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Originally Posted by pussyluver
I just had a bypass a couple of weeks ago. I'm sure if I just walked in off the street complaining of angina, I would of never have been rushed in for a cath and certainly not the cath I got.
My point: In the US, those with insurance and money get a lot better health care than those without and in some cases (like in mine) it goes straight to the quality and LENGTH of life.
So I wonder if I lived in Canada would I have had the same quality care I manged to obtain here in the US?
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Among the 15 years that I worked at the 2nd largest hospital here in Manitoba, I did 2 years on CVT (the open heart surgery ward), and over a year in the ER. I can tell you right now that if you walked into the ER today complaining of chest pain you would be taken in and given all the appropriate tests and treatments as you would anywhere else with modern facilities. If you needed surgery you would be admitted right then and there and scheduled for surgery, timeframe depending on how urgent your situation was. If your case is deemed not all that serious you may have to wait a bit.
The quality of care in Canadian hospitals is as high and advanced as it is pretty much anywhere else as far I know. The hospital I worked in is a teaching hospital with one of the largest cancer research facilities in Western Canada. They have MRI's, CT scans, and every test lab you can think of.
In my lifetime I've had maybe a half dozen surgeries, from having my appendix out to one major spinal corrective procedure, have had stays in 3 different Winnipeg hospitals. The level of care is pretty excellent as far as I'm concerned.
And aside from it being incorporated into our taxes, it's free. You can't beat free.