Monthly Archives: January 2016

Health ministers admit VG wasn’t a priority

Posted on January 25, 2016 by helphealthcare

This article by CBC reporter Jean Laroche is a must-read: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/victoria-general-hospital-heath-department-1.3414297 It is stunning beyond belief that successive governments haven’t seen the declining conditions of the VG as a priority. That building didn’t suddenly get into its crappy, toxic state … Continue reading →

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The VG’s ‘Third World’ conditions

Posted on January 20, 2016 by helphealthcare

On Tuesday, January 19th, Nova Scotians woke to hear an Edmonton woman’s complaint over unsanitary hospital conditions in Halifax. Shelley Vaughan came to Nova Scotia to donate a kidney to a stranger. They were matched via the Canadian Blood Services … Continue reading →

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Do what you say you will do

Posted on January 19, 2016 by helphealthcare

An editorial in The Chronicle Herald, “Better care for dying”, addressed national issues around end-of-life and palliative care. While an important discussion to have, however late we are in having it, what about the local situation? http://thechronicleherald.ca/editorials/1334055-editorial-better-palliative-care-for-dying-needed Locally, we are … Continue reading →

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The systemic problems with hospital construction

Posted on January 15, 2016 by helphealthcare

As we are forcibly careening towards new hospital construction in Halifax we should be fearful. Nova Scotia’s finances and health needs are too stretched, too fragile to accept the usual screw ups, delays and cost-overruns that are the signature of … Continue reading →

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How did we get into this mess?

Posted on January 10, 2016 by helphealthcare

Spurred by what seems like the disaster-du-jour with the VG, a letter writer to Saturday’s Chronicle Herald asked, “The more I hear about the deterioration of the Victoria General Hospital, I have to wonder how we got into this mess.” … Continue reading →

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