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Prince Rupert Regional Hospital gets a “C” from the Fifth Estate

Posted: 12 Apr 2013 07:23 AM PDT

The CBC newsmagazine The Fifth Estate, has apparently followed the template of such organizations as the Fraser Institute and Canadian Hospital Reporting Project as they rate and profile Hospitals from coast to coast.

The CBC program has embarked on a major study of Canadian health collecting data from former patients and users of hospital facilities, a process designed to provide an overview of sorts in a variety of categories on hospital care in Canada.

Their findings will be reviewed as part of a program on the CBC tonight on hospital care in Canada, the special “My Hospital” airs at 9 PM.

In the Northwest the ratings continue to come in and so far the results are mixed for our local medical institutions, using a variety of factors to determine the overall score of each hospital, though in some cases the data was incomplete and an overall rating was not provided.

Prince Rupert Regional Hospital received a rating of “C”

That score was compiled from respondent data that shows when it comes to Nursing sensitive adverse events medical patients the Hospital received a positive review of a B. PRRH received another B under the category of Readmission after medical treatment. Things weren’t quite as positive in the category of Readmission after surgery, which resulted in a D grade, based on the apparent high number of surgical patients required to return to the hospital within 30 days of discharge. No data was available for the survey under the categories of Mortality after major surgery or Nursing-sensitive adverse events, surgery patients.

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I just had some day surgery that included general anesthesia. Id like to say it was minor, but to my mind, ‘minor’ surgery only happens to other people. With regard to the quality of care, I thought that the folks I encountered were unfailing polite and professional. I felt that I was in good hands. So hospital foks - thanks again for looking after me so well!

A passing thought… just before I went under, I remember looking around at all the equipment present and the number of staff keeping an eye on me. I thought about how much is all cost to keep everything going and I did not feel so bad about the taxes that I pay. Thinking about it now, I believe that if we all paid taxes on everything we earned and refused to take part in the underground/cash economy, then as a province, we would have alot more money available for services.

So, if you ever bitch about health care, education, or other services but you take part in the underground/cash economy, in my view, you don’t have the right to bitch. You are in economic terms a “free rider” and as far as I am concerned, you are failing your family; your friends; and, your community. And no, just because other people do it, or other people rip the taxpayer off in some other way, it does not make justify or make it okay for you to do the same thing!

Thanks for letting me vent :smile:

[quote=“Pantagruel”]. Thinking about it now, I believe that if we all paid taxes on everything we earned and refused to take part in the underground/cash economy, then as a province, we would have alot more money available for services.

So, if you ever bitch about health care, education, or other services but you take part in the underground/cash economy, in my view, you don’t have the right to bitch. You are in economic terms a “free rider” and as far as I am concerned, you are failing your family; your friends; and, your community. And no, just because other people do it, or other people rip the taxpayer off in some other way, it does not make justify or make it okay for you to do the same thing!

Thanks for letting me vent :smile:[/quote]

I disagree. We already are at the saturation point where taxes are concerned, and that is what has driven people to try to avoid paying even more. It is the wasteful ever bloating government machine that keeps asking us for more, and people are fed up. We should be able to fund our healthcare better than it is now and pay less in taxes, so I don’t lose any sleep over people who take matters into their own hands and look for ways to keep more of their own hard earned money. Your definition of “free rider” is debatable.

Sure, easy to say. Can you let us know which province does a better job at this than BC? BC spends less, per capita, than any other province already. Except for Quebec. And I’m sure you don’t want BC to be more socialist like Quebec, do you?

What’s your magical solution?

I am not to sure what is debatable about the definition of free rider. It was a well known concept when I first took a economic course in the early 70’s.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_rider_problem

Having said that I don’t think it (the definition) is very debatable, I would however love to read about why you think it is debatable definition or ?.

lol. I guess this is why I was able to get an xray job at the local hospital minutes after I went to the walk-in clinic.

Thanks Alberta Health Services!

[quote=“MiG”]

Sure, easy to say. Can you let us know which province does a better job at this than BC? BC spends less, per capita, than any other province already. Except for Quebec. And I’m sure you don’t want BC to be more socialist like Quebec, do you?

What’s your magical solution?[/quote]

No, I don’t know which provinces do a better job. My point is we pay a lot in taxes, and maybe a larger proportion should go to health at the expense of other expenditures. I just did my taxes and I pay a pretty big chunk in income tax, let alone sales taxes, carbon taxes, transit taxes, property taxes, environment levy’s etc. And I think that to brand somebody a “free loader” because they might buy something in the USA, or make a cash deal once in a while is ridiculous.

Health Care is already far and away the largest share of the budget. No other expenditure comes close.

[quote=“Pantagruel”]I am not to sure what is debatable about the definition of free rider. It was a well known concept when I first took a economic course in the early 70’s.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_rider_problem

Having said that I don’t think it (the definition) is very debatable, I would however love to read about why you think it is debatable definition or ?.[/quote]

“A free rider, in economics, refers to someone who benefits from resources, goods, benefits, or services without paying for the cost of the benefit.”

The debatable part is the interpretation of the term, or how literally you take it.

1.This person pays $40,000 per year in taxes. He buys gas in the US and doesn’t pay Canadian taxes.
2. This person is on social assistance and pays no tax.
3. This person is a carpenter and pays taxes on most jobs, but accepts the odd cash job from people he knows and doesn’t charge or claim tax.
4. This person is First Nation and pays no tax.

If they all go for an appendectomy, are they all free riders? Are some more than others? Can you be a bit of a free rider? Well, 1 and 3 contribute more than 2 and 4, but you make it sound like they are the free riders. The definition would suggest 2 and 4 are the free riders.

But that is all beside the point. I too have been hospitalized recently and like you I want the hospital to have everything they need to make me better. But my point is, don’t tax me more, because that is precisely what sends people underground. We have already reached that point. Tax me less and spend it more wisely.