Canadian Health Care
Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 11:24 pm
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.
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.
Haha, i think that applies to thehealthcare system where ever you are! 