Letter calls out resource crisis at Surrey hospital: 1 newborn death, ‘countless misses’
“Year-to-date wait times for surgery at SMH are 23% longer than benchmark .”These long wait times put women in Surrey at a higher risk of significant pelvic disease, the group says. While the hospital has 10 operating rooms, often only eight or nine are in use due to under-staffing or renovations.
The final point addresses a lack of action taken by leaders at the hospital, Fraser Health and the provincial government.A year ago, the Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Anesthesia sent an open letter about the challenges their units were facing and the changes that needed to be made. “The end result of this perfect storm is, not surprisingly, dismal. Patients are not receiving the care they should expect at a tertiary care centre, putting them at risk of greater morbidity and need for further interventions. This has detrimental effects on patients’ health and significant increases in adverse events.”
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