Originally published on Decafnation
By George Le Masurier
Should the Comox Strathcona Regional Hospital District advocate for health care services on behalf of its constituents? Or is the district’s role limited to funding 40 percent of selected capital projects proposed by the Vancouver Island Health Authority and levying appropriate taxes?
Continue reading Hospital Board Adopts Advocacy Role(Originally published October 31, 2019, and revised on Nov 1 & 2, 2019. Reposted to front page Nov 5 due to demand.)
I was directed to a Tideline post stating the SRD censures Director Anderson.
Continue reading SRD Censures Director AndersonOriginally Published in Decafnation
By George Le Masurier
When the Vancouver Island Health Authority ordered the discontinuation of onsite clinical pathologists’ services at the Campbell River Hospital, there was an overwhelming and immediate protest by surgeons, lab technologists and assistants, elected officials and the general public.
Continue reading Is VIHA Favouring Profit Over Patient Care?Originally published on Decafnation
By George Le Masurier
Imagine you are the Campbell River parent of a four-year-old boy who has been feeling tired for the past few days. Suddenly, in the morning, you notice he has a stiff neck and a high fever.
Originally published on Decafnation
By George Le Masurier
If Island Health executives get their way, the new Comox Valley Hospital could lose all of its onsite clinical pathologist services sometime next year, a move that area doctors and elected officials believe will further diminish patient care on the North Island.
Continue reading North Island Hospitals Losing Pathologist Services
