Diary Of Our CEO. Melissa Farrell Discusses Healthcare in 2024, Burnout And More: Halton Healthcare
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- Опубліковано 18 тра 2024
- In this episode of Talking with Docs, we are honored to host Melissa Farrell, CEO of Halton Healthcare and a prominent figure in the healthcare industry. Melissa joins us to discuss pressing topics such as the healthcare system's challenges, strategies for combating burnout among healthcare professionals, and her insights into shaping a more efficient and compassionate healthcare landscape. Tune in as we gain valuable perspectives from a leader dedicated to driving positive change in healthcare delivery.
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I hope your CEO knows how much we appreciate Dr Paul and Dr Brad’s videos. They help us understand so many issues.
Thanks so much
Thank you the two Doctors and CEO for not leaving Canada. You make me proud to be Canadian. Although I am a boomer. My health is the most important thing to me. I exercise daily and watch my diet. Hopefully, I won’t be too much of a strain on our system. We need you!
Dear Miss Melissa, you are standing between two gems who provide medical information and education to people like me on the patient side. I've learned so much watching their posts. Give them a raise! Thanks for stopping by, too!
Yes, I agree! Great docs!
I had a CEO wondering around the ward one day ,when I asked her if I could help her she said “ no whenever I am having problems making a difficult decision I just take a walk around the wards and it helps me “
Never forgot that
As an American, I am so envious of your health care system!
Ya, because government runs sooo welll and sooo efeciently.
@@thesweeples3266 The next time you require health care, feel free leave the government out of it and PAY at the point of service.
Wait times for elective surgery, understaffing, etc. are definately big issues, but it's helped me and my family out immensely.
Great video! I have tremendous respect for all of our dedicated Canadian health care professionals, although imperfect it still remains as tops in the world. Throughout the pandemic our B.C. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry was unrelenting in her personal & professional guidance & dedication during such a turbulent time. With my own personal experiences with my Doctor & Specialists in Vancouver I have NO complaints about their care. Including two more Doctors that I trust are Zalzal & Weening!
Thanks so much!
Here, here; well said. I absolutely concur (and I’m in Victoria). Proud to be a Canadian and so supportive and respectful of our health care professionals !
As a boomer myself, all I can say is - man, am I ever glad you guys got this! No pressure.
What a great topic of our health care systems. Make us understand our Canadian health care systems are the most best in the world. Consider ourselves are very fortunate lives in 🇨🇦. Thank you so much for all your input . Have a day Dr. Zalzal ,Weening & your great CEO. 😊
We agree that we have a lot to be thankful for. Look around the world is a mess. Let’s keep Canada great
“Most best?” Is that why it takes 9 months to get an appointment with a PCP?
@@TalkingWithDocs It's always good to be thankful! We are living in very trying times!
Very nice Docs and CEO!👍 You have a beautiful country!
It really is!
Almost no jokes!
Very well behaved with the boss.
hahahaha
😉
A career in healthcare is a calling.
It is.
Retired medical SW and I agree😎
What a great show💙
We need to teach health in every class in school from kindergarten to graduation to encourage health and increase or improve our well being and reduce pressure on the system
I'm in Texas, enjoy your videos & having the boss lady was a great way to get a raise!
That is awesome!
Love that there is diologue and education about this.
Why have thing been ignored so long and why are we so short in access to doctors.
Patients are scared and avoiding going to hospital were they can, staff are overworked and burned out.
It is time to put patients first , we should feel safe when we go to hospital .
This crisis has been coming down the pipeline.
I am grateful you are advocating this for universal quality care.
Love these videos. I hope Ms. Farrell is aware how helpful Dr. Paul and Dr. Brad's videos are. I have knee issues and I constantly refer to their videos for help and great advice. They answer so many questions I have. They are invaluable!!!
Fascinating! So many issues to deal with and to integrate into each other to make it work at its best. I like that high up people are willing to look at what others are doing that is successful. Too many times ego gets in the way of doing that---yet it is so important to learn what others have already figured out to be successful. The world in general needs people like your CEO.
