Many of us love to watch medical dramas on TV: Grey’s Anatomy, Saving Hope and
re-runs of House and ER.
When the provincial government brought in the Ontario Action Plan for Health, it changed the way hospitals are funded in an effort to slow down the growth in healthcare spending as part of its deficit reduction plan.
When the hospital implemented a new patient flow system back in the fall, to improve wait times in the Emergency Department, they named it the RAFT unit, which stands for Rapid Assessment Fast Track.
When Paul Healey visited the Emergency department in September, he wasn’t there as a patient; he came to say thanks.