Pogo Posted March 30, 2011 Report Posted March 30, 2011 http://dailynews.mcmaster.ca/story.cfm?id=7276 As someone currently going to this university who suffers from type one diabetes this struck me as being completely outrageous. Essentially, McMaster University's ER service will become child only, serving only those who are under 18 years of age. The area of Hamilton that this hospital is located in is absolutely dominated by people who are 18+. Most of these are university students in addition to a large number of elderly. There are many old folks homes in the area, and many elder residents chose to locate in this area in Hamilton specifically because of the proximity to the hospital. People over 18 who are suffering a life-threatening emergency that are brought to McMaster's hospital will need to be rerouted to hospitals either up the mountain or in downtown Hamilton. If this isn't infuriating enough, the job they have done with regards to informing the public of this change is absolutely pathetic. Consequently, a great deal of people unaware of this change will attend this hospital and waste precious time before being rerouted that could be the difference between life and death. Quote
Michael Hardner Posted March 30, 2011 Report Posted March 30, 2011 Wow. Pretty unbelievable. Quote Click to learn why Climate Change is caused by HUMANS Michael Hardner
Michael Hardner Posted March 30, 2011 Report Posted March 30, 2011 It seems pretty under communicated to me. You can give your feedback here: http://www.rightplacebestcare.ca/body.cfm?id=14&eformid=16 Quote Click to learn why Climate Change is caused by HUMANS Michael Hardner
Pogo Posted March 30, 2011 Author Report Posted March 30, 2011 (edited) Thanks for the reply, I am aware of that option for feedback and plan to give some. It's just so frustrating because the general public didn't really have any good way to learn about this until just recently; which is unbelievable considering it has been in the works since 2008. Seems like a ploy to negate potential negative feedback to try and stop the policy. It's just really infuriating to me as well being a type 1 diabetic whom literally suffered a life-threatening diabetic seizure last weekend. An extra 30 minute wait could have put my life in jeopardy. Edited March 30, 2011 by Pogo Quote
Michael Hardner Posted March 30, 2011 Report Posted March 30, 2011 My experience is that this is typical of how such services operate. I have posted on here many times about this topic. One might think that since services are provided by a monolithic provider, consumers of the services would get together and ensure that things are managed better, but for some reason people don't do this. Whenever the system is discussed, it becomes a political fight, rather than a discussion about how to improve things. If you don't like it, you can always vote for another party but of course that changes nothing. Quote Click to learn why Climate Change is caused by HUMANS Michael Hardner
Jack Weber Posted March 30, 2011 Report Posted March 30, 2011 (edited) Well.. That's fairly sneaky... They tried this last year and there was alot of outrage...The problem is that to get to St.Jospeh's or the General you have to go downtown...Not an easy trek for someone in the West End of the city or Dundas... It's not such a big deal for those living on the mountain because they can always go to the Henderson(now Juravinski)... Frankly,considering the time factor if you had an emergency... You might be better to hop on the 403 and go to Joseph Brant in Burlington...Which really proves the necessity for the emergency room at MacMaster... Edited March 30, 2011 by Jack Weber Quote The beatings will continue until morale improves!!!
Tilter Posted April 10, 2011 Report Posted April 10, 2011 Well.. That's fairly sneaky... They tried this last year and there was alot of outrage...The problem is that to get to St.Jospeh's or the General you have to go downtown...Not an easy trek for someone in the West End of the city or Dundas... It's not such a big deal for those living on the mountain because they can always go to the Henderson(now Juravinski)... Frankly,considering the time factor if you had an emergency... You might be better to hop on the 403 and go to Joseph Brant in Burlington...Which really proves the necessity for the emergency room at MacMaster... The New Urgent care facility replacing McMaster adult ER is McMaste Family Practices, located within a few blocks of McMaster hospital and if a person were to take an ambulance or car to get there it would be a matter of where they started the trip to determine whether the trip was longer or shorter. I have no doubt that if a person arrived urgently needing care would be refused at ANY Hamilton hospital Quote
MiddleClassCentrist Posted May 16, 2011 Report Posted May 16, 2011 You might be better to hop on the 403 and go to Joseph Brant in Burlington...Which really proves the necessity for the emergency room at MacMaster... Skip Joseph Brant and go to the Oakville one. I lived in Burlington and we drove to the Oakville hospital because it was a larger and more efficient facility. I remember having kidney stones and waiting 8 hours at Joseph Brant before any pain meds were given. At the Oakville hospital I was in and medicated for my second kidney stone episode in under 1 hour. Quote Ideology does not make good policy. Good policy comes from an analysis of options, comparison of options and selection of one option that works best in the current situation. This option is often a compromise between ideologies.
Jack Weber Posted May 16, 2011 Report Posted May 16, 2011 Skip Joseph Brant and go to the Oakville one. I lived in Burlington and we drove to the Oakville hospital because it was a larger and more efficient facility. I remember having kidney stones and waiting 8 hours at Joseph Brant before any pain meds were given. At the Oakville hospital I was in and medicated for my second kidney stone episode in under 1 hour. You don't think going to Oakville is a bit too far for someone coming from Hamilton,especially in a life or death situation? Quote The beatings will continue until morale improves!!!
MiddleClassCentrist Posted May 19, 2011 Report Posted May 19, 2011 You don't think going to Oakville is a bit too far for someone coming from Hamilton,especially in a life or death situation? Never said I didn't. Joseph Brant hasn't increased capacity and Burlington has been growing for years. Quote Ideology does not make good policy. Good policy comes from an analysis of options, comparison of options and selection of one option that works best in the current situation. This option is often a compromise between ideologies.
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