本文发表在 rolia.net 枫下论坛I have so much to say about this, just don’t know where to begin, maybe better keep most of it to myself, or you ;) Honestly my reaction is mixed. Part of me feels sorry for many of us being frustrated by our medical system, which both of us are members of. I agree patient need to be treated with dignity and respect, and experiences as such are unfortunate and should not have happened. But there is a reality as well. I remember well last time I was doing shift in ER many years ago, funny enough was in the same Hospital the writer was complaining about, it was BUSY, and I had to attend the sickest patients first. As you know, if a patient shows up in ER, and is haemodynamically stable, he just have to wait. Simply because there are other life-and-death cases to attend to first. A question need to be asked: do we really need to use ER whenever we have any ailment? But again, I don’t think it is fair to ask the general public to sort out what is urgent and what is not. Maybe we have not done a good job educating the public about the appropriate use of healthcare services. There are plenty of blames to go around, for sure our government has not done a good job to tell the public how to use the health care system. I am sure you had similar experience as well, that the native born Canadians here tend to be more tolerant about the problems of medical system. I am wondering if the utilization behavior many of us are accustomed at home country may have something to do with our dissatisfaction as well. To answer your question directly, I don’t see any easy way for improvement. You see, I am retired, I am suppose to put my feet up and enjoy my life. :P更多精彩文章及讨论,请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net