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B.C. not prepared for H1N1 outbreak: report

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Kevin Falcon vs. Adrian Dix - Falcon sharpens his scalpel, bides time for health-care showdown with NDP. For The Globe and Mail
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A previously secret document suggests the province is not ready for H1N1

  • Thursday, Oct. 08, 2009 02:47PM EDT
<!-- /#credit -->A confidential, month-old H1N1 report prepared for the B.C. Health Services Ministry and leaked to the public, indicates the province is not prepared for a possible outbreak this fall.
?... The impact of even a mild presentation of the H1N1 virus on British Columbia may create a surge that could challenge the ability of critical care units to meet demand and care for patients,? the report stated.
A 1968 pandemic that hit the province was analyzed in preparation of the report. Australia and New Zealand's 2009 flu season reports were also investigated.

? The impact of even a mild presentation of the H1N1 virus on British Columbia may create a surge that could challenge the ability of critical care units to meet demand and care for patients?
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After being briefed on the report last month, B.C. Health Minister Kevin Falcon ordered 25 more ventilators for the province, meaning that flu fighters will have access to about 100 more ventilators than they do now, should an epidemic occur.
B.C.'s Opposition Critic for Health, New Democrat Adrian Dix, said that 25 more is not enough.
?What the report shows in a fairly clear way is that the governments chosen the wrong time to be engaging in cuts in acute care and cuts in services in health care in British Columbia,? Mr. Dix said.
Mr. Falcon said the federal government could provide additional assistance if it is required.
B.C.'s medical health officer didn't even see the report until it was leaked, Mr. Dix noted, questioning why the government kept the report a secret.
Mr. Falcon said the document was just a draft and was incomplete. However Mr. Dix disputed that explanation.
?All government reports are now marked as drafts so that they are exempt from provincial Freedom of Information laws,? said Mr. Dix, who also serves as the Opposition Caucus Deputy House Leader.:tiphat:http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/h1n1-report-leaked/article1317056/
 
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