PATIENT WITH BRAIN SWELLING UNDERGOES COMPLEX PLASMA PROCEDURE IN RUH HALLWAY

SASKATOON – The Saskatchewan NDP has learned that a patient with a swelling brain at Royal University Hospital was forced to undergo complex procedures in a hallway.

In August, the patient twice received a plasma exchange to reduce the swelling, something one nurse called a “new low.”

The family shared photos of the deplorable conditions in the hospital with the Saskatchewan NDP in hopes that this will never happen to anyone ever again.

“This is absolutely unacceptable, especially in the birthplace of Medicare,” said Keith Jorgenson, Associate Shadow Minister for Health."

“When our loved ones visit the hospital, we should be able to assured knowing that they are getting the best possible care. That isn't happening after 18 years of Sask. Party mismanagement.”

Videos of horrific hallway healthcare in Royal University Hospital have recently gone viral, amassing hundreds of thousands of views on Facebook.

The Saskatchewan Health Authority, which is stacked with Sask. Party hacks at the senior level, has come under fire for not only their mismanagement of Saskatoon’s hospitals in recent weeks but also their desperate attempts to minimize the situation in misleading public statements.

One such lie was that the hallway healthcare in RUH was exceptional, and caused by a spike in flu cases. The photos shared by the family clearly depict out-of-control hallway healthcare occurring much earlier.

“Our hospitals are going in the wrong direction, and we need big bold change to get them fixed,” said Jorgenson. “We can’t have a bright future in this province if we don’t have quality healthcare.”

-30-

To request contact details for the family, please email [email protected].

Latest posts

NEWCOMERS AND YOUNG PEOPLE STAND AGAINST SASK. PARTY’S ATTEMPT TO RESTRICT DEMOCRACY

SASKATOON – Dozens of new Saskatchewan residents and young people joined the Saskatchewan NDP today to call out a Sask. Party proposal that would strip them of their voice in the political process.

SASK. PARTY AGRICULTURE MINISTER FAILS TO DO JOB, RESORTS TO THREATS IN FOREIGN FARMLAND DEBATE

Provincial Auditor Found Proper Ownership Declarations Only Gathered In 50 Per cent Of Transactions Where The Very Limited Policy Required Them

REGINA – The Sask. Party Agriculture Minister has dismissed widespread concerns about foreign farmland ownership and instead resorted to threats to silence concerns of producers about the shoddy process for transactions.

SASK. NDP HONOURS FIRST INDIGENOUS WOMAN TO RECEIVE UN AWARD

REGINA – Today, the Saskatchewan NDP held a reception at the legislature to honour Brenda Reynolds, a status treaty member of the Fishing Lake Saulteaux First Nation. Reynolds is the first Indigenous person and first Canadian to receive the UN Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Prize which is awarded to two recipients every five years.

SASKATCHEWAN NDP SUPPORTS SARM’S CALL FOR URGENTLY NEEDED LONG-TERM DROUGHT SUPPORT

Meetings In July, Letter In September ... And Still Producers Left In the Lurch

REGINA – As rural municipalities continue to gather in the province’s capital, the Saskatchewan NDP is backing their collective call for long-term drought support for producers as some areas have experienced severe conditions for nine years and counting. The Saskatchewan NDP have been calling for emergency drought measures and long-term fixes together with drought devastated RMs and producers throughout this summer and fall.