{"id":19423,"date":"2022-08-25T17:13:26","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T21:13:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/?p=19423"},"modified":"2022-09-17T17:14:17","modified_gmt":"2022-09-17T21:14:17","slug":"ontarios-health-care-plan-gets-mixed-reviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/index.php\/ontarios-health-care-plan-gets-mixed-reviews\/","title":{"rendered":"Ontario\u2019s health care plan gets mixed reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(August 23, 2022)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By: Pam Wright, The Chatham Voice<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The chair of the Chatham-Kent Health Coalition says Ontario\u2019s new five-point health-care plan doesn\u2019t bode well for marginalized citizens.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to Shirley Roebuck, the government \u201cdidn\u2019t listen to stakeholders\u201d when it devised its plan to curtail wait times by freeing up beds in hospitals and long-term care.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt\u2019s very predictable,\u201d Roebuck told The Chatham Voice following the announcement by Health Minister Sylvia Jones.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cSo much of what the Ontario Health Coalition warned would happen prior to the election is now quickly coming true.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, she said the average citizen is unlikely to notice the changes unless it \u201cdirectly\u201d affects them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Roebuck\u2019s comments came following an Ontario Health Coalition press conference held a day after the minister of health laid out the plan, expected to be passed in the Ontario Legislature in September.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The plan includes hiring more health-care professionals, waiving exam and registration fees for internationally trained nurses and sending hospital patients waiting for a long-term care bed to any available home \u2013 not necessarily one of their choosing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Currently, each patient waiting for a long-term care bed is asked to list up to five homes of their preference.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also, to help address the backlog, the ministry is increasing the number of publicly funded surgeries at private clinics \u2014 a move the OHC has lobbied against.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another proposed change allows EMS paramedics to divert patients away from emergency rooms to more appropriate care.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Chatham-Kent Health Alliance statement issued following the ministry announcement said officials are \u201cpleased\u201d with the government\u2019s focus on addressing the issues affecting the health-care system, as the \u201ccurrent situation is not sustainable.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What CKHA is experiencing is similar to other hospitals, it read, as the hospital continues to experience human resource challenges and capacity issues, which includes a number of patients waiting for an alternate level of care.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are also patients presenting in the emergency department with \u201chigher levels of acuity,\u201d it said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The statement said the CKHA is \u201coptimistic\u201d and will be assessing the health-care plan once further details are released to determine how it will help improve care and recruit dedicated staff and physicians.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe look forward to working with our partners and provincial counterparts as we strive to improve care for our patients, their families and our community,\u201d it said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The government has come under heavy fire with emergency departments around the province having to close periodically this summer due to staffing shortages.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That\u2019s on top of the long wait times for surgeries and diagnostic procedures made worse by the pandemic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Earlier this month Jones told reporters, \u201cAll options are on the table,\u201d when it comes to fixing hospital wait times and chronic staffing shortages.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to Roebuck, increased privatization means the government will be using taxpayer dollars to fund health care, and patients may be charged user fees as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This adds up to a two-tier system, Roebuck claimed, noting it will harm the most vulnerable and marginalized people in society.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She said the plan to move patients to any long-term care home, rather than one they listed as a choice, means patients may be moved far away from their support system, including family.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThis is really an awful piece of legislation,\u201d Roebuck said, adding those suffering from dementia or other disabilities are significantly at risk.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Roebuck said the problems in long-term care that were heightened during the pandemic haven\u2019t been solved, but the companies continue to siphon off tax dollars.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cNothing has been done to fix long-term care despite all the promises that were made during the pandemic,\u201d Roebuck noted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Ministry of Health has been handing out 30-year contracts to long-term care home companies, including some of which had the highest death rates during the pandemic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chathamvoice.com\/2022\/08\/23\/ontarios-health-care-plan-gets-mixed-reviews\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Link to original article<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(August 23, 2022) By: Pam Wright, The Chatham Voice The chair of the Chatham-Kent Health Coalition says Ontario\u2019s new five-point health-care plan doesn\u2019t bode well for marginalized citizens. 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