Originally Posted by
SASless
Roy,
Could you have done like I did....seek some alternate source of care within your system....change of Doctor perhaps and then have a favorable outcome or were you stymied by the decision of that one Doctor (or a review board that made the actual decision based upon the Physican's Notes)?
Canadian EMS has some problems as well.
Let's look back at the Ornge EMS Operation and the turmoil that has taken place there over the past few years to include fatal accidents and wrongful spending and other accusations.
SAS
In Alberta, hip and knee replacements are funnelled thru one facility to try and keep the costs down. Took me five years to have them assign me a new surgeon. I looked at having the surgery done in the US but at the cost I was quoted and the length of time they wanted me to be there was just unrealistic give that I am still working. Actually thinking about getting on a bird next week and go with one of the company crews instead of sitting at a desk scheduling things.
And like I said never claimed the Canadian system was perfect