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