Vancouver Hospital discharging patients onto street bench: Resident

A resident who lives near Vancouver General Hospital says he regularly witnesses hospital staff and security discharging patients onto a street bench. “They rush them to this bench, and they are left there to fend for themselves sometimes in not much more than a hospital gown,” Remi Caudron said. “Just yesterday, a gentleman just had a hospital blanket over him, and it was raining.” Caudron said it first started happening between four to five years ago. “The first thing (I noticed) was the noise because it always comes with resistance from the person being brought out of the hospital, especially in this weather,” he told Global News. “(There) is shouting, commotion, and (I) hear it from my balcony.” The resident said he’s seen “dozens” of patients being dropped off on the street bench. He said he’s tried to contact the city, the police and social services regarding the issues. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/10240088/vancouver-resident-says-hospital-discharging-patients-street-bench/ Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on Twitter HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #vancouver