Posted on 01/17/2014 1:56:20 PM PST by grundle
How can this be? I thought Canada was a paradise because of its government run healthcare?
And BTW...I didn't wait.I was treated the next day here in the US.
In 5 yrs they’ll be heading to medical ships off the coast of Florida...or Caribbean islands who have welcomed the entrepreneurs of US medicine.
UFC’s Lesnar berates Canadian health care as Third World
That “medical ship” that you’ll be treated on could well be a former USN Hospital Ship, sold for budget cuts.
A full fledged floating hospital, built and equipped to handle up to the most horrific battle injuries, but with updated equipment.
One of the reasons ER wait times are high in Canada is because people go there for non-emergency situations. Would you go to the ER on Christmas Day to have stitches out? Or for a tummy ache? People did. They had long waits.
We need a followup article stating where they go as well as where we can go for medical treatment.
Sounds like a plan.
I suspect the best and brightest will be heading offshore.
Q: Who built Obamacare?
A: Obama built that. Period.
That can cover some pretty serious situations. But I assume you're talking about people going for gas pains or something like that.
My first exposure to the effects of "socialized" medicine was 43 years ago in the U.S. Air Force. My wife and I took our three month old daughter to the base hospital because we suspected she had a hernia. The waiting room was jammed with young mothers with kids with the sniffles taking advantage of the "free" medical services. As it turned out we were eventually seen by a doctor who was getting out of the service in 6 weeks for his new job at the Mayo Clinic as a pediatric surgeon. He said that this was a normal day except for our situation which turned out to be a double hernia. He was actually happy that there was someone he could help in his chosen specialty. He said the reason the services couldn't keep doctors on staff in peacetime conditions was the daily monotony of dealing with people who really shouldn't be at the hospital. He operated on our daughter three weeks later and we were very grateful that we lucked out in finding a really qualified doctor to take care of our precious daughter who had a legitimate problem.
Doesn’t mention destinations. I assume the US ranks high, but I wonder which other countries.
Check this out- was looking for a 2004? Indy movie with the word Babylon included in the title (still looking) and came upon this website:
If it’s bad in Canada, imagine how badly our government would screw it up.
The Barbarian Invasions
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Barbarian_Invasions
“It was released in 2003 and won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 76th Academy Awards in 2004.”
About Canadian healthcare muckaround
It is as long as you stay healthy and don’t get sick.
Thanks!
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