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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 01, 2008, Winnipeg, Manitoba C m y k Page b1 4.25% mortgages from free mortgage transfers rates subject to change. Wow. Crosstown civic. My. Ca Crosstown civic credit Union fall custom made Blind event free Lite Rise hardware upgrade Hunter Douglas Duette honeycomb shades place any new order and receive the child safety Lite Rise option at no additional charge. A $ 58 $ 136 value. 50% off Hunter Douglas eve Wood x tra shutter blinds available in painted and tru Grain finishes. Off our regular Price. 33% off custom made sheers draperies and valances choose from our entire selection of fabrics from the Eques fabric collection. Off our regular Price. Call 204 942 2558 or 1 800 818 7779 to arrange your complimentary in Home consultation today Sale ends november 1st, 2008. Earn valuable hic rewards Points with each Purchase. City & business City editor Paul Samyn 697 7292 City. Desk free press. My. Ca i Winnipeg repress. Com wednesday october 1, 2008 b 1 Send news tips and photos to tips free press. My. Ca for breaking news go to Winnipeg repress. Com tonight on Csc news at 6 Mph is ordering another 50,000 Manitoban to install immobilizer. Is your vehicle on the list. And dont miss the free press minute with Randall King on film Flop blindness l Ester Traicheff needed to be rushed to the health sciences Centre for emergency surgery on an ulcer he did not know he had. Lambert 39, needed someone to talk to hers dogged by loneliness and depression and his illness often incites an urge to lash out violently. Here at the Saul Sair health Centre in the inner City the health needs Are As Complex As the patients most Are homeless Many Are disabled or mentally ill and some struggle with addiction. Or. Anthony Morham has been a regular Volunteer since the clinic opened in August 2007, and said he sees everything from common colds and routine infections to abscesses psychiatric issues cavities and patients in need of immediate detox. The clinic is part of Siloam Mission so some visitors like Eddie Pilchuk pop in to see a doctor for their ailments after having a hot meal. The privately funded clinic is swamped just like the other area walk ins Morham said its getting busier All the time and some inner City patients Are having a harder time finding a doctor to see them. Some clinics turn them away and Morham said a lot of the patients he sees Are considered frequent visitors to the Hsc emergency room. Morham said Brian Sinclair is death is a tragic example of How health issues plaguing Winnipeg Gas Core need More attention. He said marginalized patients often cant advocate for themselves and their needs Are difficult to manage in Busy or waiting rooms. Health officials have said these patients usually end up at the Bottom of the waiting list since ers Arentt equipped to handle these types of problems. I think or. Sinclair is death has highlighted problems we already knew existed Morham said. This was an event probably waiting to happen and hopefully it wont happen again. Sinclair was found dead in the Hsc or on sept. 21 after waiting 34 hours to see a doctor. The 45 year old double amputee had a speech impediment and was not registered in the queue to see a triage nurse or physician. All Sinclair needed was a Catheter change and antibiotics to treat his bladder infection. His death sparked an internal critical incident review inquest and several procedural changes at the or an employee is now posted at the main Entrance around the clock to ask everyone walking into emergency if they need to see a doctor. In the coming weeks the Hospital is hiring the equivalent of five full time social workers to Canvas the or waiting room 24/ 7 to address the needs of patients and other visitors who Are looking for a warm place to sleep. One Hsc emergency care provider who wanted to remain Anonymous said the social workers might be better off in the Community so people like Brian dont end up in the waiting room in the first place. He said Many people who wind up in the or have a limited ability to communicate what they need and dont know where else to turn. To be brutally honest its surprising it a snot happened earlier that somebody a snot been left without a voice without a Way of saying i need help until its too late he said. The reality is Brian and a lot of other folks who Are homeless or disabled have tons of needs. He said Sinclair was part of a Core group of inner City dwellers who or staff came to know Well because of their Complex health needs and life situation. Hospital staff Are devastated by Sinclair is death he said but Are wary health officials Are reacting without considering the big picture maybe beefing up Community housing and other resources is part of the answer. Maybe those five social workers in the waiting room would be just As Well off out in the Community so Brian does not end waiting room he said. An example of a much larger problem that exists. Over the last year the clinic saw an average of patients a week who frequent