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House Calls, #1021, July 12, 2026: The Concrete Floor
I review my experience during last week’s unplanned trip to the Emergency Room because of an impacted kidney stone. Lying on the ER concrete floor vomiting into a garbage pail was not ideal. The care received was top-notch. The staff friendly and at their A-game level. The system itself, however, is far from a passing…
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House Calls, #939, September 1, 2024: Er, wait just a little bit longer.
Emergency room wait times and evaluation continues to increase in Canada. A major reason is that millions of Canadians do not have a family doctor. Governments of all strips continue to use the now frayed and worn Emperor-has-no-clothes playbook that contributes to the mismanagement of our health care system. Your trip to the emergency department…
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Are people with non-urgent problems clogging up Ontario ERs? Here’s what the data shows
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 5, 2024 Source:Are people with non-urgent problems clogging up Ontario ERs? Here’s what the data shows