The future is our, uh...
Any parent will tell you, here's nothing worse than having a sick child... unless it's having a critically ill child...
The Hospital for Sick Children may be one of the best in the world, but right now there are children in need of diagnoses on waiting lists because it is operating with one functional MRI machine.Now, with all the Fiberal jibber-jabber from the McGuinty government about how they're improving healthcare for Ontarians... you'd think this one would be a no brainer...
It's the province's shame that this has created an extensive backlog of kids -- who may be critically ill and in need of fast medical intervention -- waiting in line.It seems that, with an election looming, this just isn't on the Fiberal's radar... even at this critical juncture, at what is arguably the finest children's hospital in this part of the world.
Normally, Sick Kids has just two MRI machines, which is already problematic enough for the overworked staff and under-serviced patients.
George Smitherman and Dalton McGuinty are too busy trying to get re-elected to deal with this critical issue.
They actually need a third one. But first things first. They need to get their second one, closed for upgrading, up and running again first.It's funny though, Dalton's apparently got plenty of cashola to spread around on the scorching hot, high profile topic of the environment.
-- OAKVILLE -- Ontario is setting an ambitious example for the rest of the world by committing $79 million to plant 50 million trees to fight climate change and create a greener landscape for future generations, Premier Dalton McGuinty said yesterday.This Liberal government just doesn't care about screwing over our sick kids... now there's an "inconvenient truth."
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Whaddaya know... Dalton found 300 million dollars under the cushions on the sofa.
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7 comments:
you would think that with the average healthcare premium being around $600 per taxpayer, that we would be able to see SOME improvement.
I had to wait 7 months for an MRI last year.
The fact that things have not improved, and the fact that the money from the premium goes into general revenue suggests to me that our premium went to things like cricket clubs instead of wait times
but i could be wrong
This happened to me a couple weeks ago.....
Problem with my knee
Tuesday at noon:
I see my doctor. I need an MRI. After the visit, on my way back to work, I stop in at a private medical imaging clinic. I ask for an appointment for 2 MRI's (also have an old elbow problem) and get one for 9:00 AM the following day.
Wednesday at 8:45
I show up at the clinic, fill out the paperwork and go in for the MRI's. Afterwards, I write a cheque to pay for the service and I'm on my way to work before 10:00AM.
Wednesday at 3:00PM
I get a call from my Dr's office. They have the results and want to set a follow-up appt.
How is it that the system is so efficient when I pay directly out of my pocket but it's an absolute failure when I pay for it through my taxes? The only difference seems to be the massive government bureaucracy in the middle.
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"rob r said... the massive government bureaucracy in the middle"
rob... if you'd care to email that question to george smitherman and dalton mcguinty, i'd be happy to post a copy here at the halls.
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Dolton lies - people die.
But he'll get re-elected. He didn't take $32 million in taxpayer's money for nothing, he bought ethnics - the key to power in multicultural 'Canada'.
Neo,
I bailed on those clowns.
Threw my stuff on a truck and 2 weeks later it caught up to me in Alberta. I doubt I'll ever be back to Ont.
hmmmm.
trees? or MRI?
well, duh.
Trees of course. They might vote for him
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"doggerelle said... trees? or MRI?"
i think cricket clubs, or iranian animal shelters were the other options.
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