‘Ache and struggling an aged individual has to endure laying on a stretcher that’s too small and intensely uncomfortable is unacceptable to me,’ says letter author
OrilliaMatters welcome letters to the editor ([email protected]). This letter is a couple of native hole within the health-care system that’s inflicting stress for native households.
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Our health-care system is in an enormous disaster. Many occasions my dad, who’s 88, is shipped to the hospital from the nursing house by ambulance when he’s in actually dangerous form and in want of extra care at Orillia Troopers’ Memorial Hospital (OSMH), the place nurses and medical doctors and workers are completely superb.
He will get handled after which needs to be despatched again to the nursing house by ambulance or Affected person Switch Providers. Most frequently, he’ll lay on a stretcher Within the hallway for 2 to a few days as a result of there’s completely no providers out there to get him house.
For instance, he went in to OSMH (final week) and nothing was out there to get him again house for a number of days. It additionally prices $170 plus tax for a 10-minute journey — a value that I do not thoughts paying. The unhappy half is there’s nothing out there.
I even known as the funeral house to see if they may switch a “dwell” physique again and so they mentioned no.
The nursing properties appear to have these enormous buses that sit of their parking tons and take folks on the house on excursions which is beautiful. The cash for these buses has additionally been cash that has been raised by way of donations. I recommended why not use these buses and make them a multi-purpose automobile as an alternative of simply sitting. I did not get a response.
The ache and struggling an aged individual has to endure laying on a stretcher that’s too small and intensely uncomfortable is unacceptable to me, to not point out laying in a hospital hallway for days and nights which is placing them at nice threat of choosing up infections.
I’d welcome any recommendations to assist resolve this disaster. I’m even keen to donate $50,000 for the trigger as a result of I believe it’s completely disgusting.
I’ve a gathering subsequent week, however Orillia wants to resolve this downside because the poor nurses see this on a regular basis. It’s completely inhumane in my view.
My dad begs me to not be despatched to the hospital as a result of it’s at all times the identical situation which causes a lot stress for him. The nurses instructed me different folks had been caught, too. This simply is not about my dad. How a lot does it price to maintain folks laying in a hospital for days as a result of they haven’t any journey house?
Maybe the Purple Cross or volunteers may take up the trigger, however that is completely ridiculous. Why not have one ambulance for all the nursing properties and retirement properties in Orillia the place they’ll work collectively and resolve this craziness? Our aged deserve so a lot better. Possibly we will arrange a GoFundMe account and purchase an ambulance and have volunteer drivers. All recommendations welcome!
Lynn Hazlett
Orillia
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