Some are living in debilitating pain waiting to see a spine surgeon. Unacceptable.
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That was a 100% anecdotal article. Glad to see that Canadians uphold the fine traditions of journalism.
You can always count on the media to sensationalize a story. And if it’s against socialized health care, you can always count on the sensationalism being posted here.
Hum, My friend taht live sin Calgary had back surgery not long ago. She didn’t sayone ward about having to wait anything close to 6 years..
Kevin, thats laughable and its satire!
Does it matter? Does back surgery really help? Most the dope addicts in my ER have had previous back surgery.
What crap. I saw my neurologist within a week and my neurosurgeon booked my surgery within the week.
This wait list thing is a figment.
If you took any trouble to research you would find out wait times are becoming a thing of the past.
Any person waiting a year for a consult? Their family doc just never got around to asking for one.
That’s all Kevin does. Posts anecdotal accounts and tries to say it is the norm for the system.
If anyone were to actually check out the stats on wait times, they are no where near those numbers. Not even close. Of course, who wants to look at actual statistics? Not Kevin.
This article explains how the media is distorting facts and skewing perceptions of the Canadian healthcare system. It could very easily apply to this “blog” as well.
http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2000/0007.marmorsul.html
Dear Anonymous,
Your link was an article about the handling of a flu breakout. This is completely different from standard levels of care. While I abhor the use of anectdotes to support a position, we must accept these testimonials at their face value. These are the problems that occur in Canada. The increased wait times for oncologists, orthopedists, radiology exams compared to the US is well-documented and indisputable.
I would ask one simple question that should make this clear to you. If the Canadian system works so well then
a)why did the government outlaw private clinics?
b)why did the supreme court of Canada overturn this totalitarian law recently after the government was sued for limiting access to care.
Get your facts straight!
Vincent
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