sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri

For our Canadian Friends:

As early as March 20, Reuters news service quoted the chief of staff of one of Ontario’s newest hospitals as saying, “You’ve got people in broom closets and auditoriums and conference rooms across the country.”

Even in normal times, the average wait in Canada from referral to treatment by a specialist is 20 weeks, compared to less than four weeks in the U.S. Long before C****-**, an estimated 1 million Canadians languished on waiting lists, waiting in pain or flying abroad for faster treatment.

Canadians long have faced shortages and lengthy waits for MRIs and ultrasounds while being forced to use outdated and cheaper drugs. Canadian emergency rooms have been packed for years, with four-hour waits running three times the U.S. level and four-hour waits standard in Quebec province.

This is all in normal times, before C****-**, the disease caused by the new c****av***s.

These shortages mean there is very little spare capacity in Canada to handle any surge in emergency treatment. The concern is most acute for beds in intensive care units, the kind needed to treat critical C****-** cases.

Already in early April, over 3 million Canadians had applied for unemployment benefits, equivalent to 27 million Americans.

Unfortunately, at this point, there is little Canada can do. The private health care sector for critical care is atrophied, largely banned by a monopoly public sector that long has cut corners to save money.

FrumCA

Access to prompt care is a problem not only in Canada but elsewhere in the world as well. The sad thing about this report is that our canadian friends will likely poo-poo it and try to somehow shift the blame to Trump.

Kraken Loc: Barry's Bay

Why is it that you never supply a source to go to so you can prove that you didn't pull this crap

out of your rectum.? BTW hell will freeze over before I would trade our healthcare system for yous.

Blurryeyed Loc: NC Mountains.

Canada according to reporting is doing much better than the US on a per-capita basis in regard to the number of infections and deaths, I wonder how accurate the reporting is. Numbers by themselves mean little without understanding the testing methods and how far reaching they are along with the availability of medical treatment.

BobHartung Loc: Bettendorf, IA

Here is another look from an international industrial watchdog.

FrumCA

You have to read things carefully krak. Don't take the usual lefty knee jerk approach to reject things out of hand without doing some research yourself. The lead sentence clearly states that Reuters is the source of the piece. Here's something else from Reuters...

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-c****av***s-canada-healthcare/canadas-stretched-hospitals-brace-for-impact-idUSKBN2173CL

Kraken Loc: Barry's Bay

That was four weeks ago when we were expecting the worst and now we get our daily report assuring us it

is under control and the hospitals are handling it just fine.

Angmo

Kraken Loc: Barry's Bay

That's a good boy, only problem, it's ancient history.

Angmo

So is advancement in kkkanadian medicine.

trainspotter Loc: Oregon

SAY it isn't SO!

FrumCA

Even though your government stats show a continuing spike in c****-** cases as of 11:00 am today, that's good to hear. Hope it continues.

Angmo

Even on a good day it’s a 20 week wait for doctor to referral. Canadians travel for real healthcare.

trainspotter Loc: Oregon

What's going on krackster.....low tide this time of day?.....we know you DO BETTER....when there's a HIGH TIDE and a full moon. ..good thing for the edit button...

Kraken Loc: Barry's Bay

More tests. Biotechnology firm LuminUltra was announced this week as one of the companies that have signed a contract with the federal government to boost the production of C****-** tests to as many as 500,000 per week across Canada.