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士嘉堡联合总院必须公开关闭慈恩妇科儿科的真相

SHN must tell the public the real reason behind the service cut at Scarborough Grace
来源: 大中报 南茜(Nancy Jin)



关闭士嘉堡慈恩医院的妇科和儿科事件继续发酵,引发社区的愤怒和抗议。这不仅会影响到两科病人就诊,还会使急诊部门的服务质量受到波及。而受影响最大最深的还为占该地区人口众多的,那些来自社会底层的中国大陆低收入移民们。

The controversial closedown of maternity and pediatrics at its Birchmount campus continues to spark anger and protest from the community. Cutting the service will not only deprive the obstetric services needed but may also affect the quality of services at the emergency departments. The decision has the “potential to significantly, and negatively, impact timely access to care for a large proportion of the population, most of whom are highly vulnerable low-income immigrants from China.



在公布关闭慈恩医院妇科和儿科决定之时,正值福特政府开始对安省医疗系统进行整改,并消减教育系统开支之际。对关闭科室之背后原因的猜测也随风而起,但几乎所有都与紧缩财务开支有关。但是,士嘉堡联合医院否认关闭科室与资源状况有关,强调这一决定与“钱”无关,而是因为慈恩医院接受的婴儿出生率过低。

The news of service cut at Scarborough Grace came out at the time when Ford government starts to revamp the healthcare system and announced a plan to cut funding to the education system. Speculations about the reason for the closure abound, but all points to the tightening of the resource pool. However, SHN denies any financial motives behind the closure, stressing money is not an issue and citing the lower number of births at Grace.

但士嘉堡联合医院的说辞根本站不住脚。

However, SHN’s assertions do not bear scrutiny.



事实上,由于资金削减,与士嘉堡综合医院合并后,慈恩医院的服务反复遭到削减。”我们这边被砍的很惨!“慈恩医院的儿科医生Stephanie Kay表示。她还补充说,这两个科室的关闭让很多人震惊。虽然慈恩医院妇科的确安全评分不佳,许多妇科医生表示他们向病人提供了最佳质量的服务。在慈恩医院就诊长达19年的儿科医生Raymond Shu表示,“慈恩的妇产科是医院的旗舰部门。但自从二十年前与通用医院合并后,就从来没有获得它应有的财务保障。”

The services at Birchmount has suffered repeated threats since the merger with Scarborough General, due to the funding cut. “Our site, especially, has faced many cuts,” said Dr. Stephanie Kay, a pediatrician at Birchmount. However, she added that the closedown of women and children care shocked many people. While the obstetric services at Grace appeared not to have a good safety score, many doctors there believe they’ve provided the best service possible to patients. “Women’s and children’s services were a “flagship program” at Birchmount,” said Dr. Raymond Shu, a pediatrician at Birchmount for 19 years. “but since a merger with the General two decades ago, it hasn’t had its fair share of resources.”

代表该地区的妇女儿童利益联合会于2月27日参加了当地医疗系统(LIHN)东、中分部会议,该组织强调说士嘉堡的医疗系统被忽视多年之久,慈恩医院和没有得到其应有的财务拨款:“这种现象得不到纠正,财政拨款再不到位的话,那么慈恩医院的所有服务将都无法正常维持。”

Women and Children Integration Network, which attended East Central LIHN meeting on Feb. 27 representing the local community stressed that healthcare in Scarborough has been overlooked for many years, and that the Grace hospital has not received their fair share of funding. “It will come at a point that maintaining services at the Birchmount site will become impossible if resources are not invested.”



一项由联合总院引用的妇女和儿童服务总结报告显示,慈恩医院的产科就医人数最少。据该研究,慈恩医院的出生人数在三个分院中最低。最新一次统计中慈恩就诊人数为1,720人,综合医院为2,581人,Centenary医院为2,118人。然而慈恩医院急诊报告却与这一信息大相径庭。自2015年来,慈恩医院妇科的年就诊率比综合医院高。过去三年来,慈恩医院的就诊人数不断上升,从2015年的5,782人升至6,109人,而Centenary的就诊人数却连年下滑,从2015年的9,738降至2018年的7,050。

A review of women and children services cited by SHN indicates the least user of obstetric services at Grace. According to the study, Birchmount has the lowest number of births of the three campuses: 1,720 a year at last count, versus 2,581 at the General and 2,118 at Centenary. However, a report by Grace emergency department paints a different picture. Annual hospital visit for obstetrics at Grace has been higher than the General since 2015. The number of visits at Birchmount has been on the rise for the past three years from 5782 to 6109, whereas the visit to Centenary declined year over year to 7050 in 2018 down from 9738 in 2015.

有传言称,慈恩医院关闭妇科儿科的举动将导致整个医院关闭。当士嘉堡联合总院从LHIN的中、东分部了解到《大中报》在报道关闭事件后,立即电邮本报一篇其高管的撰文,表示妇科儿科的关闭不会影响该院急诊部的正常运行,也不会导致关闭整个医院。

Rumors are circulating that cutting the services at women and children care will eventually lead to the shutdown of the entire hospital. Hearing from the Central East LHIN that Chinese News is working on a story about the closing, SHN communication departments quickly sent an article written by its executives stating that the closure won’t affect the emergency department or lead to the hospital closure.

这一电邮是联合总院为了阻止公众惊恐急剧飙升而实施的仓促急迫之举。但如果联合总院不对其关闭儿科妇科之背后原因做出合理解释,这些猜测永远不会消失。

The email seemed to be a desperate effort for SHN to stop the panic reactions from soaring. However, the speculations will never come to an end until SHN gives a reasonable explanation to the public for its decision of closure.

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