Canadians are leaving the ER when confronted with long wait times as well as avoiding them altogether. The full article here.

Hallway health care remains at an all time high in Ontario and more people are being registered with a family doctor.

Your Calls and Comments:

• CPAP device may be breaking down. Caller wants to know what to do when a referral to a specialist is months away.
• Should we import a US style health care system to Canada. I discuss with a caller from Florida that this in unlikely and that we need to look at universal systems that provide better heath outcomes.
• A discussion about shingles.

Playlist

1st segment

Intro:  Beds Are Burning – Midnight Oil

Outro: Doctor My Eyes- Jackson Brown

2nd segment

Intro: We Gotta Get Our of Here – Ian Hunter

Outro: Changes – David Bowie

3rd segment

Intro: Broken – lovelytheband

Outro:  Down to the Bottom – Dorothy

4th segment

Intro:  Burning Down the House – Talking Heads

Outro: End of the Line – Traveling Wilburys