With overburdened health care systems across the country experiencing chaos and the prospect of collapse as the number of flu, COVID-19, and RSV illnesses rise further in the wintry months ahead, the Canadian Medical Association is calling on health ministers to take urgent action.
“We really need to make sure that people within the system end up staying in the system and that they thrive and end up working in ways that are sustainable,” said Dr. Lafontaine told CTV’s Your Morning on Friday., ahead of a meeting of health ministers slated for Vancouver this weekend, the CMA says that Canada’s health ministers have a “golden opportunity” to create “tangible action” to stabilize health systems across the country.
Hospitals across the country are reporting staff shortages and have had to face emergency room closures throughout the summer and into the fall.at the end of September that approximately 15,000 health care workers and 500 paramedics need to be hired this year to address staffing shortages. To retain workers, it’s really about changing the workplace environment, to ensure that people feel supported and valued, he explained.
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