None
EN
Viral video of overcrowded hospital hallways sparks NDP outrage
['Mia Holowaychuk']
d559
A video taken at Saskatoon’s Royal University Hospital (RUH), showing the hospital hallways crowded with patient beds, has sparked outrage from the NDP, with Health Critic Keith Jorgenson calling it “totally unacceptable.”The video, which surfaced on social media, was filmed on Sept. 25.
“This video shows a daily reality of what our (emergency rooms) are like most of the time,” Jorgenson told reporters on Thursday.
“It shows us clearly that our health care system is broken, that things are getting worse, (and) that this government has absolutely no plan to make things better,” he said.
Jorgenson said that patients are not being treated with “dignity” or “privacy” when being cared for in hospital hallways.
Vice-President of Integrated Saskatoon Health with the Saskatchewan Health Authority John Ash said he is aware of the recent capacity increases.