Victoria General Hospital apologizes for the B次元官网网址渄efinitely excessiveB次元官网网址� five-day hallway stay of a retired Navy veteran.

The 77-year-old was admitted with B次元官网网址渟ignificant medical issuesB次元官网网址� on Jan. 17, according to his son Darren Laur, retired staff sergeant with the Victoria City Police Department, who says his father has had no privacy since.

B次元官网网址淢y dad is a symptom of a broken medical system,B次元官网网址� Laur tweeted on Wednesday, trying to raise awareness of his fatherB次元官网网址檚 plight.

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Clinical director for Victoria General Hospital, Mark Blandford, confirmed Wednesday that the veteran is now in a room.

B次元官网网址淲e apologize, as his case was definitely excessive and we didnB次元官网网址檛 catch it,B次元官网网址� said Blandford, going on to explain that during times of high patient volumes the hospital often has patients in the hallway.

The 35-year-old hospital is generally at capacity year-round, said Blandford, but often goes overcapacity when flu season strikes. When there are more patients than space, some are treated in the hallways.

B次元官网网址淲e try to limit it to a maximum two or three days. We missed this one. It was too long,B次元官网网址� said Blandford. B次元官网网址淲eB次元官网网址檙e looking at procedures around this so we can learn from it.B次元官网网址�

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Island Health apologized to the family as well, saying care provided in overcapacity environments is generally a temporary situation while patients are in transition to units or awaiting an inpatient room.

B次元官网网址淲e know when itB次元官网网址檚 extremely busy some patients are being cared for in temporary and less than ideal places including hallways. We apologize for this,B次元官网网址� said Island Health spokeswoman Meribeth Burton. B次元官网网址淲e never turn patients away and our goal is always to deliver high quality care in an environment of continuous improvement.B次元官网网址�

In his Twitter threads about his fatherB次元官网网址檚 situation, Laur blames the problem on a lack of funding.

B次元官网网址淢y dad is like a canary in a coal mine that is sending a clear message that something bad is happening. What is really sad, my dad and his generation are the canaries right now, and they deserve better that this,B次元官网网址� wrote Laur.

4/.... to use an analogy, my dad is like a canary in a coal mine that is sending a clear message that something bad is happening. What is really sad, my dad and his generation are the canaries right now, and they deserve better that this.

B次元官网网址� Darren Laur, The White Hatter 馃嚚馃嚘 (@DarrenLaur)

Blandford said the hospital is adequately funded for its 330 beds, and that it is the space limitations that cause the overcapacity issues.

VGH works closely with Royal Jubilee Hospital, transferring patients when necessary.

B次元官网网址淲e consider ourselves one hospital with two sites,B次元官网网址� Blandford said.

Due to that flexibility, all Island Health facilities continue to have capacity to respond to critical and emergency cases despite the high patient volumes, Burton assured.

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