Intervention report concerning Hôpital de Hull and Hôpital de Gatineau — Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux de l’Outaouais

  • October 13, 2017
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Further to several reports received, the Protecteur du citoyen conducted an investigation into shortcomings at the emergency rooms of Hôpital de Hull and Hôpital de Gatineau.

Findings

  • Long wait times before the initial assessment (triage);
  • Pain quantification not carried out during triage assessment;
  • Poor visibility of the waiting room from the triage rooms;
  • Insufficient re-assessment frequency while users are waiting;
  • Lack of information on the definition of triage priority rankings;
  • Lengthy delays before medical management;
  • Lack of privacy for the people on overflow stretchers.

That is why the Protecteur du citoyen made recommendations to Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) de l’Outaouais, which pledged to implement them.

English summary of the intervention report concerning Hôpital de Hull and Hôpital de Gatineau — CISSS de l’Outaouais (PDF, 95 KiB)

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