Author: Tom Kertes


  • I am calling it the “Home Hospital Rule” because I cannot think of a better name for a practice that, regardless if it’s official policy or not, the practice that restricts care for people based on where they live – the community which their “Home Hospital” happens to be placed. Whether an official policy, practice,…

  • How can we fix health care in our region? Start by listening more, focus on practical fixes, and urgently address systematic issues on a equal basis, regardless of where in BC a patient happens to live.

  • What can we do after the election? In this post I list eight challenges we face as a community. Throughout the week I will post more about each of the eight topics.

  • Why did I vote against the government? For the first time since becoming a Canadian citizen in 2014, I voted for a party other than the NDP. This post explains why health care is my number one concern right now and why this concern led me to vote against the government in the recent election.