Riverview job posting raises red flags
Time will tell if this is a good thing or a bad thing. Must remember what B.C. Housing's mandate is...
Fits well with an older posting
I find it interesting though that the government was crying poverty, and looking for ways to reduce their costs at Riverview,; and now all of a sudden there is a flurry of activity, which is NOT the way to reduce costs. Tart the place up a bit, before the fire sale?
Friday, May 29, 2015
Tuesday, May 19, 2015
Open house 4 date set
So all along the website stated:
Open house 4 – Creation of Vision Process
Open house 4 – Creation of Vision Process
Open house 4 – Panel Discussion – [ site changed description on May 19 2015, thanks to Internet Archive Wayback Machine] for saving the files. Apparently the rules have changed we were told all along that this Open House 4 would actually be where the public would get to see all the condensed comments, and have a final say if we agree with them. Now we are going to be bored to death with four talking heads, justifying their existence in this world, by ranting about who knows what.
So Open House 4 now relegated to a panel discussion will be on, Wednesday, June 10, 2015
TIME:
6:30pm – 7:00pm – Sign in
7:00pm – BC Housing Introduction
7:10pm – 9:30pm – Panel discussion
PLACE: Executive Plaza Hotel, 405 North Rd, Coquitlam
Out with the Creation of Vision Process and in with the Vision Already Created Process, by four talking heads.
Moderator will be: Gordon Price hey you can E-Mail him. He has a wikipedia page apparently Tweets sometimes too.
Dr. Julian Somers
Darrell Burnham, (Scroll to Bottom of page) Chief Executive Officer, Coast Foundation Society. Hey you can E-Mail him if you want.
Brent Toderian who also Tweets sometimes.
Tsur Somerville and more about him
Update: Last round of Riverview consultation is next month [Note: sad to hear from Michael Flanagan that the Gov. still does not want to have an acute mental health care component at the hospital. ]
And after a much anticipated long wait the Third Open House Report is now available for your perusal.
And as everyone is waiting for the final outcomes of this study in social intercourse, not far away another announcement: $260-million RCH redevelopment a game changer for mental health
RCH the new Riverview? A government that is not looking properly at the costs, considerably cheaper to create many of the wants at Riverview, than at RCH.
Open house 4 – Creation of Vision Process
Open house 4 – Creation of Vision Process
Open house 4 – Panel Discussion – [ site changed description on May 19 2015, thanks to Internet Archive Wayback Machine] for saving the files. Apparently the rules have changed we were told all along that this Open House 4 would actually be where the public would get to see all the condensed comments, and have a final say if we agree with them. Now we are going to be bored to death with four talking heads, justifying their existence in this world, by ranting about who knows what.
So Open House 4 now relegated to a panel discussion will be on, Wednesday, June 10, 2015
TIME:
6:30pm – 7:00pm – Sign in
7:00pm – BC Housing Introduction
7:10pm – 9:30pm – Panel discussion
PLACE: Executive Plaza Hotel, 405 North Rd, Coquitlam
Out with the Creation of Vision Process and in with the Vision Already Created Process, by four talking heads.
Moderator will be: Gordon Price hey you can E-Mail him. He has a wikipedia page apparently Tweets sometimes too.
Dr. Julian Somers
Darrell Burnham, (Scroll to Bottom of page) Chief Executive Officer, Coast Foundation Society. Hey you can E-Mail him if you want.
Brent Toderian who also Tweets sometimes.
Tsur Somerville and more about him
Update: Last round of Riverview consultation is next month [Note: sad to hear from Michael Flanagan that the Gov. still does not want to have an acute mental health care component at the hospital. ]
And after a much anticipated long wait the Third Open House Report is now available for your perusal.
And as everyone is waiting for the final outcomes of this study in social intercourse, not far away another announcement: $260-million RCH redevelopment a game changer for mental health
RCH the new Riverview? A government that is not looking properly at the costs, considerably cheaper to create many of the wants at Riverview, than at RCH.
Thursday, May 14, 2015
Riverview ramblings
During Mental Health Week, the local Coquitlam library, put on many events related to health care.
The Riverview Hospital Historical Society was very much a significant part of the program, and they had an entire room set up with artifacts from various times in the hospital's history. I have created a small photo album of some of the displayed material
Dr. John Higenbottam gave an informative slide show about mental health care, and how important Riverview was, and should continue to be in the mental health of the residents of British Columbia.
Below are a few of the slides transcribed:
It is also important to understand that the incidence rates for serious health problems have remained constant over the years which means that each year a number of new cases emerge, some of which will fall into the groups described above.
This means not only that the system problems currently being experienced will continue over time, but that these groups will continue to grow.