I’m using socialized medicine here in the states. Have been the last several years. It’s great!!
Thanks
So good to hear from Your CEO❤ I love how you inform us on so many topics! Thank you!!
Great video guys. I've been watching your vids for 2 years or so, and only today have i found out that you people are Canadians, rather than the Americans I had assumed. Like you, we in the UK have a publicly funded healthcare system, but I don't think it is managed anywhere near as well as your system. If i had a message for your CEO it is this: Don't get bogged down with bureaucracy. This is the central problem in the Uk, the ratio of non-medical staff to healthcare professionals is way too much in favour of the bureaucrat. This sucks the life out of any organisation, swallowing a much larger proprtion of the money that it should do. Hopefully, you guys won't fall into that trap. Keep it up.
AI is already in healthcare. My doctor was using AI to record audio, transcribe and summarize my visit. There was a special consent process, but not sure exactly what happened for people who said no
Yes this is a thing now
As an outsider somethings you didn't touch on are things that prevent proper recruitment and hiring of nurses instead of the government giving so much healthcare money to nursing agencies. Another would be how the government years ago dealt with family physicians such as removing their hospital privilege's and capping their wages effectively lowering their wages to the point where years later now we find so many graduates not being drawn to the family physician position leading us to the shortage in Ontario we now find ourselves in. Fast tracking new immigrants into the field I don't really believe is a solution.
After several previous years managing a division of private-for-profit home care in SW Ont., I relate to Ms. Farrell’s assessment concerning staffing and the current challenges faced in the provision of client care. Staffing in earlier days was significantly easier given that many of our nurses, physio’s etc. were often semi-retired compassionate professionals, wishing a change to part-time (or reduced hrs) vs the rigours of a full-time hospital setting. We could never match the compensation i.e. pensions or benefits offered by the gov’t institutions however the draw to home care was establishing one’s own schedule along with some choices in client matching the professional’s skill-set and of course, a love for health care. Today’s challenges are significantly greater given those previous semi-retirees, are retired…with few post COVID interested in filling the void. Staffing will continue to be one of if not the greatest issue facing the industry! As usual, great and timely video, thanks guys!
Good to see clinicians together with administrators giving the same message. Having used public and private healthcare services in the UK and Qatar, private get the non clinical actions and patient communications to a much better standard than public. Appointments, front of house services, environment, phone calls, emails, information provision, lead times, WhatsApp contact all are usually better. Emergency, acute and cancer are usually far better at public and avoided by private because of costs. So my question is why does public hospital administration fall below commercial standards?
Great question. Likely staffing and budget in 2024
The time I spent on commitees at OTMH was among the most rewarding times of my life. Raising money for the new hospital was an eye opener. On the public vs private issue, there is a model somewhere somehow where the two can coexist to patients benefit. Living now in Costa Rica where we have both systems in place, I can tell you it works. Is it perfect, no, but neither is a 100% private system. Great work Docs.
I loved working in healthcare but I don't like the direction it has taken! Glad to be retired! Everything is corporate! And Gov't is so corrupt! Hospitals have lost a lot of good healthcare workers! So disheartening!
Interesting, worked in US healthcare a while, similar pressures and goals, different mechanisms,
Interesting discussion. There are some European countries with a hybrid public/private system where people can buy private insurance for special services or decreased wait-list
Yes and it may be an option in some form for us going forward
In the US … Medicare for all. Govt support. The US healthcare system is a truly disastrous beast.
This was a great insight! As so many of your videos are.
Really great videos well done to all 3
Had a stroke 8 days into the pandemic... Quarantine meant no Toothpaste, no fresh underwear, nothing in or out... I met the most beautiful hard working people... Nurses are the best... Oh and the Polish cleaning lady was my fav.... While she was caring for an elderly lady outside of work who had an emergency, at the same time the apartment she was renting out had a fire... and she still did everything for everyone... Bless you darling... and go Arsenal...
