Key Aspects Of The Canadian Health Care System - 1221 Words

Sawa Tayeb Health management: Overcrowded Hospitals Student number: 212439774 Instructor: Professor Kenneth Lam Course: HH/HLST 1010 3.0, Section M Date: February 8, 2016 Key aspects of the Canadian health care system Canada is known for its universal health care system. Health care services across Canada are financed by the government and follows the guidelines of the Canada Health Act (1984) Which states: â€Å" to protect, promote, and restore the physical and mental well being of residents of Canada and to facilitate reasonable access to health services without financial or other barriers†. The Canada health act includes medically necessary hospital diagnostic and access to a physician. Further more portability between†¦show more content†¦(CITE) Despite its success the Canadian health care system has some concerns associated with it and It is important for policy makers, and the health management sector to address these issues and provide solutions for them. Health management is a complex social goal, and a major initiative in Canada, which is heavily relied on the public sector. One of the major issues the health care system is currently facing the over crowded emergency de partments and extremely long waiting times. . In this paper I will discuss the issue of overcrowded hospitals as a results of the rising population of the elderly. Many of our hospitals are over crowned, there are long waiting time, and the elderly are not provided with sufficient care. Overcrowding will place an increasing amount of burden on the hospital by delaying testing and diagnosis times, creating a shortage of nurses and doctors, and it may also have a negative impact on the financial state of the hospital. Why is it an Issue? According to statistic Canada their will be a dramatic change in the senior population in Canada, this mean that the entire baby boomer generation will become part of Canada’s senior population which is those aged above 65. Furthermore in 2010 statistics Canada reported that by the year 2036 the seniors population will increase to about 23-25%. This change in the aging population of Canada has a huge impact on the health care services. Many seniors require regular access to health care