PATIENT FORCED TO WATCH TWO MEN URINATE IN FRONT OF HER WHILE RECEIVING HALLWAY CARE AT SASKATOON RUH

Carla Beck Says People Seeking Healthcare Should Not Be Forced To Endure Living Nightmare

SASKATOON – Carla Beck’s team is continuing their push for better healthcare in Saskatchewan as a patient at Royal University Hospital has come forward to detail what she called “a nightmare experience,” watching two men urinate in front of her hospital bed in hallway.

Last month, Anne Fournier spent three-straight days in a packed hallway at RUH because the hospital was over-capacity and there were no available rooms.

“The worst part was the lack of privacy because there was no washroom near where they placed us, and as most people weren’t able to walk,” said Fournier. “I had to watch two grown men urinate next to me, with portable handheld urinals, in full view of us all in the hallway.”

While she was there, Fournier reached out to Scott Moe’s Minister of Health Jeremy Cockrill to share her concerns. She says she received an email confirmation that she would hear back but now, weeks later, she’s still waiting.

“People seeking critical healthcare in Saskatchewan hospitals should not be forced to endure a living nightmare,” said Carla Beck. “Scott Moe and his minister care more about making it look like they’re fixing healthcare than actually fixing healthcare. They recycle stale, outdated plans from nearly 20 years, hold photo ops and dole out raises to senior-ranking officials in the Saskatchewan Health Authority while frontline workers go four years without a contract.

“Clearly, we need a new approach. Patients like Anne deserve better — we all do, for that matter.”

During her three days in hallway care, Fournier said the lights were kept on all night and doors were constantly slamming making it nearly impossible to sleep. She also said the hallway was never cleaned and incredibly hectic — making her extremely uncomfortable.

“The worst part was the lack of privacy because there was no washroom near where they placed us and as most people weren’t able to walk,” said Fournier. “I had to watch two grown men urinate next to me, with portable handheld urinals, in full view of us all in the hallway.

“I even overheard one of the student nurses say that as soon as she graduates she is leaving the province. The state of public healthcare is shameful and it seems like nothing is being done to fix it.”

Beck’s team is leading a project to end the crisis and deliver big, bold change in Saskatchewan healthcare — everyone is welcome to provide input and view the ideas put forward so far at YourCareYourSay.ca.

"What we’ve heard loud and clear is people still being in the promise of public healthcare. This is Saskatchewan — the birthplace of Medicare — we’ve led the nation in healthcare before and we can do it again, but we need a new plan and a new government.

“It’s time for change.”

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