First Nations patients more likely to leave Alberta ERs without getting care, study says

First Nations patients are more likely to leave Alberta emergency departments before receiving care than other patients – and anti-Indigenous racism is a significant reason why, a new study says.

The researchers had previously analyzed data from more than 11.6 million emergency department visits in Alberta between April 2012 and March 2017. More than one million of those visits were made by First Nations patients. “Leaving without completing care matters because it delays needed care and interrupts the care journey,” said Bonnie Healy, co-author of the study and former executive director of the Alberta First Nations Information Governance Center, which was a partner in conducting the research.

Both patients and health-care providers reported experiencing or witnessing anti-Indigenous racism and discrimination in emergency departments, including stereotyping by assuming alcohol and drug use. The girl got up, took the IV out of her arm and “was bleeding on the floor” as she left, the doctor told researchers.“I don’t know what happened to her,” the doctor said.“It’s almost like they’re put somewhere to wait it out. And they wait and they wait and they wait,” a health director working with First Nations patients said.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

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