Individual impersonates health care aide looking after patients at Winnipeg hospital - CBC.ca
An individual spent several night shifts caring for patients at Winnipeg's St. Boniface Hospital in July despite not actually being employed there, the regional health authority said.
The person worked the shifts between July 2 and July 17, the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority said in a press release on Thursday.
Health-care aides perform various duties in hospitals and long-term care facilities, such as helping move patients, bathing and dressing them, and simple wound care.
The individual had registered for a health-care aide training program offered through Shared Health, the organization that co-ordinates health care in Manitoba, but didn't complete it.
Nevertheless, they called the staffing office at St. Boniface Hospital, saying they were a newly hired health-care aide, and were subsequently scheduled for a shift at the hospital, said the news release from the health authority.
After they completed their first shift, the hospital's staffing office discovered the error and the person was told they were ineligible to work there or at any health care site.
In spite of this, the individual continued to show up at the hospital, presenting themselves to security as an employee. The person was admitted on multiple occasions and worked as many as eight shifts, including in the emergency department, the release said.
The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority said the individual had no access to medications during any of the time they were at the hospital.
As a result of this incident, the hospital and health authority are conducting an investigation.
"Corrective measures have been — and will continue to be — taken," the release said.
Police have spoken to the individual and determined no ill will was intended, the health authority said, adding further action is not anticipated.
"St. Boniface Hospital deeply regrets this incident and extends sincere apologies to both its patients and its staff."
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