Baby Tobias Soosay was born prematurely on September 1, 2021, at Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital in Saskatoon.
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Tobias remains in the care of the hospital staff, but now his family lives in fear and wonders if he has the proper care. Teelay Soosay’s mother said she visited Tobias on April 4 and noted that she was doing very well. When he returned to the hospital in April. 7, her son was in complete cast. The story goes on under the ad “When I came in, his leg was covered. “I went in and uncovered it to get it just to find out it had plaster, like the whole leg and it… scared me,” Soosay said. The anxious mother said she was never informed of the incident at the time. “He was in pain because of his leg and then they took him down for x-rays just to find out that his femur was broken,” Soosay said. Shocked, she tried to find out how and why she had broken her leg, but the answer was that no one knew. Soosay said X-rays showed Tobias had a small fracture in his right femur.
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The Federation of Indigenous Peoples (FSIN) calls on the children’s hospital to conduct a full internal investigation into its staff. The federation also wants someone from the FSIN to take part in the investigation, said Vice President David Pratt. “A child does not just accidentally break his leg or sit on a cot, so we need to determine what exactly happened.” The story goes on under the ad 2:11 Quebec does not keep its promise to enshrine the principle of indigenous cultural security in law: Minister Previous Video Next Video The case reached the office of the provincial health minister, Paul Merriman, who said he had seen the FSIN release on the matter and would wait for a critical incident to be reported, if any. “My team will be monitoring and once we receive this critical incident, if it reaches this level, we will make sure it has been made public,” Merriman said.
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Doug Dahl of the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) shared the following statement with Global News: “We take very seriously all the concerns of patients and their families. Anyone with concerns about their care experience are encouraged to contact Quality Care Coordinators. Through this patient-centered service, we can work with the patient and his or her family members through a process of respect and confidentiality to learn how we can help. The story goes on under the ad Related News
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“We understand that some people at First Nations and Métis do not feel comfortable accessing care or reporting any complaints they may have about their healthcare experience. “We are committed to improving the healthcare experience of patients, clients and residents of First Nations and Métis, and we are publicly committed to creating concrete and sustainable action for change through our commitment to Truth and Reconciliation.” “We are deeply saddened to hear of the concerns raised by this family and are working to ensure that family-friendly talks and support, formal security incident procedures and appropriate medical investigations are completed. While we can not comment further on this particular situation due to confidentiality, we take concerns such as these very seriously and SHA is committed to providing physical, psychological, social, cultural and environmental security for all on a daily basis. SHA supports the implementation of the Jordanian principle to ensure that all First Nations children have access to the products, services and support they need when needed, and is committed to working with local coordinators to ensure that there is a safe , quality care and strong communication between health services and the local community “.
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Dahl said the concerns are being taken seriously and there is a process involving a care team and meeting with the family to look into the matter and a formal review could follow. The story goes on under the ad The FSIN said the lack of communication for the family, combined with the lack of care for Tobias, is heartbreaking. Related News © 2022 Global News, part of Corus Entertainment Inc.