“Mother Nature can come up with all kinds of nasty surprises, and you least expect them to rise up and bite you in the rear end, so we've got to keep a finger on the pulse at all times.”
At BCPhA’s annual conference, Ajit Johal said pharmacists were uniquely positioned to catch patients falling through the cracks of chronic disease management and preventative care.
The healthcare team is expected to take on an additional 1,000 patients from the provincial waitlist in the next 12 to 18 months for a total of more than 4,000 patients.
The announcement comes amid recent Republican-led Medicaid cuts and the expiration of enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies, which have driven up premiums for some Americans.
The AMA says the patient received some initial therapy in the emergency room but because there were no stretcher spaces inside the emergency department, he was left in waiting room.
More than 70% of Ontario hospitals are forecasting deficits, and Health Minister Sylvia Jones has told them to come up with three-year plans to balance their budgets.
