Excellant Canada Medical System
Jun 11th 2001, 10:06 pm
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Link: http://www.indiaabroaddaily.com/2001...11surgery.html
Indo-Canadian mother loses baby due to surgery delay Ajit Jain, Toronto June 11, 2001
11:28 Hrs (IST)
24-year-old woman of Indian origin lost her baby after her routine caesarean section
was delayed by two days due to shortage of beds at a Canadian hospital.
Surjit Goraya, 24, apparently in good health, was in her 41st week of pregnancy,
published reports say. Her family doctor Ismail Abrahams had scheduled a caesarean
delivery for June 4 at the Surrey Memorial Hospital in British Columbia.
When she went to hospital, the delivery was postponed because there was no bed
available. It was postponed for a second time too on grounds that she was not an
emergency case. But the delay allegedly resulted in the baby's death.
According to the Globe and Mail and the National Post, Goraya felt at one point that
the fetus had stopped moving. She was then rushed to Surrey Memorial Hospital, near
Vancouver, but it was too late. A caesarean was done, but the baby was stillborn.
"If the operation is planned and not an emergency, it will often be done just before
the 42nd week," obstetrician Dr. John Turner was quoted as saying.
Lucie Baistrocchi, communications director at the hospital, reportedly said that
until the moment the woman complained the absence of movement by the baby, hospital
staff had no reason to suspect an emergency.
She said the postponement was necessary because all the beds for surgeries were full
on two days.
But Lofretta Solomon, vice-president of Surrey Health Services, disagrees. She
reportedly said the hospital had enough beds to handle the flow of maternity cases.
Goraya's family wants answers to the tragedy. Ruby, Goraya's sister-in-law, was
quoted as saying, "We lost a baby and we don't know why. We were harmed and we don't
want this happening to any other family."
Said B.C. Health Services Minister Colin Hansen: "If there are issues in terms of
access to beds, if there are issues in terms of identifying a mother that is at risk
in delivery... then, we have to find out how we can correct the system. We owe it to
the family."
Indo-Asian News Service
Indo-Canadian mother loses baby due to surgery delay Ajit Jain, Toronto June 11, 2001
11:28 Hrs (IST)
24-year-old woman of Indian origin lost her baby after her routine caesarean section
was delayed by two days due to shortage of beds at a Canadian hospital.
Surjit Goraya, 24, apparently in good health, was in her 41st week of pregnancy,
published reports say. Her family doctor Ismail Abrahams had scheduled a caesarean
delivery for June 4 at the Surrey Memorial Hospital in British Columbia.
When she went to hospital, the delivery was postponed because there was no bed
available. It was postponed for a second time too on grounds that she was not an
emergency case. But the delay allegedly resulted in the baby's death.
According to the Globe and Mail and the National Post, Goraya felt at one point that
the fetus had stopped moving. She was then rushed to Surrey Memorial Hospital, near
Vancouver, but it was too late. A caesarean was done, but the baby was stillborn.
"If the operation is planned and not an emergency, it will often be done just before
the 42nd week," obstetrician Dr. John Turner was quoted as saying.
Lucie Baistrocchi, communications director at the hospital, reportedly said that
until the moment the woman complained the absence of movement by the baby, hospital
staff had no reason to suspect an emergency.
She said the postponement was necessary because all the beds for surgeries were full
on two days.
But Lofretta Solomon, vice-president of Surrey Health Services, disagrees. She
reportedly said the hospital had enough beds to handle the flow of maternity cases.
Goraya's family wants answers to the tragedy. Ruby, Goraya's sister-in-law, was
quoted as saying, "We lost a baby and we don't know why. We were harmed and we don't
want this happening to any other family."
Said B.C. Health Services Minister Colin Hansen: "If there are issues in terms of
access to beds, if there are issues in terms of identifying a mother that is at risk
in delivery... then, we have to find out how we can correct the system. We owe it to
the family."
Indo-Asian News Service
Jun 12th 2001, 3:51 pm
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This situation is not exclusive to Canada............ I am British and hear about
this situation often. My eldest fell into this category as my obstetrician refused to
induce me in under 42 weeks and I heard he had a bad reputation for losing babies.
However my blood pressure went sky high and my baby was big (8lb 15ozs at birth) so I
was induced at (41 1/2 weeks) and ignored for hours.......... and when they finally
realised my baby was in distress they did an emergency C-section.
I guess I was lucky as he is a healthy 12 year old now and I went on 22 months later
to have another son with a normal delivery. Everything that was done wrong for the
first baby was done right for the second.
My sympathies to anyone who has suffered a loss and moreso due to the negligence of
medical staff.
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this situation often. My eldest fell into this category as my obstetrician refused to
induce me in under 42 weeks and I heard he had a bad reputation for losing babies.
However my blood pressure went sky high and my baby was big (8lb 15ozs at birth) so I
was induced at (41 1/2 weeks) and ignored for hours.......... and when they finally
realised my baby was in distress they did an emergency C-section.
I guess I was lucky as he is a healthy 12 year old now and I went on 22 months later
to have another son with a normal delivery. Everything that was done wrong for the
first baby was done right for the second.
My sympathies to anyone who has suffered a loss and moreso due to the negligence of
medical staff.
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Jun 12th 2001, 9:40 pm
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Not to mention the low level that doctors have in Canada. Many southamerican
countries have better doctors.
If doctors and nurses from other countries could work here, surely the medical system
would improve a lot.
countries have better doctors.
If doctors and nurses from other countries could work here, surely the medical system
would improve a lot.
Jun 13th 2001, 6:59 am
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This situation is not exclusive to Canada............
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When the Canadian media points to the US in comparison, it usually focusses on the
health care of the elite ... traditional fee-for-service medical coverage was common
a decade ago but is now elite coverage for 10% of those with any. 2/3 of Americans
with medical coverage are now in HMO's, health maintenance organizations that are
commercial clones of the British National Health Service.
http://cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/time/1999/01/25/hmos.html
The Canadian system is still nominally an insurance- based system, albeit one that
conforms to a model in the US known as "preferred provider organization", PPO. And
the 25% in the US under PPO's is seeing that erode into HMO-style coverage.
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Gary L. Dare [email protected]
"Je me souviens"
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When the Canadian media points to the US in comparison, it usually focusses on the
health care of the elite ... traditional fee-for-service medical coverage was common
a decade ago but is now elite coverage for 10% of those with any. 2/3 of Americans
with medical coverage are now in HMO's, health maintenance organizations that are
commercial clones of the British National Health Service.
http://cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/time/1999/01/25/hmos.html
The Canadian system is still nominally an insurance- based system, albeit one that
conforms to a model in the US known as "preferred provider organization", PPO. And
the 25% in the US under PPO's is seeing that erode into HMO-style coverage.
--
Gary L. Dare [email protected]
"Je me souviens"
