A lack of hospitalists is putting pressure on Vancouver Island's busiest ER ward, where some patients are waiting up to 24 hours without attention
“Historically, the surgical and medical specialty services at NRGH relied on the hospitalist team to share and often assume care of in-patients. In the absence of a robust hospitalist team, this shared management model has collapsed, resulting in significant delays in patient care, and increased risk of morbidity and mortality,” the letter read.
“They are the physicians that provide much of our in-patient care once you are admitted to the hospital. So over the past couple of months, they have been managing a reduced number of physicians on staff and with that it has caused delays to be seen and that is what the letter is pertaining to,” Peljhan said.However, Peljhan said that anyone requiring emergency care should still go to the hospital for treatment.
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