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Originally Posted by Mean Mr. Mustard
And I would say 50% of the people who truly require emergency departments are those who are vulnerable, most often the elderly who have undergone some sort of traumatic injury or illness and often times require hospitalization and have to wait for a bed to open up on a medical floor in order to get there. The reason those beds aren't open is because there is no long term care available for them to move into and the situation at their residence isn't viable. That is where the backlog in emergency really happens, it isn't the sniffles or the boo-boos on the leg, it is more systemic than that and it is the fact that the population is getting older and with age comes the inevitable injury and illness.
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If I recall right, Guy Boutillier was kicked out of the PC party for arguing in favour of a long term care facility for Ft Mac a few years ago.