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Involvement of non-governmental health operators could boost access to health care in Alberta, if done properly, says MEI researcher
Calgary, September 3, 2024 – If properly executed, the Smith government’s plans to have management of some hospitals transferred to independent operators could help improve access to health care, according to a researcher at the Montreal Economic Institute.
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L’autonomie des hôpitaux sans but lucratif
Au lieu de laisser les politiciens et les fonctionnaires gérer nos hôpitaux depuis de grandes tours dans nos capitales provinciales, nous devrions donner au personnel de première ligne un meilleur contrôle local sur nos établissements hospitaliers.
IEDM – Le manque de personne dans le Nord a un énorme coût humain – Emmanuelle B. Faubert
Interview (in French) with Emmanuelle B. Faubert, Economist with the MEI, about the “flying squad” that must compensate for the lack of healthcare personnel in Abitibi, Côte Nord and Outaouais. Broadcast on August 12, 2024, as part of QUB Radio’s Pierre Nantel show.
IEDM – Le manque de personne dans le Nord a un énorme coût humain – Emmanuelle B. Faubert
August 12, 2024 | 8 min. 54 sec. | Pierre Nantel (QUB Radio) Interview (in French) with Emmanuelle B. Faubert, Economist with […]
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Hospitals should be run by the experts, not politicians
By removing centralized political control, European countries have enabled independent non-profit hospitals to better allocate their funding to the care sectors with the most pressing needs rather than those that make for the best photo shoot.
IEDM – Les hôpitaux indépendants sans but lucratif: la solution à la crise? – Emmanuelle B. Faubert
August 5, 2024 | 9 min. 13 sec. | Pierre Nantel (QUB Radio) Interview (in French) with Emmanuelle B. Faubert, Economist with […]
Taking a flight to France for faster ER treatment
Waiting times are so long in some Quebec emergency rooms that it’s sometimes faster to fly to France for treatment! The bureaucratic status quo is no longer working, and action is urgently needed.
IEDM – Des hôpitaux indépendants sans but lucratif, la solution au Québec? – Renaud Brossard
August 3, 2024 | 14 min. 13 sec. | Que Québec se lève (FM 93) Interview (in French) with Renaud Brossard, Vice […]
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Non-Profit Health Care: Taking Inspiration from Europe
Autonomous non-profit hospitals tend to perform better than government-run hospitals, shows this MEI study. “Interminable waits in Canadian hospitals show that our healthcare systems are struggling to deliver basic services to the population,” says Emmanuelle B. Faubert, economist at MEI and author of the study. “By allowing independent non-profit hospitals to open, our governments would help increase treatment capacity, to the benefit of patients.”
MEI – Telemedicine works… the government needs to keep their hands off it – Krystle Wittevrongel
July 17, 2024 | 7 min. 24 sec. | Montreal Now with Aaron Rand(CJAD-AM) Interview with Krystle Wittevrongel, Director of Research at […]