Accordingly, the current system problems will increase over time rather than diminish.
Throughout its existence Riverview served as an education and training resource for mental health workers throughout the province. At various times, nurses, physicians, psychiatry residents and other members of the allied health professions received education and training on campus.
Riverview's library and educational outreach programs were also valuable resources supporting mental health professionals throughout the province.
With Riverview' closing a valuable mental health education and training capacity was lost which is having long term consequences for British Columbia's capacity to educate, train and support practitioners who work with the seriously mentally ill and severely addicted and mentally ill people.
Dr. John Higenbottam, created a report for the City of Coquitlam, not that long ago:
Into the Future: The Coquitlam Health Campus
And more of the City of Coquitlam's position on Riverview can be found HERE
I am not even in the business of health care, but as an outsider looking in; Dr. Higenbottam, made many of same observations as I have had.; but in essence closing Riverview was a huge mistake, and we are actually paying more now per patient, and the patient costs are more distributed and hidden from the public than before, with very little of the money allotted for the care actually being directed at the patients themselves. As it was when Riverview was operating.
He also mentioned that apparently 2% of all Federal Government monies are given to each Province for mental health care, and the other provinces keep track of the spending, while in B.C. in just disappears into a big pot, and nobody knows if in fact the 2% is actually used for mental health care.
And I just noticed that this is my 102nd posting here.
I can only hope that I make it to this lady's stage of life: The oldest working nurse in the United States turns 90 and still going!
Florence Nightingale Digitization Project
The great and the good visit the asylum
The Riverview Hospital Historical Society was very much a significant part of the program, and they had an entire room set up with artifacts from various times in the hospital's history. I have created a small photo album of some of the displayed material
Dr. John Higenbottam gave an informative slide show about mental health care, and how important Riverview was, and should continue to be in the mental health of the residents of British Columbia.
Below are a few of the slides transcribed:
The need for Specialized Psychiatric Hospitalization and Rehabilitation / Residential care
It is also important to understand that the incidence rates for serious health problems have remained constant over the years which means that each year a number of new cases emerge, some of which will fall into the groups described above.
This means not only that the system problems currently being experienced will continue over time, but that these groups will continue to grow.
Accordingly, the current system problems will increase over time rather than diminish.
Education and Training
Throughout its existence Riverview served as an education and training resource for mental health workers throughout the province. At various times, nurses, physicians, psychiatry residents and other members of the allied health professions received education and training on campus.
Riverview's library and educational outreach programs were also valuable resources supporting mental health professionals throughout the province.
With Riverview' closing a valuable mental health education and training capacity was lost which is having long term consequences for British Columbia's capacity to educate, train and support practitioners who work with the seriously mentally ill and severely addicted and mentally ill people.
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Into the Future: The Coquitlam Health Campus
And more of the City of Coquitlam's position on Riverview can be found HERE
I am not even in the business of health care, but as an outsider looking in; Dr. Higenbottam, made many of same observations as I have had.; but in essence closing Riverview was a huge mistake, and we are actually paying more now per patient, and the patient costs are more distributed and hidden from the public than before, with very little of the money allotted for the care actually being directed at the patients themselves. As it was when Riverview was operating.
He also mentioned that apparently 2% of all Federal Government monies are given to each Province for mental health care, and the other provinces keep track of the spending, while in B.C. in just disappears into a big pot, and nobody knows if in fact the 2% is actually used for mental health care.
And I just noticed that this is my 102nd posting here.
I can only hope that I make it to this lady's stage of life: The oldest working nurse in the United States turns 90 and still going!
Florence Nightingale Digitization Project
The great and the good visit the asylum
Monday, May 4, 2015
Missing patient finally found
Sadly a bad ending, Donald Bonner, missing since 2008 from the Coast Cottages at Riverview. I missed posting this in 2008, they can be a secretive lot in the forensic portions of the health care system.
Man who disappeared from Coquitlam psychiatric hospital found dead in Ontario
Must have had some help, money or both to get that far.
Born August 1959 , weight 110kg
Remains of man missing from Forensic Psychiatric Hospital found in Ontario
Missing forensic hospital patient found dead in Ontario
I do not remember his AWOL at all, if it had been more widely publicized the outcome may have been very different, this fellow would have stood out more than most in a crowd.
Man who disappeared from Coquitlam psychiatric hospital found dead in Ontario
Must have had some help, money or both to get that far.
Born August 1959 , weight 110kg
Remains of man missing from Forensic Psychiatric Hospital found in Ontario
Missing forensic hospital patient found dead in Ontario
I do not remember his AWOL at all, if it had been more widely publicized the outcome may have been very different, this fellow would have stood out more than most in a crowd.
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