Extensive Wait Times in Hospital Emerge

People involved in this crisis

Specialty nurses

Patients

Triage nurse

Take patient information

Determine where they need to be sent

Provide wrist band to allow for entry

Determine severity of visit

Physicians

Verify coverage through OHIP

Takes vitals

Check on patients

Provide pain medication in triage if necessary

Takes general X-Rays

Identifies problem

Attends hospital to seek medical care

Acknowledges lengthy wait time to access proper medical care

Receives information from nurses

Take blood work

Determines what needs to be done

Referral for further diagnosis and treatment

Pharmacist

Radiologist

Interprets images

Medial Imaging Technicians

Conducts detailed images

Sends findings to general practitioner

Prescribes medication

Barriers to appropriate wait times

Lack of leadership

Lack of funding

Power imbalances

Lack of awareness of problem

Lack of communication

Lack of interactive engagement and critical thinking

How to enable proper integration

Clinical communication leader

Patient able to see all health professionals necessary in one day

Not needing to transport to different doctors offices to seek medical care

High volume of patients

Multiple modes of contact

Among health care professionals

Among patient and health care professional

Facilitate interaction among actors involved

People who have connections

Get seen quicker

Special treatment