Comments on: Save St. Mike’s Health Centre http://jeffmilner.com/index.php/2009/06/05/save-st-mikes-health-centre/ Living it up in Lethbridge, AB Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:09:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Louise http://jeffmilner.com/index.php/2009/06/05/save-st-mikes-health-centre/comment-page-1/#comment-2253 Louise Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:30:09 +0000 http://jeffmilner.com/?p=846#comment-2253 I think part of the problem is that Aged Care (and especially dementia specific aged care) doesn't win elections/votes. What is the measure of health 'provision' performance in Alberta? GPs per 1000 people elective surgery waiting times child immunisation rates or perhaps infant mortality? I can't see elder care or dementia secure units on any country's vote winning list. (I think aboriginal health maybe in the same boat too — Australian aboriginal health that is! ;) Food for thought no doubt eh? cheers L I think part of the problem is that Aged Care (and especially dementia specific aged care) doesn’t win elections/votes.

What is the measure of health ‘provision’ performance in Alberta?
GPs per 1000 people
elective surgery waiting times
child immunisation rates or perhaps
infant mortality?

I can’t see elder care or dementia secure units on any country’s vote winning list.
(I think aboriginal health maybe in the same boat too — Australian aboriginal health that is! ;)

Food for thought no doubt eh?
cheers
L

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