This arrived in the inbox of a Dr friend of mine today. Toronto Western Hospital is desperate for “extenders” to staff the ER this weekend because they can’t find enough nurses.
Our system is collapsing.
Where is our new Health Minister? #onpoli#onhealth
Just saw a 5 year old kid in the ER for a nose bleed & as I was done and about to send him home he pulled out a $10 to pay me for fixing him.
A) Hilarious, cute.
B) Well above my hourly pay.
In case you're wondering how bad things are, nurses have just been given permission from our governing college responsible for our licensing to perform duties outside our scope of practice... This is truly unprecedented.
When I say it's a nightmare I mean it's a nightmare.
I am really trying to limit reacting/commentary on a never ending cascade of ignorance, I think sometimes less is more. But waking up to this after night shift outside of your house makes my eyes well up. The ICU has no more room to stretch. This is peak human indecency
Healthcare providers are DONE
We are done with slow vaccination rates
We are done with police in public health
We are done with a lack of paid sick days
We are #DonewithDougFord
Please RT and share if you are #DoneWithDougFord#HealthWorkersFightBack
Risk of having a blood clot (varying mechanism of action, same result) with:
AZ vaccine: 0.0004%
Hormonal Birth Control: 0.1%
Smoking: 0.18%
COVID in Hospital: 16% +