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Originally Posted by Slava
But these aren't just Alberta issues. I would understand if other jurisdictions were fully staffed and having no issues, but that's just not the situation. The harsh reality is that the pandemic and associated pressures made healthcare work terrible, and it's hard to get enough staff. People retired, people quit and moved or went to other fields. It's not all at the feet of the current provincial government as we see the same problems in BC, Ontario and most if not all of North America.
It's not just one small symptom though. Paramedics pick people up, bring them to the hospital and then wait with them. In the meantime, more calls come in and there are no more paramedics to send out. So...sensibly, the plan is to have someone to hand these patients off to so that paramedics can get back out and take calls.
Will they have enough staff fast enough? No idea. Where will they get them? Not sure. But it doesn't seem like a crazy idea to try to remove a pretty obvious pain point?
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The UCP was actively hostile to HCW during the pandemic, from what I remember it was far worse than any other province. That didn't help. But we've also had decades to set ourselves up for success, and done none of it. We have a huge advantage over other provicnes with resource revenue, but we've squandered that to be just as bad as everyone else? Great.
So why would any thinking rational person expect that this time will be different, with announcements coming out just before an election? I'd call those voters foolish, but I think that is being far too kind.