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Just Want to Talk | Last Active: Dec 5, 2023 | Replies (11)
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@kon1018 Unless it is an emergency, a routine procedure of any type is taking quite a bit of time to get accomplished. Medical staff is overwhelmed and understaffed in almost every corner of the country. Ask them to be placed on a cancellation list. And, like you mentioned, perhaps you need to go to another facility.
My annual [routine] mammogram was just scheduled for April 2024. In October my oncologist wanted a low-contrast low-dose CT scan. When my not-so-local facility [50 miles each way] did not have the equipment of personnel for that, I drove 2.5 hrs to get it done. Seems like that's the "nature of the beast" these days.
Ginger
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And to think how people would criticize Canada's "socialized medicine". Obviously, we don't have enough doctors to meet the demand. And what medical school costs, is it any wonder/???
They are using PAs and Nurse Practioners to do a lot of chores and that is not always a good idea as they do not have the same clinical training and I have been given faulty information more than once by such medical support staff. Time to reconsider how the State supports education. People say why should they pay for the education of someone who makes a lot of money then...short sighted! (also short supply drives pay scale up!)
We need doctors and other trained people, or we don't get any help. People receiving government support for education can be asked to do some volunteer work to repay it and it is win-win for all. But it is time to make education available to anyone who has the ability to do the work...out future depends on this
Maybe we should emphasize education more than football games???