Also wanted to add that our free health care system just caused alot of problems in my life. They fucked my hand/wrist up permanently... It may only be a limb and not as serious as other peoples problems but having limited use of a wrist/hand for a 23year old IS a big deal. Plus the fact that it should have been treated properly from day one, 5 weeks later im still in a cast with a hand turning funny colors from the poor circulation. Not to mention I can't feel my fingers, even if i could use em.
This is the absolute worst summer of my life, I've had a cast, its been record heat the whole summer so far.
My experience in the hospital was a joke, no one knows whats going on. It was suprisingly un-organized & I had to fill out some forms 6 times within 3 hours. They kept loosing them, and each time the current person blamed the last person with the files.
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Originally Posted by ronaldo
Not to mention we just spent millions on a new wing to our hospital out here, but can't find the doctors to man it. It's SO bad in a city of 50,000 people, we only have two pediatricians. ANY woman giving birth that is suspected to have problems during childbirth must drive 2 hours away to be given proper treatment. It's happened a couple of times that patients have been airlifted to another hospital because of unsuspected complications.
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if your in ottawa it was @ that hospital. I just say if, cuz they're many that could be in the same boat.
It's just like all the new cancer prevention machines we have. The government refuses to use them, because they cost to much to run. This machine cab detect cancer before its a threat, but nooo it cost's to much. It's just a joke, why'd we even spend 3million on it then? so it can sit for 2 years....
We just had (march) petitions going around because we needed 2million signatures for the cause of getting equal cancer treatment nation wide. I'm not sure how it came out but I went around & got like 300 signatures. That treatment would have included those machines, to detect it & save people before it was too late.
Something just really needs to be done about it. You can go into the ER, as i have to weekly now just to see my specialist's (at least i get to see one tho) but the wait is still hours, WITH an appoinment.