vithigar comments on Ontario couple whose teenage son died after 8-hour wait in ER calls for law reform

[–] vithigar@lemmy.ca 24 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This is obviously needed

Shorter wait times are needed, yes, but a law imposing an arbitrary maximum isn't going to help. Unless you have more and better supported healthcare providers (doctors, nurses, technicians, the entire chain) all that imposing a maximum wait will do is reduce quality of care as people are rushed through or turned away.

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[+] jerkface@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

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[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Supposing that people will be rejected from ER so they can maintain their minimum wait time is a wild take.

This is already happening, sort of.

When ER rooms are too busy, they refuse intake from ambulances. Meaning the patient stays in the ambulance or in the wait room but under the supervision of the ambulance paramedics, not the hospital... this of course results is even longer wait times, subpar care, and fewer ambulances to deal with emergencies out there

Keep voting Doug Ford Ontario... he'll get to this as soon as the bicycle lanes are gone, that's an obvious priority

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[–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 year ago

What if we say that provincial politicians salaries are garnished after the wait time is exceeded?

I think we could also do that for senior hospital administrators who lack a front-line medical background.