“The list of physicians speaking out about a resourcing crisis at hospitals in B.C.’s Lower Mainland grew Monday to include dozens of doctors working within the obstetrician and gynecology units at Surrey Memorial Hospital (SMH).
More than two-thirds of women’s health providers at the hospital have signed a letter saying critically inadequate resources are compromising patient safety, resulting in an untold number of close calls and the death of a newborn in 2021.
‘It’s scary. I’ve had many colleagues come to me and say, ‘Every day I’m afraid. I’m afraid of what’s going to happen to our patients. I’m afraid of litigation. I’m afraid for our nursing colleagues,’ said Dr. Claudine Storness-Bliss, an obstetrician and gynecologist who is co-lead at the department.
‘It’s a storm.'”
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