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By the numbers – painting

a picture of mental health

needs at GBGH

The ED at GBGH cares for nearly 1,700 crisis

patients per year, despite our hospital not
being equipped or funded to provide acute mental
health care.

There are many larger hospitals in urban settings

that don’t see such high rates. Mental Health Admissions through Emergency departments
in North Simcoe Muskoka grew by 6.5% from 20/21 to 21/22.
At the same time the provincial admission rate grew by 5%.
On average we have three patients in crisis on any Sadly, at GBGH the rate of growth was 22%, over four times
given day. We only have two safe rooms. the growth experienced across the rest of the province.

In 2019, an average of 95 days of mental In 21/22, a patient in mental health crisis had to wait more than
health care were required per 1,000 residents 100 hours in a safe room before a bed was available for them.

in Ontario, according to Ontario Mental health
Reporting System (OMHRS) data. In Midland and Patients presenting with mental health conditions that are
Penetanguishene, it was 212 and 297 days per admitted at GBGH wait an average of 24.2 hours before
1000 residents. being transferred to a bed (although not always the right
bed). Provincially, the wait time is 25% lower. Locally, at the
two acute hospitals that have direct access to mental health
beds, the wait times are roughly 30% lower than a patient
experiences at GBGH.

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