Degraded hospitals? Ignore them?

[Toma]

"Alberta's NDP Opposition health critic David Eggen presents a stack of 250 FOIP documents detailing issues at the Misericordia Community Hospital in west Edmonton. The issues date back to January 2013, and include details on mold, heating, plumbing, electrical and infastructure problems. The NDP is calling on immediate action to stabalize and replace the hospital."

http://albertandp.ca/news/details/staff_in_tears_at_misericordia_hospital

[cancer man]

Can always change it to a mega Chinese restaurant.

[CapnCrunch]

God I love politics.

"The government spends too much money!!"

"Spend more money and fix this moldy hospital!!!"

[Seth1968]

^This.

The opposition always says that "this or that needs more funding, but they never say where that money is going to come from.

I think the average taxpayers biggest beef in such cases, is government waste, fraudulent expenses, and corporate lobbyists.

[mr2mike]

There are two packages of FOIP documents: one that details staff requests for maintenance, and one with staff complaints.
Staff are the same as mechanical inspectors, HVAC inspectors and mould specialists?


•serious problems with overheating in the hospital. At one point in December of 2013, the cardiac unit reached 33 degrees and management at the hospital report staff breaking down in tears because they are overheating
Probably just a stuck control valve. Most buildings get these over time.


•elevators and dumbwaiters that were regularly not working
Every building I've worked in downtown has elevator issues.


•issues with the bell call system in many units. Nurses have said that “giving patients little silver bells is not a solution”
I'm sure this isn't a rampant issue but I've been in rooms where the call bell didn't work.

NDP is a joke and would put the prov in deep debt in as little as a half a year.

[AndyL]

I've got a few sticks of dynamite and some fuse...

I'll deal with this problem!!!

(worked for the general didn't it?)