'Don’t get sick on a Friday,' Bedford, N.S., MLA tells health committee
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Despite data and testimony from health officials reporting progress on emergency health-care access, a Nova Scotia Liberal MLA says the system is still not up to standard.
Despite data and testimony from health officials reporting progress on emergency health-care access, a Nova Scotia Liberal MLA says the system is still not up to standard.
“Don’t get sick on a Friday,” said Bedford Basin MLA Kelly Regan, who shared her daughter’s personal health-care experience which started with gallbladder attacks during her pregnancy and was followed by acute pancreatitis after giving birth.
Regan didn’t plan to share the story but felt compelled after what she described as “bragging” by health officials appearing before a public accounts committee on Wednesday.
“I’ve spent more time in hospitals this past year than I have ever in my entire life,” said Regan, who was frustrated by the testimony by health officials suggesting improvements are being made.
That’s not the experience Regan is hearing from her constituents, nor is it the experience she felt while her daughter spent weeks in hospital.
“When I hear bragging about the waitlist and everything, that is great and that’s important but it’s not the full story,” said Regan.
Officials from the Department of Health and Wellness, Nova Scotia Health, and emergency ambulance services provided an update on emergency care and took questions from politicians on progress made.
