospitals all over ON and all over 🇨🇦. every.single.winter.