An Ontario healthcare report says 1,000 patients await daily care in hospital hallways
The Alex Pierson Show · 640 Toronto / Curiouscast
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Show Notes
Alex is joined by David Jacobs M.D., Radiologist, Coalition of Ontario Doctors, to talk about a report released by Premier Doug Ford's council on improving healthcare, which says on any given day, as many as 1,000 patients are treated in the hallways of hospitals. Additionally, the report also revealed that in October 2018, almost 16 per cent of days spent in hospital were by patients waiting for care elsewhere. The largest proportion of that was people waiting to be transferred to long-term care, the report said, where the average wait time to access a bed is 146 days.
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