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British Columbia emergency room plan of having no doctors on shift
Posted on 8/17/23 at 8:25 am
Posted on 8/17/23 at 8:25 am
What could go wrong?
“One of B.C.’s health authorities had a plan to keep a hospital emergency room open despite having no physicians to cover the department by demanding family doctors attend to any of their patients and ordering unsupervised nurses to call 911 for those in medical distress.
CTV News has obtained a memo sent to doctors and administrators at the Bulkley Valley District Hospital in Smithers on Friday titled “No physician BVDH ER Coverage Mitigation Plan.” It includes instruction to call “the responsible family physician of all attached patients that present” to attend them in the hospital when there would be no doctors on shift.
Nurses alone in the emergency department “will be able to provide comfort measures and some first aid…or phone 911 if the person presenting is in immediate medical distress.”
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“One of B.C.’s health authorities had a plan to keep a hospital emergency room open despite having no physicians to cover the department by demanding family doctors attend to any of their patients and ordering unsupervised nurses to call 911 for those in medical distress.
CTV News has obtained a memo sent to doctors and administrators at the Bulkley Valley District Hospital in Smithers on Friday titled “No physician BVDH ER Coverage Mitigation Plan.” It includes instruction to call “the responsible family physician of all attached patients that present” to attend them in the hospital when there would be no doctors on shift.
Nurses alone in the emergency department “will be able to provide comfort measures and some first aid…or phone 911 if the person presenting is in immediate medical distress.”
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Posted on 8/17/23 at 8:27 am to tigerskin
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What could go wrong?
Nothing, ask a Canadian.
Posted on 8/17/23 at 8:28 am to tigerskin
I imagine this is in a small town and they are, in fact, trying it.
Posted on 8/17/23 at 8:28 am to tigerskin
“Free healthcare“
This post was edited on 8/17/23 at 8:28 am
Posted on 8/17/23 at 8:29 am to SlowFlowPro
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I imagine this is in a small town and they are, in fact, trying it.
NP need may surge huh?
Posted on 8/17/23 at 8:29 am to tigerskin
But hey. It’s free. Don’t worry if grandma dies.
Posted on 8/17/23 at 8:29 am to SlowFlowPro
That place would be a goldmine for your business
Posted on 8/17/23 at 8:29 am to tigerskin
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Nurses alone in the emergency department “will be able to provide comfort measures and some first aid…or phone 911 if the person presenting is in immediate medical distress.”
ER nurses will also have the opportunity to encourage patients to commit medically assisted suicide.
Posted on 8/17/23 at 8:30 am to tigerskin
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the responsible family physician of all attached patients that present
A rural family doc can handle most of the crap that comes into the ED.
Posted on 8/17/23 at 8:31 am to MrSpock
Yeah he is just going to work 24/7 huh?
Posted on 8/17/23 at 8:33 am to SlowFlowPro
quote:this is prolly tru deau
I imagine this is in a small town and they are, in fact, trying it.
Posted on 8/17/23 at 8:34 am to tigerskin
How many people showing up to the Emergency Room are actually in an emergency?
ERs should be able to turn away people who don’t need immediate medical assistance.
ERs should be able to turn away people who don’t need immediate medical assistance.
Posted on 8/17/23 at 8:35 am to tigerskin
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Smithers
Just Googled this town, it is postcard-level beautiful
It also only has a population of 5,351, so I can see why a continuously staffed ER may not necessarily be a requirement.
This post was edited on 8/17/23 at 8:37 am
Posted on 8/17/23 at 8:42 am to tigerskin
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Yeah he is just going to work 24/7 huh?
A simple Google search shows Smithers is a town of 5000. I'm sure they would prefer an ED physician but the hospital probably can't afford them.
He would carry a pager. Up until the 80s this model was exactly how EDs were covered.
This post was edited on 8/17/23 at 8:44 am
Posted on 8/17/23 at 8:43 am to tigerskin
John Morgan is in a dilemma. Can't sue the doctors for malpractice but can he sue them for no practice?
Posted on 8/17/23 at 8:48 am to GetCocky11
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has a population of 5,351, so I can see why a continuously staffed ER may not necessarily be a requirement.
Ferriday and Tallulah have spanking new 70,000+ SF hospitals... aaaaand one of them is back under fed investigations for medicare abuse to pay the bills.
Posted on 8/17/23 at 8:48 am to tigerskin
This is how it used to be, and I bet still is in many places around the US in rural areas…
Posted on 8/17/23 at 8:52 am to waiting4saturday
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Don’t worry if grandma dies.
But grandma wont die if her personal doctor can get there fast enough
Posted on 8/17/23 at 8:52 am to tigerskin
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“will be able to provide comfort measures and some first aid…or phone 911 if the person presenting is in immediate medical distress.”
So you go to the ER and they just call 911?
Posted on 8/17/23 at 8:52 am to tigerskin
It’s a mitigation plan.
In terms you can understand:
It’s in case shite hits the fan. Good grief. They weren’t planning to not have doctors, it’s a plan in case there’s no doctors.
In terms you can understand:
It’s in case shite hits the fan. Good grief. They weren’t planning to not have doctors, it’s a plan in case there’s no doctors.
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