Hospital reviews treatment of man accused in attacks on three women
Vancouver Sun
The man who allegedly assaulted three Vancouver women last week saw the triage nurse, emergency room physician and a psychiatrist at St. Paul’s Hospital, according to Dr. Maria Corral, head of psychiatry for SPH.
Simple security measures may have been enough to save Patricia Reed’s life: Inquiry panel
National Post
Patricia Reed was diagnosed as a schizophrenic with obsessive-compulsive disorders. She was terrified of death, and she constantly worried about hell. Her husband could not manage with her problems, so three years ago, Ms. Reed was involuntarily committed to Riverview Hospital, a sprawling, century-old asylum for the mentally ill in Coquitlam, a Vancouver suburb.
Health workers union rejects contract offer
Globe and Mail
In a reaction perhaps unique in labour annals, negotiators for the Health Sciences Association are so outraged by the provincial government’s last contract offer that they have called off their latest round of job action.