wyly Posted February 11, 2011 Report Posted February 11, 2011 The numbers appear to be better than Ontario, but also what is being reported isn't as clear. It says quite clearly there is no wait list for emergancy cases... Quote “Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives.”- John Stuart Mill
Michael Hardner Posted February 11, 2011 Report Posted February 11, 2011 (edited) It says quite clearly there is no wait list for emergancy cases... The numbers appear to be better than Ontario, but also what is being reported isn't as clear. Referring to this: "Diagnostic wait times are reported as estimated maximum wait times rather than averages or medians. In most cases patients typically wait much less than the reported wait time" Edited February 11, 2011 by Michael Hardner Quote Looks like someone has a new patronizing catch phrase ! Michael Hardner
bjre Posted March 4, 2012 Author Report Posted March 4, 2012 Trailer: Sick and Sicker—ObamaCare Canadian Style: Quote "The more laws, the less freedom" -- bjre "There are so many laws that nearly everybody breaks some, even when you just stay at home do nothing, the only question left is how thugs can use laws to attack you" -- bjre "If people let government decide what foods they eat and what medicines they take, their bodies will soon be in as sorry a state as are the souls of those who live under tyranny." -- Thomas Jefferson
olpfan1 Posted March 4, 2012 Report Posted March 4, 2012 I never wait more than a half hour and I was told the usual wait time for colonoscopies are six weeks but each time they booked colonoscopies for me it took within 3-4 weeks now I've waited 6-8 hours everytime I'd go to the E.R but that is common glad it is not that often Quote
cybercoma Posted March 4, 2012 Report Posted March 4, 2012 Try it for Toronto: 49 days http://waittimes.hco-on.ca/EN/search/surgery/adult#/diagnostic-scans/magnetic-resonance-imaging-mri You know if your issue is potentially life threatening, you get scanned immediately, right? People who wait 49 days can afford to wait. They're not in a life-threatening situation. Quote
CPCFTW Posted March 4, 2012 Report Posted March 4, 2012 You know if your issue is potentially life threatening, you get scanned immediately, right? People who wait 49 days can afford to wait. They're not in a life-threatening situation. I had a knee injury and would have had to wait for a month if I didn't book for 3am. I didn't mind getting my mri done in the middle of the night as I was a student at the time, but if I was working I don't see any reason why I shouldn't be able to pay for a private MRI immediately (and take some burden off the public system). It wasn't a life threatening issue, but it was a quality of life issue as I couldn't run, play hockey, jump, or work out. Quote
Michael Hardner Posted March 4, 2012 Report Posted March 4, 2012 You know if your issue is potentially life threatening, you get scanned immediately, right? People who wait 49 days can afford to wait. They're not in a life-threatening situation. Of course. Quote Looks like someone has a new patronizing catch phrase ! Michael Hardner
cybercoma Posted March 4, 2012 Report Posted March 4, 2012 Of course. I guess I'm not sure what the issue is. If you have an emergency, you're scanned immediately. At least 90% of patients with non-emergency needs are scanned within 6 weeks. That doesn't sound terribly inefficient. Quote
cybercoma Posted March 4, 2012 Report Posted March 4, 2012 Rural care, specialists, and family doctors are another issue. Quote
Michael Hardner Posted March 4, 2012 Report Posted March 4, 2012 I guess I'm not sure what the issue is. If you have an emergency, you're scanned immediately. At least 90% of patients with non-emergency needs are scanned within 6 weeks. That doesn't sound terribly inefficient. Well the thread is a year old... I will have to re read it. Quote Looks like someone has a new patronizing catch phrase ! Michael Hardner
Michael Hardner Posted March 4, 2012 Report Posted March 4, 2012 I guess I'm not sure what the issue is. If you have an emergency, you're scanned immediately. At least 90% of patients with non-emergency needs are scanned within 6 weeks. That doesn't sound terribly inefficient. The issue is that key stars should be tracked, audited, published and finally - monitored by a public. Quote Looks like someone has a new patronizing catch phrase ! Michael Hardner
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