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healthcare in Canada is still pretty horrible, and over flooded. Having to wait ~10h in emergency because of a minor problem... might as well not go. (lived 10
by jypepin 13y ago
healthcare in Canada is still pretty horrible, and over flooded. Having to wait ~10h in emergency because of a minor problem... might as well not go. (lived 10 years in Canada so I know!)
- fleitz 13y agoI'm not a huge fan of it either, but we certainly get more for our public dollar than the US does which was my point. Generally the emergency room works on a triage process so going there with a minor issue means everyone with serious issues gets treated first. If you want to go to the emerg room with a minor issue and get treated in a reasonable amount of time you may want to consider whether one of your symptoms is having trouble breathing. A quick run before going to the emerg if you're out of shape quite often produces this symptom.
- toomuchtodo 13y agoHave you ever had an ambulance ride and 6 hours in the ER cost you ~$15K USD? This is normal in the US.