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Just above Slovenia?

On 7/2/07, Ronald Gross <Rgross at harthosp.org> wrote:
>
> Dear Nurse Khalsa,
>
> Broken, maybe.  Best around?  My very biased opinion says yes.
> In spite of the fact that I still have cared for patients that have died
> in my ED.  And in my OR.  And even on the patient care floors of my
> hospital.  As I see it, they didn't come here 'cause they were the most
> healthy people in our society.
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> There is one thing that has NEVER happened in my hospital - patients have
> NEVER been denied care.
>
> Nuff said.
>
> Ron
>
> PS - I have to ask this, and I do not do so out of malice, but out of
> curiosity......if your are so very happy with the Canadian medical system,
> why do you obtain your medical care in the US?
>
> >>> "Rebecca Tucker" <rjtucker at peoplepc.com> 7/2/2007 1:02 PM >>>
> Dear Nurse Khalsa,
>
> My experience in Kalispell, Montana doesn't match your optimistic outlook
> on Canadian Healthcare. I cared for hundreds of Canadians who expressed
> their great dissatisfaction with the national healthcare and were
> desperately seeking care across our borders in the U.S. They paid cash,
> too! As a nurse educator, I can also say that I have had close contact with
> many, many Canadian nurses who literally have come in droves for what they
> personally stated:
>
> 1. Better working conditions,
> 2. Professional respect, and
> 3. Better pay.
>
> I will agree with you, however, that "the system here is very broken."
> Rebecca
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: domalla premee
> To: trauma-list at trauma.org
> Sent: Monday, July 02, 2007 7:02 AM
> Subject: Re: Universal Free Health Care (.......nanny and laundry)
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> My mother lives in Canada and receives excellent care for her complex
> medical problems. So what she does not have a hoveround. However, she now
> lives in a wonderful bright and modern nursing home that is mostly paid by
> Canada Pension. Yes I am (gasp) Canadian and have lived in the U.S. since
> 1983. Every system has its unique set of problems and none is perfect
> however I find it appalling that so many in this country do not have access
> to quality health care. This section of the population is swelling yearly.
> This is unconscionable and unacceptable to me. Is it acceptable to any of
> you?
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> I have not seen Sicko and I don't need to. Whenever I go home as I often
> do I am sorry to say the system here is very broken.
>
> No one is denied health care there, no one is dumped to another hospital
> or allowed to die in an ER.
>
> J K Khalsa RN
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