The hospital said it is transferring patients to a new 20\u002Dbed unit located at a retirement home in Gloucester, about 4.5 kilometres away.
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In a statement, the Montfort hospital said the decision to relocate patients was made with “careful consideration” and focused on those whose acute care needs have been resolved, so they can safely be cared for elsewhere.Article content CEO Bernard Leduc said the changes will help free-up hospital beds for people who need to be admitted. The Montfort hospital, like others in Ottawa and across the province, has dealt with increasing emergency department wait times.Article contentLast fall, the provincial government passed a piece of contentious legislation called the More Beds, Better Care Act, aimed at freeing up hospital beds by hastening the move of patients from hospital to long-term care.
Jane Meadus, a lawyer and advocate with the centre, argued that transitional units in retirement homes can fall into a grey area when it comes to standards regarding the care that will be provided. “It very much depends on how the unit is set up and staffed, and we are concerned when they are not fully staffed by the hospital,” she said.
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