Hospital food

[M.Dancer]

No that is not what I am talking about, I want an independant auditor along the lines of Sheila Fraser who would go in and assess all facets of the Hospital operation. I have seen the kind of audit you are talking about, they are pretty short on information.

Auditors are always independant. The AG only audits crown entities and hospital clearly are not.

From the Women's College Annual Report

The accompanying summarized

statements of financial position, operations,

changes in net assets and cash flows

are derived from the complete financial

statements of Women’s College Hospital

as at March 31, 2007 and for the year

then ended on which we expressed an

opinion without reservation in our

report dated June 26, 2007. The fair

summarization of the complete financial

statements is the responsibility of

management. Our responsibility, in

accordance with the applicable Assurance

Guideline of The Canadian Institute of

Chartered Accountants, is to report on

the summarized financial statements.

In our opinion, the accompanying

financial statements fairly summarize,

in all material respects, the related

complete financial statements in

accordance with the criteria described

in the Guideline referred to above.

These summarized financial statements

do not contain all the disclosures required

by Canadian generally accepted accounting

principles. Readers are cautioned that

these statements may not be appropriate

for their purposes. For more information

on the hospital’s financial position, results

of operations and cash flows, reference

should be made to the related complete

financial statements.

Chartered Accountants,

Licensed Public Accountants

http://www.womenscollegehospital.ca/pdfs/W...nual-Report.pdf

[M.Dancer]

http://www.mtsinai.on.ca/AboutUs/Annual%20...report_0607.pdf

Mount Sinai Annual Report independently audited by Pricewaterhouse

[Leafless]

I don't mean to take sides, here, but I think margrace has a little bit more experience. Not only has she been involved in the nursing process for some time, but she herself has been to more hospitals than I have the stomach to count. So when she says that they frequently serve unpalatable 'dishes', I would not take my relatively short experience with hospitals into account as a valid argument.

I am not speaking only on behalf of myself but of family and friends who have over the years who have experienced hospital meals.

I have been in hospitals over the years and hospital meals pretty much, stay the same.

While hospital meals do not equate to meals served in a five star hotel, they are for the most part acceptable and nutritious.

I have never heard of a family member or friend complain about hospital meals to the degree that Margrace tries to make out as being frozen slop and being inedible.

[fellowtraveller]

"The accompanying summarized

statements of financial position, operations,

changes in net assets and cash flows

are derived from the complete financial

statements of Women’s College Hospital

as at March 31, 2007 and for the year

then ended on which we expressed an

opinion without reservation in our

report dated June 26, 2007. The fair

summarization of the complete financial

statements is the responsibility of

management. Our responsibility, in

accordance with the applicable Assurance

Guideline of The Canadian Institute of

Chartered Accountants, is to report on

the summarized financial statements.

In our opinion, the accompanying

financial statements fairly summarize,

in all material respects, the related

complete financial statements in

accordance with the criteria described

in the Guideline referred to above.

These summarized financial statements

do not contain all the disclosures required

by Canadian generally accepted accounting

principles. Readers are cautioned that

these statements may not be appropriate

for their purposes. For more information

on the hospital’s financial position, results

of operations and cash flows, reference

should be made to the related complete

financial statements.

Chartered Accountants,

Licensed Public Accountants"

You have clearly been duped. There is not a single word in here about mashed potatoes or toast.

[margrace]

So there is a great fear on here of an honest look at how money is spent in hospitals. Firing, laying off and closing of low income jobs does not appear to worry anyone. Why are you people so against this. Do you have vested interests? What is wrong with an honest and open look at hospital finances. I really can't understand this fear of disclosures. If hospitals are as great as some of you say what are you afraid of?

Or is this a way to justify bringing in private interests, as in the food? Prove that we cannot support hospitals and then give them away to private interests. Sounds pretty suspicious to me. But then I am just a dummy in a tin hat asking questions that no one wants to answer.

The corporations know there is more than one way to skin a cat and if the ordinary citizens sit by and let this happen then they deserve what they get aye.

Edited November 10, 2007 by margrace

[jbg]

The good news is millions have been spent to renovate the GG's residence. How's that for priorties.

Shhh!!! Don't tell Queenie.

[M.Dancer]

So there is a great fear on here of an honest look at how money is spent in hospitals. Firing, laying off and closing of low income jobs does not appear to worry anyone. Why are you people so against this. Do you have vested interests? What is wrong with an honest and open look at hospital finances. I really can't understand this fear of disclosures. If hospitals are as great as some of you say what are you afraid of?

Or is this a way to justify bringing in private interests, as in the food? Prove that we cannot support hospitals and then give them away to private interests. Sounds pretty suspicious to me. But then I am just a dummy in a tin hat asking questions that no one wants to answer.

The corporations know there is more than one way to skin a cat and if the ordinary citizens sit by and let this happen then they deserve what they get aye.

lnkplsthxkbye

[mikedavid00]

So there is a great fear on here of an honest look at how money is spent in hospitals.

There is a great fear on talking about privatizing our currently communist medical system.

That's the underlying issue. The food is just a symptom.

[sideshow]

I spent a week in the hospital this year and thought the food was delicious. but then im not a fillet mignon kind of guy.