[A]fter two weeks of suffering with flu-like symptoms, Ravary needed to see her family doctor. But as she soon found out, she picked the wrong day to drop in for a check-up. That day, Ravary contacted her doctor’s office and was told to visit a nearby community health centre, where he occasionally works.
When she arrived at the centre, she was greeted by a French-speaking receptionist who promptly informed her that the health clinic was exclusively for “French people.”
“I said to her, ‘that’s discrimination,'” said Ravary, who was then told to visit her family doctor during his regular office hours, or visit another walk-in clinic. “I didn’t get past the reception at the front.”
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The clinic was established 15 years ago specifically to treat the nearly 10,000 Francophones in the small Ontario community, although everyone in the greater community helps fund it.
It turns out the Ontario provincial government agrees with the clinic’s exclusive policy.
George Smitherman, Ontario’s Health Minister, said in Toronto Tuesday, “We have something called Community Health Centres and they are designed to be community governed, targeting specific populations.”
I practiced medicine in the 60’s before Medicare and never turned anyone away. People in low incomes were supplied with samples left by pharmaceutical companies. If I were this ladies physician in that situation I would have been furious. I suspect this may be an example of innovation called “rostering” where the center is globally funded based on the number of patients registered.
From a medical perspective “flu” doesn’t last two weeks and this patient definitely needed to be seen!
Must warm the heart of everyone who trusts in the Socialist way of doing things, huh?
Multi-culti garbage is the death of civilization.
when pigs at the trough of public health care –
“two languages good, one language better.”
This story hasnt made CBCpravda
Maz2:
Ive been following the story of the elderly couple that were separated.
It appears that the poor woman did not have long to live.
She was put on a gurney, whisked past her husband of 70 years, and off to wherever.
To my mind, this kind of explains in large part whats wrong with the health care system. Here we have cold, heartless people making decisions about those who are unable to fend for themselves.
I have no doubt that the rules were followed. There is of course room for common sense, which was not used in this case. I dont care how old or debilitated people are, there needs to be a modicum of caring involved. I am convinced that the biggest problem with health care is autocratic nonsense, and no amount of money is going to solve that. Horror stories abound in health care, and it looks to me as if people are getting as jaded about health care as most are about politics. I have witnessed first hand some of the nonsense that goes on, and on the other hand, have witnessed first hand instances of when things have gone right. Its not hard to see the difference. In my case , when things went very right, it was because the people cared enough to ignore the stupid “rules” or “norms”. It didnt cost the system one additional cent to do it that way.