Jordan's Principle, Governments' Paralysis
Alternate Title
Editorial: CMAJ
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Noni Macdonald
Amir Attaran
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 177, no. 4, August 14, 2007, p. 321
Description
Examines the case of Jordan, a young Manitoba First Nation's child with a rare neuromuscular disorder, who died in a Winnipeg hospital after federal and Manitoba governments could not agree on who was financially responsible when hospital caregivers wanted to discharge him to a specialized foster home care near his home Reserve.