![]() ![]() In the short-term, we ask that government and health authorities take steps to help weather the storm. ![]() “Solutions will need to address some of the biggest challenges, among them the need for more beds to build capacity, and to address the shortage of health care staff. “We need the provincial government to work with us on real solutions to relieve the pressures in our hospitals, which are the root of the problems in our EDs,” says Dr McInnes. ![]() Research shows that after 6 hours of waiting in the emergency department for care, mortality and morbidity increase by 10%. Patients are waiting upwards of 8 hours to see a doctor, so that by the time they receive care, their condition has seriously declined. Too many patients, including those with serious medical conditions, are being warehoused in emergency rooms for 24 to 48 hours before moving out of the emergency department and into a bed on the appropriate ward, while their conditions worsen. The dire situation we are facing now cannot continue.” They deserve to know that they will be safe, and that they will be cared for when they go to an emergency department for help. “Our patients are suffering, and the doctors struggling to provide their care are tired and distressed. “Our emergency departments are on red alert,” says Dr Gord McInnes, co-president of the Section of Emergency Medicine. What is happening at Langley hospital is taking place in emergency departments (EDs) across the province. News release can be found below:Įmergency departments across BC on high-alert –Crisis at Langley Memorial Hospital is happening across the province.ĭoctors across the Lower Mainland received an e-mail recently from a concerned physician advising them to avoid sending patients who need urgent medical attention to Langley Memorial Hospital, which has been “overrun with patients” and near collapse. The helpline is open on evenings, weekends and public holidays.Doctors of BC supports the Section of Emergency Medicine with the message they have sent to media around the province regarding the major challenges in emergency departments across the province as doctors struggle to provide safe and timely care for patients. You can call the Central Doctors’ Service on +31 (0) 20 592 34 34 if you do not need an ambulance, but are in urgent need of medical advice and: Please note that care at the Huisartsenpost is generally fully reimbursed by your health insurance, however, when it comes to emergency care at the hospital, the compulsory deductible ( eigen risico) applies. To check yours, internet search " huisartsenpost" with your city name. They can also refer you to the emergency department of the hospital. They will tell you if you should come by or if you should make an appointment with your own GP within working hours. If your GP is closed, you can call the Huisartsenpost. If your GP is not available, you can call the Huisartsenpost (family doctor post) or the Central Doctor’s Service. ![]() If your medical emergency is less urgent and not life-threatening, contact your GP before going to the emergency room at the hospital, as they can alert the hospital that you are coming and what treatment you may need. At the hospital, accident and emergency is SEH ( Spoedeisende Hulp), or you can go to first aid EHBO ( Eerste Hulp Bij Ongelukken). If you are in a life-threatening situation and / or need an ambulance, call the emergency number 112. What you should do in a medical situation in the Netherlands depends on the nature of your medical emergency. What to do in case of a medical emergency When do you need emergency dental care? You may need emergency dental care when you have a knocked-out tooth, a loose or out-of-alignment tooth, a cracked or fractured tooth, severe dental pain, ongoing tissue bleeding and / or a severe infection. There are dental emergency clinics in every major city in the Netherlands that are open 24/7 and accessible to expats and tourists. However, if you don’t have a dentist or if you can’t reach your own, you can call an emergency dentist ( spoed tandarts). Your dentist will be able to assess the situation and give you emergency care. If you are having a dental emergency, the first thing you should do is call your dentist. When it comes to less urgent situations, you can call your doctor (GP), Huisartsenpost or the Central Doctor’s Service for medical emergencies and your (emergency) dentist for dental emergencies. What do you do when it comes to medical and dental emergencies in the Netherlands? If you are in a life-threatening situation, it is best to call the emergency number 112 immediately. ![]()
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