A study has found that most Canadians are concerned about the current health care system.
The pollster Leger and the Association for Canadian Studies recently asked 1,554 adults across the country for their opinions on the state of the health care system.
The Atlantic Coast, which has suffered a hospital emergency services crisis due to staff shortages in recent months, has taken the situation more seriously. While 86% of respondents said they were concerned about the state of the health care system, in Atlantic Yan’an, an even higher percentage (94%) felt the health system was in crisis.
In the eastern region, 81% of respondents were also concerned about the quality of emergency care. On a national basis, 67% said they were worried.
When asked about the overall service quality of their local health system, 54% of respondents said it was good, while 43% said it was bad.
Recently, the Ontario government announced that it would significantly increase the types of surgeries that private hospitals can perform to overcome the backlog of surgeries caused by medical manpower shortages.
Some medical experts objected to the plan, saying it would only benefit private hospitals without improving patient care while draining public hospitals’ resources.
Meanwhile, 53% of survey respondents said they did not want to see further privatization of the current health care system.