09-25-2008, 06:03 PM
I came across a post just now on an admin site, and noticed the person posting was from "Lennoxville, Quebec, Canada" according to their profile. This was the post. I wonder if this is a great example of what one can expect from National Healthcare. I often hear stories of crazy long waiting lists for important stuff, and this just supported that.
They wrote:
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I've completely lost faith in the hospital medical system.
My father has been waiting a year to find out what is wrong with his back. A couple months ago they announced he had a 'Spinal Fluid Leak'. He had a surgery down when he was 17 because he was a in a car accident and had metal pins installed to his back to help his bones form back correctly. Now to fix the spinal fluid leak they need to remove those metal pins.
He was scheduled and told to come last week. Then they canceled claiming 'the tools are not here, we don't know where they are. They called back two days later and told him that today he would have the surgery. I was expecting to come home to a empty house,have a party, and order some pizza. Amazingly when I arrive home the door is unlocked -- What the hell? Is what I thought. He managed to get all the pre-op down, blood drawn, blood pressure taken,etc. Then amazingly they tell him that the OR(Operating Room) closes at 4PM and that the last sugery ran too long, and your surgery will be in mid-October.
Now tell me. How is it fair to jerk him around like this? Get your facts straight and make sure that the day you call him you do the surgery.
I also want to know. Who agrees with me that the Surgeons and OR staff should be legally bound to stay and be paid over-time to complete this surgery?
They wrote:
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I've completely lost faith in the hospital medical system.
My father has been waiting a year to find out what is wrong with his back. A couple months ago they announced he had a 'Spinal Fluid Leak'. He had a surgery down when he was 17 because he was a in a car accident and had metal pins installed to his back to help his bones form back correctly. Now to fix the spinal fluid leak they need to remove those metal pins.
He was scheduled and told to come last week. Then they canceled claiming 'the tools are not here, we don't know where they are. They called back two days later and told him that today he would have the surgery. I was expecting to come home to a empty house,have a party, and order some pizza. Amazingly when I arrive home the door is unlocked -- What the hell? Is what I thought. He managed to get all the pre-op down, blood drawn, blood pressure taken,etc. Then amazingly they tell him that the OR(Operating Room) closes at 4PM and that the last sugery ran too long, and your surgery will be in mid-October.
Now tell me. How is it fair to jerk him around like this? Get your facts straight and make sure that the day you call him you do the surgery.
I also want to know. Who agrees with me that the Surgeons and OR staff should be legally bound to stay and be paid over-time to complete this surgery?
