Analyzing Health Care

[bluealberta]

Re: RE: Analyzing Health Care

So why doesn't Ralphie take some of your riches and buy an MRI machine? Nobody in Ottawa or anywhere else is stopping him from setting up a public clinic.

Why does it have to be in a public clinic? Why cannot it be in a private clinic, like the clinic our family doctor operates? Why cannot the doctors in this clinic, if they want, buy an MRI and set it up in their office, with all exams to be paid for by the health care system? Why cannot someone who owns a building not buy an MRI machine, employ certified technicians, and perform exams, with the exams to be paid for by the health care system? Every time a new machine comes on line, the line gets split, thus wait times are shortened.

 

[no1important]

Thanks for your input no1, as jackd stated and of course well known, the health care in Canada is provincial, so there may be varying degrees of "service"

Maybe someone from another province can share some input.

I guess it depends on what it is too. If a lot of people need hip or knee replacements it could be a long or longer wait.

It also depends on the seriousness of "illness" or "ailment".

I know here our local hospital needs to be expanded again or a second one built. More people use emergencey room as a doctors office, as at times it is challanging to find a doctor accepting new patients.

So basically I think it comes down to where you reside, what ailment you have, the seriousness of it, and how many other people are in line for same procedure.

I am surprised you have not recieved more replies to your question.

 

[bluealberta]

I Think Not:

Well, it looks like there are no more posters, thanks for your information, and maybe we will see you down the road on another thread again, if you know what I mean.

Your info was great and well researched, and I appreciate the work you did. It has given me some other facts to consider when comparing our two systems, and I have learned a lot about the US system from you in the last couple of weeks.