Canadian Health Care
Two patients limp into two different Canadian medical clinics with the same complaint.
Both have trouble walking and appear to require a hip replacement.
The first patient is examined within the hour, is x-rayed the same day and
has a time booked for surgery the following week.
The second sees the family doctor after waiting a week for an appointment,
then waits eighteen weeks to see a specialist, then gets an x-ray,
which isn't reviewed for another month and finally has his surgery scheduled
for a year from then.
Why the different treatment for the two patients?
The first is a Golden Retriever; the second is a Senior Citizen.
Canadian Health Care
Canadian Health Care
day or not I'll be there:)
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