Posted on 11/16/2004 8:24:04 AM PST by MikeEdwards
"Why must I wait so long for a cataract operation?" a reader asks. Another angrily decries that her mother had to die in agony from terminal cancer. This past year I’ve received an increasing number of letters from readers dealing with such problems. But during a recent trip to Oxford University, England, I noticed a bus advertisement that suggested a way to solve these dilemmas.
The bus ad read, "Now you can have the hospital you’ve always wanted". Since there’s so much debate in this country about our deteriorating hospital system, I couldn’t resist calling the number on the bus and visiting Acland Hospital.
I was surprised to find that Acland Hospital in Oxford was merely one of 45 Nuffield "private hospitals" in England. Staff added that there were hundreds of other private hospitals scattered throughout the country. Rather than being shut down by the British Labour Government, private hospitals were expanding. What a startling change from the situation in Canada!
Equally surprising, these hospitals are not just for the rich. I was advised that many labour unions now insist, as part of their contract, on employees being cared for in private hospitals. . . . .
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I totally agree. People who are for Socialized Medicine should spend some quality time in a hospital in Canada.
You forgot to say that only once they have spent time in a Canadian Hospital do they have a right to praise it . . . that is if they survive!
They most likely wouldn't make it out of the waiting room. I can just imagine it...
"I am an AMERICAN, you should be treating me BETTER!"
Liberals. You can't live with 'em, you can't kill 'em, but you can squash thier hopes and dreams in one night.
"bought a 'package' that paid for his hospital stay and the surgeon’s fee."
"an aroused community raised three million dollars and changed it into a private hospital. They now charge doctors for operating time and office space, and volunteers aid the medical staff."
I love the prepaid package idea, and the hospital being what amounts to an office building instead of being an institution with a load of employees.
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