Mission for food and shelter cant wont or dont otherwise have Access to health care. Clinic sometimes refers patients to the or if necessary but tries to take the Strain emergency rooms and on preventive care. Morham said the is trying to build relationships with patients so they feel comfortable communicating what they need. Said government hospitals and Community partners All need to get on Board tackle inner City health issues to prevent someone like Sinclair from slipping through the cracks again. The Hsc waiting room is packed and i can see if we could somehow help these marginalized people a Little better and create advocates for these people that this situation hopefully wont be repeated. Jen. Skerritt free press. Or death icebergs tip health workers inner City needs often go unmet up in the i think its Ger prob Saul Sair 125 Parent the later and her Wise re. The is Pessary in off focus clinic Tio they uni he als ers to the g. G is. My. Ca a letter to the people of Winnipeg i work in the health sciences Centre emergency department. People need to k now How devastated everyone in the Hsc emergency family is by the death of Brian Sinclair. We knew Brian Well and cared for him on Many occasions. We Are still trying to determine All of the factors that contributed to brians death and have already introduced measures to prevent a similar event. Some have suggested that staff at the Hsc treated Brian poorly because he was aboriginal disabled and or homeless and that this May have contributed to his death. I have worked in three different provinces and five different emergency departments and have never met a group of people who provide More compassionate care for some of the most disadvantaged people than the folks who work Here at the Hsc emergency department. All of us Are on a first name basis with at least 20 or 30 of the most forsaken people in this City. They come to us for medical care for a meal and occasionally for some company. We treat them with dignity and respect. While we do not want to minimize the difficulties that Many patients face in navigating the health care system those of us who work at the Hsc emergency department Are proud of the Way we attend to anyone and everyone who comes through our doors. In the a aftermath of brians death we support and Are open to any changes that will improve the care we provide for our patient s. We Are deeply Hurt by those who have questioned our integrity or professionalism and Hope that future discussions of this event will honour Brian and focus on constructive suggestions for change rather than destructive accusations. From an Anonymous Hsc emergency car e provider friends and family members of those a Hove died from medical errors Are gathering at the Manitoba legislature tonight to Mark Canadian patient safety week. The idea for the Vigil came after the death of Brian Sinclair who died sept. 21 after waiting 34 hours in the health sciences Centre emergency room said organizer Leslie Worthington. We need to raise awareness said the woman who says she lost her brother Laverne Klassen in june and father John Klassen in 2004 to medical errors. This can happen in any waiting room. She sent invitations to every member of the legislature to attend to nights 8 p. M. Candlelight Vigil but stressed that the event is not political. Across the country demonstrations and events Are being held to Mark patient safety week that kicked off monday in Vancouver said Kelly Bowman with the Canadian patient safety Institute in Edmonton. The Institute was established in 2003 As an Independent not for profit corporation operating with health professionals and organizations regulatory bodies and governments to build and Advance a safer health care system for canadians. When Worthington Learned the provincially funded Manitoba Institute for patient safety a snot planning any Public events for patient safety week especially after Sinclair is death she decided to organize something. I will never forget Brian Sinclair said Worthington who attended his funeral on Friday. The death of Sinclair who was waiting for a Catheter and antibiotics for a bladder infection was preventable according to the chief medical examiner who has ordered an inquest. Worthington said her brother dropped dead of a heart attack in the parking lot outside his workplace this summer after his family doctor ignored results of an egg two years ago that showed he had a serious heart condition. His death was completely preventable. To nights Vigil is an Opportunity for All patients and their families who have suffered or lost loved ones through preventable medical administrative and system errors to come together share their experiences raise awareness and vow to improve the system according to the invitation. Carol. Sanders free press. My. Ca Vigil shines spotlight on medical errors by Carol Sanders i think or. Sinclair is death has highlighted problems we already knew existed. This was an event probably waiting to happen. By Jen Skerritt Mike Aporius / Winnipeg free press or. 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