NDP should explain Shared Health’s value to Manitobans waiting for promised ‘fix’
Eight years after Shared Health was created, the revolving door in its executive ranks should prompt a more fundamental question than who gets the next job. The real question should […]
Eight years after its inception, the Shared Health health authority in Manitoba has faced a revolving door of executives, raising questions about its necessity. The province's health care system, already composed of three layers of bureaucracy, added Shared Health as a fourth layer in 2018, but Manitobans are uncertain about what they receive in return.
Emergency-room wait times are the highest on record, and surgical and diagnostic wait lists continue to grow. Health-care workers report burnout, and hospitals are overwhelmed with patients who no longer require acute care. The NDP government should explain why taxpayers continue to fund this bureaucracy, particularly given the ongoing challenges faced by the system.
There are more health-care workers now than in 2023, and the 2026-27 budget projects an additional $1 billion for Manitoba Health, Seniors and Long-Term Care. Yet, key health-care indicators are deteriorating. The NDP must demonstrate how Shared Health adds value to the system, or consider whether taxpayers should continue to support it.
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