Re: [SPAM] WAS: Short transit time NOW: Wait for doctors

[Guest guest]

Right now in Alberta, the economy is booming, people are moving here like crazy

and there are simply not enough services for anything. ASD kids get $30,000 per

year in funding but as you can imagine.... there are not enough therapists to

service all who are moving here to get access to the funding.

My house has gone up in value over $300,000 in the last 2 years (more than I

purchased it for.... believe me!) At emergency room and the U. Hospital today,

they just announced that they were servicing people in TENTS because of the flu

strain going around.

It is a little frustrating around here. Nothing is accessible either so in some

ways, I miss the old Alberta.

Janice

[sPAM][ ] WAS: Short transit time NOW: Wait for

doctors

We have to wait a long time for some types of doctors (e.g.

developmental pediatrician) and for some 'famous' doctors/hospitals

(e.g. the wait is always longer for a doctor in any specialty at

CHOP), but the average GI has a short wait (few weeks). Why is the

wait so long in Canada? National health care? Not enough doctors?

This is the unfortunate conundrum that faces the US: healthcare is

so expensive and some people are not covered fully or at all, but for

the insured, we have fantastic care here that we (generally) don't

have to wait too long for.

[Guest guest]

So did film Sicko in old Alberta? )

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