Thank you, Mr. Speaker. These are just a couple of examples that have been brought to my attention just from my constituency, Mr. Speaker, but I am sure there are many out there. In the Stanton Hospital, I know of a few elders who have passed along because of just catching pneumonia in the hospital, Mr. Speaker. Is there any consideration at the hospital? An elder goes through an operation and they are as frail as a newborn baby, which they have a whole ward for, Mr. Speaker. You can walk into that ward and it is very nice and heated. You walk into any elder's home in any community; it is very hot in there. But if you go in the hospital room in the ward where the elders are with the general other patients, it is pretty cool. Some of these elders are pretty frail. I just want to know if there is any consideration that this hospital could have a separate seniors' ward to alleviate any complications such as pneumonia for...
Robert Villeneuve on Question 266-15(5): Service Levels For Elders In Health Care Facilities
In the Legislative Assembly on February 7th, 2007. See this statement in context.
Supplementary To Question 266-15(5): Service Levels For Elders In Health Care Facilities
Question 266-15(5): Service Levels For Elders In Health Care Facilities
Item 6: Oral Questions
February 6th, 2007
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