SYSTEMIC PROBLEMS REMAIN AT ROYAL COLUMBIAN, HAMMELL SAYS
January 4th, 2012
SURREY – Hallway medicine will continue to be a problem at Royal Columbian Hospital until the Liberal government fixes the systemic problems they have created, say the New Democrats.
Patients were finally being moved out of the foyer of the hospital Wednesday, but deputy health critic Sue Hammell said the systemic problems remain.
“There are simply not enough beds in Fraser Health, and the Liberals have known about this for years,” said Hammell, the MLA for Surrey-Green Timbers. “As far back as 2007, Fraser Health acknowledged that they needed 740 new beds by 2010, yet the Liberals continue to drag their feet.
“Overcrowding led to patients being treated at Tim Hortons’ last spring, and now patients are left languishing in the hospital lobby. British Columbians expect and deserve better health care than the Liberals have been providing.”
It’s been more than two years since the Ministry of Health received a report from Fraser Health outlining a concept for expansion of Royal Columbian Hospital. Hammell said Health Minister Mike de Jong needs to explain why it’s taking so long for action.
“The only action this government has taken is to edit their internal service plans to delete the mention of the requirement for additional beds,” said Hammell.
“This crisis may have passed, but it’s only a matter of time before the next one occurs. That’s the fault of a Liberal government that has ignored the needs of patients in the Fraser Health region.”
Adrian Dix and the New Democrats believe in a strong public health care system that meets the needs of all British Columbians.
Patients were finally being moved out of the foyer of the hospital Wednesday, but deputy health critic Sue Hammell said the systemic problems remain.
“Overcrowding led to patients being treated at Tim Hortons’ last spring, and now patients are left languishing in the hospital lobby. British Columbians expect and deserve better health care than the Liberals have been providing.”
It’s been more than two years since the Ministry of Health received a report from Fraser Health outlining a concept for expansion of Royal Columbian Hospital. Hammell said Health Minister Mike de Jong needs to explain why it’s taking so long for action.
“The only action this government has taken is to edit their internal service plans to delete the mention of the requirement for additional beds,” said Hammell.
“This crisis may have passed, but it’s only a matter of time before the next one occurs. That’s the fault of a Liberal government that has ignored the needs of patients in the Fraser Health region.”
Adrian Dix and the New Democrats believe in a strong public health care system that meets the needs of all British Columbians.
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