Sorry to hear that
Really enjoyed this video. I loved hearing about Melissa’s journey to CEO…what a great background and passion she has. Being from the US I can’t fully understand your socialized medicine system. Also, I don’t understand what it would be like to feel like I couldn’t afford quality healthcare. Usually if someone works full-time for a company they qualify for health insurance. A certain amount of money gets deducted from your paycheck to pay for the health insurance. There have been times when a surgical procedure could cost thousands of dollars out of pocket, but usually regular visits, labs and meds are mostly covered. As you know, we’ve tried to go to a socialized system with not only much opposition but much anticipated, difficult change as well. I recently paid about $3000 out of pocket for my R TKA. Thanks for all you do. You are both so passionate about your vocations.
One problem of the insurance based system is when the patient’s treatment costs hit the cap set by their premiums. An American friend paid for a million dollar plan all his life, got brain cancer and was sent home to die when the money quickly ran out. Another, not sick, was told that he could only be treated in a very few hospitals in Michigan, so he and his wife couldn’t even travel Americas, let alone overseas, which was their retirement dream.
Emergency rooms are always full and patients have to sleep in the corridors of the hospital and wait time until we meet the specialist in an emergency department.
After one year, we get a specialist appointment.
One doctor only takes decisions based on the previous doctors.
Docs and CEO, I am 71 years old on Medicare and also a Medicare supplement that I pay monthly. I just spent 30 days in the hospital and a PT rehab facility here in Florida. I have myeloma that fractured my back which required surgery with rods and cement, needless to say it was expensive although I basically have paid very little. Both facilities treated me wonderful, I have no complaints and healing well. Where I see a lot of wasted time looking at the bills Medicare paid is the going back and forth where one bill was $3000.00 Medicare paid the Dr. $300.00 and all the bills are this way. Being a retired business owner I would set our labor prices to be competitive, it would be hard to own a business with someone telling you what you could charge. I live in Florida and the Doctors office and the Oncologist I go to are full of old people like me, I would think the Doctors would have to set a limit on how many Medicare patients they treat. Thanks for the video.
That was interesting.
Thanks Joy
It is interesting that an education in planning would lead to a career in healthcare.
Hey Doc,s that was a marvellous episode your CEO is lovely CEO here in Australia are generally Crusty old men and women who if they smiled would need facial reconstructive surgery😊😊.We have a major problem here called Ramping our Ambulances sit at hospitals waiting to get their patients into ED waiting times blow out to 12 hours due to lack of Doc,s and Nurses in our ED to diagnose and treat patients ,Patients are Ubering food to the Ambulances waiting on the Ramp our Medical people Ambo,s Docs Nurses are doing the best they can but our Government dont seem to be able to find a solution .If you have private health insurance cover you can go to a private Hospital and get treated straight away ,as a Boomer i have always paid for Private Health Insurance but looking ahead at the mess the Government Hospitals are in im lucky .I had a TKR last June private all the way got it done 3 weeks after seeing my surgeon,my mate who doesnt have private Health he,s waiting on the Public system 2 years and waiting ,he always laughed at me waisting money my money on private health insurance ,im having the last laugh .Thanks Paul Brad fantastic channel
Kym
Adelaide
Listen to the nurses. They will tell you what the health care system needs.
For the most part, but they’re a bit selfish, always asking for more money every year or two. Money is important to it so are a lot of other things.
Nice
Booooy she is lucky. Social justice in Canada is NOT weird at all. Members of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada without question mark at the end of the sentence. I am lucky to be alive based on what I see.
Lots of ortho surgeries, in the private system, on the weekends here in Ottawa 😕.
Yes paid for by OHIP. Just private facilities
I think AI will help with some staffing issues. And speaking of government - getting inflation under control would help keep costs down...
