05-09-2020, 11:23 PM
(05-09-2020, 05:30 PM)panamaniac Wrote:(05-09-2020, 02:43 PM)jeffster Wrote: The difference I see, and what I heard from people in the field: WR didn't set priority on LTC homes and retirement homes. This would be in reference to testing and PPE. Lots of cities outside WR did, in particular, places like London, Kingston, Thunder Bay (no teaching hospitals in either place) and Hamilton, but we prioritized FR's and hospitals first. 2nd thing, our testing is lagging large. Our regional Chair doesn't like the comparisons, nor does our doctor, but it is where we failed. Our numbers are comparable only to Toronto, but Toronto isn't expected to have the best numbers due to its sheer size. Even Ottawa massively outperformed us.
I think some people are going to look for reasons why we did poorly and why it isn't a bad thing, but the reality is that we didn't do good. Things like tests being super low is a local issue, not provincial, no matter what public health or Karen Redman says. I get that she's trying to support the local health unit, but she too needs to look at their performance here and be honest in her assessment.
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No teaching hospital in Kingston? Really?
I stand corrected then. And I think we can add Thunder Bay to that too (my bad). Either way though, I don't think having a teaching hospital made a difference, as Kingston Public Health was calling the shots, not the hospital. Again, it's been our LTC & retirement homes that have the issues, and not having the oversight and PPE which seems to be a regional job.
When I read up on Kingston, Public Health had pulled workers (mainly officers that inspected restaurant and other food handling places like grocery stores) and got them to inspect, train and equip LTC&R Homes.