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Canada, especially Ontario; decided long ago that it is better to pay plain clothed cops $150k+ a year, by far the most number of employees on Ontarios Sunshine List, than it is to fund vital social programs.
Police States doing what they have always done as our reputation, economy and health suffer.
By the way I haven't hit the two digit wait time yet but I did wait 9 hours one time.
A man from Ontario's Waterloo Region is demanding improvements to the regional health-care system after his father-in-law waited hours for care at Cambridge Memorial Hospital last week.
Andrew Pearen's relative, who is living with cancer, became dizzy and confused, prompting a call to 911 on Wednesday, Pearen said.
He was ultimately admitted for observation after waiting more than 11 hours to be transferred from the care of paramedics to the hospital.
"People just throw their hands in the air and say, 'That's the system. The system is broken. We just have to accept that the system is broken,'" he said.
"And my challenge is, why do you have to accept that the system is broken? That is not the right mentality, and I don't believe it's the truth."
But Didimos said the ER has seen a spike in volume since Boxing Day, exceeding anything she has seen in her seven months in her role.
"The acuity has been absolutely … horrendous," she said. "People are very, very sick."
Still, Didimos said, her hospital is always striving to do better, and she would be happy to speak with Pearen about his family's experience.
Police States doing what they have always done as our reputation, economy and health suffer.
By the way I haven't hit the two digit wait time yet but I did wait 9 hours one time.
A man from Ontario's Waterloo Region is demanding improvements to the regional health-care system after his father-in-law waited hours for care at Cambridge Memorial Hospital last week.
Andrew Pearen's relative, who is living with cancer, became dizzy and confused, prompting a call to 911 on Wednesday, Pearen said.
He was ultimately admitted for observation after waiting more than 11 hours to be transferred from the care of paramedics to the hospital.
"People just throw their hands in the air and say, 'That's the system. The system is broken. We just have to accept that the system is broken,'" he said.
"And my challenge is, why do you have to accept that the system is broken? That is not the right mentality, and I don't believe it's the truth."
'People are very, very sick'
Donna Didimos, the Cambridge hospital's director of the emergency department and mental health, said she couldn't speak to the specific case involving Pearen's father-in-law.But Didimos said the ER has seen a spike in volume since Boxing Day, exceeding anything she has seen in her seven months in her role.
"The acuity has been absolutely … horrendous," she said. "People are very, very sick."
Still, Didimos said, her hospital is always striving to do better, and she would be happy to speak with Pearen about his family's experience.
