It has been pointed out that the shortage of family doctors across Ontario is causing congestion in hospital emergency rooms. In the annual audit report released on the 6th, Vice Director Nick Stavropoulos of the Ontario Audit Office said, \u201cOne in five patients visiting the emergency room was not in need of urgent care,\u201d and \u201cThey had to rely on the emergency room because they did not have a family doctor.\u201d<\/p>\n
This audit report is based on an investigation into the actual conditions of the emergency room at the Wenzhou hospital, medical services, and long-term nursing homes in the northern region of Wenzhou. Deputy Director Stavropoulos pointed out, \u201cBecause the Ontario government does not have a medical policy covering the entire province, it was unable to properly respond to the medical manpower shortage, resulting in a situation where emergency rooms were closed on a large scale.\u201d<\/p>\n
He said, \u201cAs of June of this year, over 200 emergency rooms have closed in the past 12 months,\u201d adding, \u201cThis is due to a shortage of nurses.\u201d The audit report released on this day pointed out, \u201cHospitals are still facing difficulties due to a shortage of doctors and nurses,\u201d and added, \u201cPatients are waiting an average of two hours to receive medical attention, and in some cases, it takes up to 24 hours.\u201d<\/p>\n
The report emphasized that \u201chospitals are relying on job placement agencies to supply nursing staff and are bearing high costs,\u201d and that \u201cmeasures at the state government level are inadequate.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"