By Liam Verster

Racism in Health Care

Third-party investigation ordered to review incident of noose found in QE II hospital

Jul 3, 2020 | 9:36 AM

An independent investigation has been ordered to look into Alberta Health Service’s response to a noose found hanging from an operating room’s door at Grande Prairie’s Queen Elizabeth the Second Hospital in 2016.

In a release from the Province, Health Minister Tyler Shandro says individuals with knowledge of the incident have been questioning how AHS handled the matter when it first arose.

The third party investigation will not only look into how this incident was handled, but also decade-old bylaws that governs how AHS responds to complaints and disciplines staff. Shandro says he has issued a directive requiring AHS to revise their bylaws within 60 days.

Shandro also plans on introducing legislation to increase the number of public representatives from 25 to 50 per cent, on college councils, hearing tribunals, and complaint review committees. This is meant to increase the public’s oversight of health professionals.

Shandro says there’s no place for racism or bigotry in the health-care system, and that the review, which will be made public “will undoubtedly bring further required changes to our attention. While it may be uncomfortable for some, Albertans demand and expect our health-care system to reject racism and intolerance. If our system failed, we will fix it.”

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The third-party review into this incident was announced following the publication of an investigative report by CBC released Friday morning.