A major shift in Canadian Health Care began when Hospitals changed from a Patient Care model to a business model. I work in a major teaching hospital yet I utilize my small local hospital for my personal care. IF I needed more complex intervention for myself or loved ones I would use the larger facility but ONLY BECAUSE I know how to direct the care received. Next time you go to your local hospital.. if it is a teaching facility.. ask why it is officially labeled a "Campus" as opposed to a hospital. By naming it as a campus it denotes it's new primary function which is to turn out Health care providers...NOT to take care of patients. These changes are all driven by government so that more of your tax dollars can be taken by administrators, managers, consultants etc. In my unit alone 5 years ago we had a Manager. Now we have a manager, assistant manager, 2 executive assistants and the role of the charge nurse has become administrative as opposed to patient focused. Front line staff has been reduced. Do the math and contact your MPP and DEMAND answers to simple questions.

JAB

I'm glad you posted that JAB (and glad to OP posted those articles. Though not prepper related I was astounded to see the professionals within an institution reporting back like that! yikes!). I would be interested to know why and how it has become like that...and how do you put the brakes to it?

What do I tell my MPP? I will gladly write him. Especially before an Ontario Election, no matter what party you support I'm sure it will be given more notice by any of them now than after an election.

As a side note, I've heard your comments in other institutions as well. Take Education. The number of administrative staff, consultants, etc. have ballooned yet getting to the meat and potato's of education there is no real value added. I've heard to many teachers yak and laugh about a new consultant with new ideas that really do nothing to add to the quality of education..or a new administrative position at the Board, or even at a school of which in the end which may create more paperwork, more rules, more whatever..but adds nothing and gives nothing to the end user..the student....

Interesting you noted Canadian Health Care changed to a business model from a healthcare model. Where a public sector model of healthcare is essentially supported by a private sector...there has to be positives and negatives on both sides?

To "thecrownsown".... ask your MPP this simple question.... of all the dollars that are put into health care... what is the percentage that actually translates to care at the bedside. The time spent by health care professionals and support workers to treat the PATIENT. NOT how many dollars are spent on administration, physical structure, consultants, studies, research etc. The patient should be at the center of the whole structure.. not just an additional part of the whole. Research, studies, administration and to a large extent physical plant should be private sector enterprises. The lions share of your health care dollars should be going to REAL patient focused treatment and care... NOT into research, Not into the administrative tail, NOT into studies, NOT into opulent public areas such as foyers etc with vaulted ceilings, marble and glass accents, and thousands of square feet of leisure space. I realize that the team treating the patient needs all this for support... but it should be the delivery of healthcare in a HOSPITAL that is the measuring stick.... NOT the administrative kudos that come from Public Relations wins, advertising, affiliations and spin.

JAB

geez JAB they'll have to go out and hire a couple of assistants to get you the figures.Way to go.LOL

I knew a person teaching nursing locally who said at all costs go to a few specific hospitals in the Vancouver BC region and avoid the local ones to me at all cost .