Princess Margaret (Cancer) Hospital may be good at Research but is less than satisfactory for patient care. Uses general nurses for venipucture not specialized Phlebotomists.. Physician's wife with pathological fracture from plasmacytoma in severe pain had to wait in ER for 5 hours and discharged with advice to double opioid dose and use a cloth sling. Later Princess Margaret Radiotherapist refused. radiotherapy unless arm was internally fixated.
Cast was`applied under anaesthesia at St.JOSEPH (Teaching) Hospital and 20 Gray dose radiotherapy given at Sunnybrook (Teaching) Hospital ODETTE CANCER CENTER.
Toronto urgently needs a PRIVATE HOSPITALS similar to Montreal (ROCKLAND MD)
1 Apr 2013
31 Mar 2013
Late NDP MPP Peter KORMOS
Death of the Best Friend of Ontario MDs.
Following the drowning suicide of Welland Paediatrician A.HSU after the absurd Medical Review Committee (MRC) fined him $100,000 for not writing enough. MPP Kormas started Parliamentary action that led to the Justice Cory Inquiry which abolished the MRC.
The MRC was famous for having a Past College of Physicians and Surgeons (CPSO) President GP Stan.BAIN as a`MRC Chairman who was later convicted.by Ont.Court Judge Lang for his part in the death, by criminal negligence, of Mrs.Pittman.(March 14,1994)
Following the drowning suicide of Welland Paediatrician A.HSU after the absurd Medical Review Committee (MRC) fined him $100,000 for not writing enough. MPP Kormas started Parliamentary action that led to the Justice Cory Inquiry which abolished the MRC.
The MRC was famous for having a Past College of Physicians and Surgeons (CPSO) President GP Stan.BAIN as a`MRC Chairman who was later convicted.by Ont.Court Judge Lang for his part in the death, by criminal negligence, of Mrs.Pittman.(March 14,1994)
Indexed as
Pittman Estate v. Bain
Pittman et al. v. Bain; Toronto Hospital
et al., Third
Parties; Pittman et al. v. Toronto
Hospital et al.; Bain,
Third Party
112 D.L.R. (4th) 257
Court File Nos. 21487/91U;
21488/91U
Ontario Court (General
Division)
Lang J.
March 14, 1994
Actions for damages for
negligence causing physical harm.
Kenneth Arenson and David G. Harvey, for plaintiffs.
Mary M. Thomson and Colin L.
Campbell, Q.C., for defendant, Dr.
Stanley T. Bain.
29 Mar 2013
NEW CORONA VIRUS
Friday, Mar 29 2013
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5-Day Forecast
New virus is MORE deadly than Sars, warn scientists after second Briton dies taking death toll to 11
- New research shows coronavirus affects many organs and kills quickly
- 'It could be more virulent than Sars' says microbiologist
- Announced this week that second British man has died from virus
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A new virus which has claimed the life of a second Briton is potentially more deadly than Sars, scientists have warned. The mysterious coronavirus, which has emerged in the Middle East, attacks the respiratory system and was only identified six months ago.
So far there have been 11 deaths - with the World Health Organisation this week saying a second British man has died.
Killer: A new virus which has claimed the life
of a second Briton is potentially more deadly than Sars, scientists have
warned. This image shows a microscope image of coronavirus
Speaking to the South China Morning Post, microbiologist Yuen Kwok-yung, said if the virus mutated further it could cause a deadly pandemic.
'It could be more virulent [than Sars]', he said. 'The Sars coronavirus infects very few human cell lines. But this new virus can infect many types of human cell lines, and kill cells rapidly.'
Seventeen cases have been announced since the WHO issued an alert in September last year, most of them with links to the Middle East.
This week it was announced that a 73-year-old man from the United Arab Emirates had also died from the virus.
He was flown to hospital in Munich last week and died on Tuesday, the World Health Organisation said.
Source: Experts believe the coronavirus originated in bats
The source of coronavirus is not known, but experts believe it originated in bats.
Animals which could host the virus include monkeys, pigs and even rabbits
Scientists say the new virus is from the same viral family that causes the common cold and also triggered the outbreak of Sars which swept the world from Asia in late 2003, leaving 775 dead.
Symptoms of coronavirus - which doctors say spreads rapidly around the body within 48 hours of infection - include severe breathing difficulties, fever, coughing and pneumonia.
It can also attack the kidneys, according to health experts.
In a statement issued late on Tuesday, the WHO said it was encouraging governments to watch for all severe respiratory infections and especially for any unusual patterns they might take.
For the moment, the U.N. agency said, it was not advising countries to set up any special screening for the virus at entry points and was not recommending any of the travel or trade restrictions introduced during the SARS epidemic.
The first reported case of infection by the previously little-known virus was a Qatari man who had also traveled to Saudi Arabia. Earlier in 2012, a 60-year-old Saudi national was believed to have died from it.
26 Mar 2013
UK DAILY MAIL on KREMBIL CENTRE @ Toronto Western
Woman cured of severe anorexia after doctors 'rewire' her brain to switch off negative thoughts about food
- Kim Rollins, 36, suffered from severe anorexia since she was 15-years-old
- Her weight dropped to five stone and she had two strokes and a heart attack
- In a final attempt to save her doctors carried out pioneering surgery
- Electrodes, powered by a pacemaker in her heart, were attached to her brain
- Device blocks the abnormal nerve signals which trigger anorexic thoughts
- She had now returned to a healthy weight and is taking a Master's degree
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A woman has been cured of anorexia thanks to pioneering surgery that 'rewired' her brain.
Kim Rollins, 36, was on the brink of death after suffering a heart attack, two strokes and broken bones since the onset of the eating disorder when she was 15.
