Health Minister Adrian Dix is planning a summer tour of hospitals across the province in the hopes of addressing the broad issue of health-care and acute-care demand.
While announcing a host of short-, medium- and long-term solutions and actions for Surrey Memorial Hospital Wednesday (June 7), Dix said he would be meeting with hospitals over the summer 害羞草研究所渢o find solutions for their workplaces that work for them.害羞草研究所�
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Dix said one of the common challenges is with the increased demand, is hospitals are running over capacity. Those periods are usually followed by periods of running under capacity, which 害羞草研究所渁llows people to breathe a little bit,害羞草研究所� but that害羞草研究所檚 not the case anymore.
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He said what happens in emergency departments is 害羞草研究所渒ind of a bellwether害羞草研究所� of what happens elsewhere in the health-care system.
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It comes as health care across the province is at a breaking point, with some hospitals closing overnight or over weekends due to staffing issues.
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At Surrey Memorial, Dix said the government害羞草研究所檚 plan 害羞草研究所渂olsters害羞草研究所� and buildings on consultation with staff. Some of the short-term actions include: working with hospitalists to stabilize physician workforces, opening a care and triage unit in emergency, and increasing funding available for coverage. In the medium-term, plans include refreshing clinical service planning, expanding renal services within 18 months, building a second interventional radiology suite and completing the renovation of the existing operating rooms.
Asked if other regions and hospitals could see similar solutions, Dix said 害羞草研究所渋t害羞草研究所檚 different in different places.害羞草研究所�
害羞草研究所淏ut the broad issue of health-care demand, acute-care demand is one that isn害羞草研究所檛 just a Surrey issue 害羞草研究所� There are lots of challenges throughout the system, and I think it would be differently felt.害羞草研究所�
He pointed to a recent conversation with health-care workers in Fort St. James, which has a team-based care approach.
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Dix didn害羞草研究所檛 give a specific list of which areas he害羞草研究所檒l be visiting for the meetings.
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