I spent 3.5 hours at Burnaby General Hospital yesterday (which is operated by @FraserHealth), and the conditions were SO disgusting inside that if I had to choose between going back or death? I’d choose the latter. Here’s what I saw (+ photos) below.

#COVID19BC #BCpoli
The entire time I was there, not ONCE was anything cleaned — not by janitorial staff OR by nursing staff. I saw one, maybe two nurses use hand sanitizer on a few occasions, but not regularly, and definitely not in-between seeing each patient, either. #COVID19BC #BCpoli
At one point a male nurse by the name of ‘John’ came in WITHOUT a mask. This would be on @FraserHealth’s surveillance too (although I wouldn’t be surprised if they/ @DrVictoriaLeeFH scrub it clean and try to sweep it under the rug like everything else they do.) #COVID19BC #BCpoli
There was also definitely a COVID patient mixed in with the rest of us, too. A ‘DROPLET PRECAUTIONS’ sign was posted on their room curtain. Not much else appeared to be done in terms of keeping the rest of us safe. (The curtain wasn’t even closed properly.) 🥴 #COVID19BC #BCpoli
There was also definitely a COVID patient mixed in with the rest of us, too. A ‘DROPLET PRECAUTIONS’ sign was posted on their room curtain. Not much else appeared to be done in terms of keeping the rest of us safe. (The curtain wasn’t even closed properly.) #COVID19BC #BCpoli
There was also definitely a COVID patient mixed in with the rest of us, too. A ‘DROPLET PRECAUTIONS’ sign was posted on their room curtain. Not much else appeared to be done in terms of keeping the rest of us safe. (The curtain wasn’t even closed properly.) #COVID19BC #BCpoli
Per @FraserHealth’s website re: Droplet Precautions. #COVID19BC #BCpoli
The area I was in (chairs in section ‘C’) also weren’t socially distanced. They were side by side, as close as you could possibly get. #COVID19BC #BCpoli
The bathroom was also probably a COVID/bacteria hot-zone. Urine was left on the floor, feces on the toilet, and clearly used urine sample cups were left on a shelf. And yes, I have photos to back all of this up. #COVID19BC #BCpoli
The bathroom was also probably a COVID/bacteria hot-zone. Urine was left on the floor, feces on the toilet, and clearly used urine sample cups were left on a shelf. And yes, I have photos to back all of this up. #COVID19BC #BCpoli
The bathroom was also probably a COVID/bacteria hot-zone. Urine was left on the floor, feces on the toilet, and clearly used urine sample cups were left on a shelf. And yes, I have photos to back all of this up. #COVID19BC #BCpoli
The bathroom was also probably a COVID/bacteria hot-zone. Urine was left on the floor, feces on the toilet, and clearly used urine sample cups were left on a shelf. And yes, I have photos to back all of this up. #COVID19BC #BCpoli
The bathroom was also probably a COVID/bacteria hot-zone. Urine was left on the floor, feces on the toilet, and clearly used urine sample cups were left on a shelf. And yes, I have photos to back all of this up. #COVID19BC #BCpoli
For @AdrianDix to get on his podium twice a week and tell us “hOsPiTaLs ArE sAFe” if we need medical attention and all of the other BS that he and his sidekicks @DrBonnieHenry & @JJHorgan feed us...is just that: BULLSHIT. #COVID19BC #BCpoli
Given that this is @FraserHealth, I can’t say I’m surprised by these conditions in the slightest — but someone is clearly dropping the ball when it comes to our emergency rooms. The question is, who bears the responsibility? @JJHorgan? @AdrianDix @DrBonnieHenry #COVID19BC #BCpoli
I should also add that my situation re: Burnaby General isn’t a one-off, either. Another woman experienced something similar last month — and wound up getting COVID as a result of being there. @FraserHealth #COVID19BC #BCpoli https://www.burnabynow.com/local-news/opinion-woman-went-to-burnaby-hospital-and-came-out-with-covid-19-3208283
Opinion: Woman went to Burnaby Hospital and came out with COVID-19

A Burnaby resident went in for an emergency procedure

https://www.burnabynow.com/local-news/opinion-woman-went-to-burnaby-hospital-and-came-out-with-covid-19-3208283
Last January, right before the pandemic really kicked off, an alarm was sounded on multiple issues at Burnaby General, including inadequate cleaning. Yet even in the middle of a pandemic, nothing has changed. @FraserHealth #COVID19BC #BCpoli https://www.burnabynow.com/local-news/shocking-issues-at-burnaby-hospital-2929733
'Shocking' issues at Burnaby hospital

Doctors raise red flags over ongoing infection problems, but health authority says problem is being tackled

https://www.burnabynow.com/local-news/shocking-issues-at-burnaby-hospital-2929733
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