Hospitals in the capital lifted state of emergency last weekend Department overnight. Montfort Hospital in Ottawa's eastern edge was closed Saturday and Sunday from 7:30 pm to 7:30 am.
Residents of this community are underserved. They have a right to be angry and demand improvement. Now, hospital executives and state governments are making a fuss about how complex and multi-factorial this is.
These are the kinds of deflection tactics that are never practiced in the private sector, instead seeing executives fired for their inability to take responsibility for failing to provide the basics.
}Health care is one of the largest costs and responsibilities for Canadian provinces. Canadian healthcare workers are among the highest paid public sector employees. Four of his top 10 on Ontario's Sunshine List are medical professionals, and Kevin Smith, CEO of the University Health Network, said he earned $845,000.
What is the most basic function of a hospital? What are the minimum standards a hospital must meet to be considered properly functioning?
However, there are currently hundreds of hospitals in Canada that are not fully open.
“In Ontario, COVID-related absenteeism, vacations, staff fatigue, and burnout are putting ongoing pressure on emergency department staff levels. The pressure is being felt in hospitals across the country," reads a Montfort Hospital press release.
continued: Excellent, safe and caring care when emergencies resume.
First of all, the argument that hospitals must close in order to stay open is considerable. But the release also makes a loud announcement that hospital leadership is incapable of tackling complex challenges. No, but we're closed, we can't get food today and our staff are sick." Guessing something like that actually happened to him once or he twice, the regional headquarters kicked the store manager out the next day.
Yes, medicine is complicated. Yes, the sector is now dealing with various additional burdens.
But that's why we pay people so much money to manage problems. Montfort's president and CEO is Dr. Bernard Leduc, who earned $434,515 as of his last Sunshine List report. It's the kind of payment that falls into the "no excuses just deliver" category. Don't let these executives remain indifferent.
Someone, can he give me just one book on leadership and management, as opposed to rushing in and grabbing the bull by the horns? target.
Montfort Press Note that his release attempts to excuse the shutdown as a national issue beyond the government's control. This communication tactic they are all attempting is apparently intended to absolve individual facilities and leadership (and even state governments) of responsibility.
But they all need to be named and put to shame. Instead of holding no one accountable, we should hold everyone accountable.
So do top politicians. Ontario Prime Minister Doug Ford and Health Secretary Sylvia Jones say the public is indifferent to them beyond bickering on social media about the government's funding model and how to quickly approve foreign nurse qualifications. I hope you will let me.
Don't get me wrong, these are important angles. But they don't deny the fact that the Ford government is failing to provide people with one of its core government services when dozens of Ontario's hospital departments are temporarily closed. .
One of the challenges is that over the past two years Canadians have come to accept failure of the entire system. If you're okay with closing schools for months at a time, you'll never think twice about closing hospitals for the weekend. Too many people are willing to shrug and give up when things get tough.
But there's no business running a hospital if you can't even keep it open. people need to be fired.
afurey@postmedia.com
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