By her early twenties she weighed less than a seven-year-old child and could barely face eating half an apple a day.
23 Mar 2013
TORONTO FREE PROSTATE ASSESSMENT + BLADDER BOTOX
University Urology Associates 123 Edward Street, #1404 (416 979 9000) offers FREE (OHIP-PAID)
Prostate assessment. GP referral not needed.. Includes uroflowmetry + transrectal ultrasound (OPTIONAL
NON-OHIP tests saliva GENETIC TEST + urine PCA3.)
OHIP pays for BOTOX treatment for Neurological bladder spasm e.g. Cerebral Palsy, MS, Parkinson's Disease & Spinal disorders.
Prostate assessment. GP referral not needed.. Includes uroflowmetry + transrectal ultrasound (OPTIONAL
NON-OHIP tests saliva GENETIC TEST + urine PCA3.)
OHIP pays for BOTOX treatment for Neurological bladder spasm e.g. Cerebral Palsy, MS, Parkinson's Disease & Spinal disorders.
14 Mar 2013
NEED FOR GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL in METRO TORONTO
COMMENT: A resident-resident killing in the Wexford Charitable Home for the Aged. A few years ago there was a killing of a resident by another in the Villa Colombo Charitable Home for the Aged
Urgent need for a Geriatric Psychiatric Hospital for the psychotic aged. Now undiagnosed under the clinically useless euphemism of "special needs." .
In the 1980s Greenacres Home for the Aged in Newmarket, North of Toronto, was a "snakepit" for the undiagnosed psychotic aged in Metro Toronto Homes for the Aged.. Medical attention was given by local GPs.(NOT Geriatric Psychiatists).
The closure of two psychiatric hospitals in Metro was a medical disaster by (surprisingly) a Conservative government.
As far as is known, this is the only church in the history of Ontario to have been established by an Act of Incorporation in the Provincial Legislature. The Bill incorporating the new Church was passed in March of 1919.
The first site for the Church was the Erskine Presbyterian Church formerly at Elm and University Avenue. Between the time when this property was expropriated for the Hospital for Sick Children in June 1948 and the construction of a new church at Blake and Grantbrook Avenue in 1960, the congregation held services at 111 Maitland Avenue which eventually became the home of the National Ballet of Canada.
By the spring of 1966 it had become obvious that declining membership and financial pressures made the closing of the Church inevitable. The assets of the congregation from the sale of the Church were put into a trust, and the interest on these funds was distributed to charitable Christian purposes.
In 1972 it was decided to put the money to good use. The Brotherhood Foundation was formed with the purpose of building a nursing home or similar project to help the aged.
With additional fundraising and assistance from various levels of Government, this multi-level seniors complex known as The Wexford Residence opened in 1978. It consisted at the time of retirement and nursing home (1 1/2 hr nursing care daily + Oxygen + catheter use), independent seniors apartments and an elderly persons centre. It was known at the time as “The House that love built”.
Urgent need for a Geriatric Psychiatric Hospital for the psychotic aged. Now undiagnosed under the clinically useless euphemism of "special needs." .
In the 1980s Greenacres Home for the Aged in Newmarket, North of Toronto, was a "snakepit" for the undiagnosed psychotic aged in Metro Toronto Homes for the Aged.. Medical attention was given by local GPs.(NOT Geriatric Psychiatists).
The closure of two psychiatric hospitals in Metro was a medical disaster by (surprisingly) a Conservative government.
About The Wexford
The Wexford Residence is a non-profit, charitable organization founded by the Brotherhood Foundation. The Brotherhood Foundation is an outgrowth of the Church of the Christian Brotherhood.As far as is known, this is the only church in the history of Ontario to have been established by an Act of Incorporation in the Provincial Legislature. The Bill incorporating the new Church was passed in March of 1919.
The first site for the Church was the Erskine Presbyterian Church formerly at Elm and University Avenue. Between the time when this property was expropriated for the Hospital for Sick Children in June 1948 and the construction of a new church at Blake and Grantbrook Avenue in 1960, the congregation held services at 111 Maitland Avenue which eventually became the home of the National Ballet of Canada.
By the spring of 1966 it had become obvious that declining membership and financial pressures made the closing of the Church inevitable. The assets of the congregation from the sale of the Church were put into a trust, and the interest on these funds was distributed to charitable Christian purposes.
In 1972 it was decided to put the money to good use. The Brotherhood Foundation was formed with the purpose of building a nursing home or similar project to help the aged.
With additional fundraising and assistance from various levels of Government, this multi-level seniors complex known as The Wexford Residence opened in 1978. It consisted at the time of retirement and nursing home (1 1/2 hr nursing care daily + Oxygen + catheter use), independent seniors apartments and an elderly persons centre. It was known at the time as “The House that love built”.
13 Mar 2013
DANGER of NURSE TELEPHONE DIAGNOSIS
From UK DAILY MAIL
Man, 20, dies from swine flu and pneumonia after NHS Direct nurse told him to go to the chemist rather than A&E
- Unnamed patient called hotline due to diarrhoea and vomiting, chesty cough and discoloured mucous
- Senior nurse who spoke to him ignored the computer's advice about going to A&E and sent him to chemist
- Patient died the next day after being rushed to hospital
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A 20-year-old man died from swine flu and pneumonia after a senior nurse at NHS Direct told him to go to the chemist instead of A&E.
The unnamed man, known only as Patient A, had called the hotline twice in two days complaining of diarrhoea and vomiting for six days. He also described a chesty cough and discoloured mucous.
But rather than following the advice on the computer, which said the man should go to A&E, Fadzai Jaravaza, a senior nurse advisor for NHS Direct Essex, instead told the caller to get cough syrup from the chemist and treat himself.
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