by Heather | May 20, 2010 | Canadian Health Care Information
The world famous Mayo Clinic, a non-profit organization that owns medical facilities in Minnesota, Arizona and Florida, received much attention during the 2009 health care reform debates in the United States. President Obama praised them for delivering high quality,...
by Heather | Feb 13, 2010 | Patients
Two patient cases receiving media attention in recent months serve to illustrate the true impact of our single-payer health care system on the personal health care decisions of Canadians. Isaac and Rebecka May have obtained a court injunction temporarily stopping the...
by Heather | Feb 6, 2010 | Canadian Health Care Information
Many questions are being raised about Danny Williams’ choice to have heart surgery performed in the United States. If he were not the Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador his choice would amount to nothing more than another number added to the growing list of...
by Heather | Nov 28, 2009 | Canadian Health Care Information, Canadian Health Care Stories
In June 2009, we visit my in-laws on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. They are avid golfers who enjoy playing the game daily. So my husband and I don’t think much about it when his father Lyall is experiencing indigestion and has trouble swallowing his...
by Heather | Nov 18, 2009 | Accountability, Canadian Health Care Information
You don’t have to be a brain surgeon to know that a man who has undergone brain surgery needs to remain in hospital for more than two days. Especially if he is already considered to be a high-risk patient due to pre-existing conditions including blindness and...