January 27, 2021
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Vegreville Mayor Raises Security Concerns at St. Joseph’s General Hospital up with creative ways to deal with it there is going to be some death and there’s going to be a lot of problems. Covenant Health Communications Manager Karen Diaper provided a written statement on behalf of the organization on January 18. It stated, “The safety and security of our staff, patients, and visitors to St Joseph’s General Hospital is a priority for Covenant Health. Security of all Covenant Health facilities is reviewed on a regular basis for changes in community (News Advertiser / File Photo) risk profile and associated security/protective services resourcing required. While we do not have a dedicated secuMichelle Pinon rity guard at the present time at St Joseph’s News Advertiser General Hospital, we are grateful for the support from the Security concerns at St. Joseph’s General Hospital in RCMP Detachment in Vegreville, should a situation arise Vegreville have come to light. where their intervention would be required. The issue was raised during Vegreville town council’s legisCovenant Health supports all staff by providing opportulative committee meeting on January 5. nity for Non-violent Crisis Intervention Training. Emergency Mayor Tim MacPhee said security was one of the concerns response codes and procedures are also in place to support raised by physicians during a recent meeting they had with teams if and when an incident were to occur. Covenant them. Health also provides regular training sessions and monthly Councillor Taneen Rudyk said, “When we first had this reviews of emergency response codes.” discussion, and this was a couple of years ago, the concern has been omnipresent and it hasn’t lessened with covid. The pressures of mental health and the types of patients that they’re seeing even with current restrictions just highlight the need for a better way to be able to screen and protect the staff and patients at the facility.” During an interview with MacPhee on January 14, he stated, “We as a council have met with the doctors. I have met personally with the hospital, Covenant Health, Alberta Health, and our Chief Medical Officer Dr. Strydom to find out what their concerns were moving forward and security for the employees is one of their main concerns, and it was brought At These Convenient Locations up again with our luncheon with the doctors. There’s a lot of mental health issues and addiction issues in Lamont Mundare our community not unlike every other community in this Lamont Foods Family Foods country that has the same thing. When these people are Lamont Grocery Stawnichy's showing up at 10 o’clock at night at the hospital demanding Parkview Restaurant Esso drugs. And they are violent and they don’t have any protecValue Drug Mart tion. There needs to be more security measures put in. We Viking need to have the RCMP more aware of these situations as Tofield Bumper to Bumper well. I’m having a meeting, hopefully on February 2 with the To eld UFA RCMP head guy for this area and our Staff Sgt. Terry Esso Tempo Gas Hyggen about some of the concerns that we have…Again, Viking Burger Queen Temp Liquor Covid put this on the backburner for Alberta Health and Viking Shell To eld Shell Covenant Health but it didn’t put it on the backburner for the Viking Pharmacy To eld Esso doctors and the front line workers. To eld IGA So, we need to keep bringing it up, but it’s not our facility Vegreville Tim Horton’s so we can’t make those decisions, but we can keep asking for No Frills Gas Bar some help and listen to the staff. They are scared at night. Vegreville Drug Mart Mental health issues and addiction issues are all across this country and if we don’t soon start recognizing and coming Pick up your newspaper and do your shopping.
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