Quite possibly
I appreciate the complexities of our healthcare system but access to specialist seems to be compromised at our hospital. 31 year old daughter with no family history presents with seizures & no Neurologist on site and send home to wait months/year. Grandson with suspected broken arm, went to hospital, X-rays and send home with instructions to ice arm. Two days later Radiologist calls come back your arm IS broken. Definitely a disconnect. Worrisome.
Sorry to hear that. Yes the system is taxed for sure for reasons like retiring physicians, reduced funding and mass immigration leading to population increases in larger centers
Why do governments and hospital departments have to spend their yearly budget? If $x is spent on average every year, + inflation increases, why not have that as an estimated amount needed? What I see and hear about here is, for example, new flooring (what's wrong with 3 year old flooring?), take out 5 year old landscaping, put in new planrs, etc. Why not have departments try to save some money to put towards new equipment upgrades that are coming?
We agree. Many government agencies function like this
I knew you had
to be a nice bloke Paul a lot of doctors in Australia just after the money and it is to get them in rural areas and your not bad Brad either😂🤑👍
Here in the States, our Medicare system is a great social system. But if you are under 65, good luck.
I bet it's nice not to have to pay an arm & a leg for private health insurance so that you don't go bankrupt, like down here in the U.S. 😅
Why don't you move up there?
@ronb493 too cold up there
@ronb493 There is nothing wrong with saying the US could do better. There are lots of us who are a major illness or injury away from bankruptcy.
@@benzle93 Really not that much difference up here than down there regarding the weather depending where you are here. It gets too hot here in the summer.
@@gatekeeper65 I'll come visit! Actually, I'd love to go to Banff
My whole joint is paining 24/7 365 days and I have fibromyalgia and given me physiatrist to give me Medication. I am not liking MISSISSAUGA MEDICAL SYSTEM. Thanks 🙏
fibromyalgia is 95% psychogenic.
But that doesn’t mean it’s not treatable
@@tedreid1035 WHO WILL TREAT AND HOW? What is psychogenic? Thanks 🙏
there will never be a channel like this from the us with us doctors...
doctors explaining how to avoid getting sick and giving advice about how to stay healthy! aka: avoid going to the doctor and paying huge bills... nope! never in the us
Doing our best. Health care is a bit different up here
There are! e.g. Dr Mark Hyman is just one. There are many! Not fond of socialized medicine! Unfortunately there are many changes in U. S.
I disagree.
All of my doctors discuss preventative medicine. And all explain the value of exercise, good diet and such.
All of the information is there, it’s just that many don’t use that information to change behaviors which changes health .
Why is she wearing scrubs? She’s a CEO.
Good question!
Probably in a sterile location.
@@annmariethomas9968 Yes, no wandering around a medical establishment without dressing appropriately to minimise the chances of infecting anyone.
So? If you go to a wedding you will dress appropriately. She is simply blending in with the mood of the talk. If she was doing a gardening video she might be wearing garden gloves, jeans and a floral shirt with straw hat. Who cares what she wears?
@@InterestedCitizen
She’s not a doctor. You obviously don’t care what she or you wear.
I hope socialized medicine never comes to the USA! SHUTTER........
🤦♀️
It’s here, sweetheart. I’m using it and it’s been great.
Amen to that.
quotas
Not exactly free.
It’s semantics for sure
Social justice...
Sorry... I know you want to make a living, and this makes you look bad. You appear to be sellouts. Looks like you're big time Trudeau supporters. I appreciated your information in the past. Now you have made it polical. Good bye.
Political
Your DOCTORS, for God's sake. Social justice?sucking up to this person? Sorry she didn't tell us her/him etc..Social status. In the name of "social justice "do a video on why Canadians shouldn't come to America for treatments that they they have to wait for months and months and months and months to be treated in Canada.
NOTHING was political about the interview. The only one who made it political is you.
@@mikebennett7261 You’re not your.
Read between the lines Mike! One has to be very careful what is said! Especially in the age we are in!!!
Sorry Melissa, after working in healthcare for over 25 yr, I can no longer “tolerate” suits. So no can watch. 🫤🫤🫤