For years, physicians, nurses and other health care professionals across the country have expressed deep concern for the state of the health systems. We often hear warnings that “if” health care systems become overwhelmed, triage protocols will be used to determine who receives care and who does not. Given that we have no additional health care resources to deploy, we are left only with the latter option. The reality of this conversation is nothing new to anyone working in health care or discussing health care over the past few decades. “Health care transformation” has been punted about by successive federal and provincial governments, with commissions and think tanks creating detailed, ambitious road maps designed to evolve the health systems.

Source: thestar January 21, 2022 09:01 UTC