At the hospital emergency department.
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At the hospital emergency department. Waiting, waiting. Sign at entrance indicates masks must be worn in the waiting room. Free surgical masks are provided (I guess in case anyone suddenly becomes a surgeon). I have my trusty 3M Aura N95 on. Elderly lady across from me happily wears her mask over her month, nose free to the wind. Sigh.
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At the hospital emergency department. Waiting, waiting. Sign at entrance indicates masks must be worn in the waiting room. Free surgical masks are provided (I guess in case anyone suddenly becomes a surgeon). I have my trusty 3M Aura N95 on. Elderly lady across from me happily wears her mask over her month, nose free to the wind. Sigh.
I'd like to add, since my last post my wife has been triaged, and has already been admitted for blood tests. I know our health system is overloaded and understaffed, but things are moving smoothly here. I'm in Ottawa, Canada, so as you'll know, this is publicly funded healthcare. No credit card is pulled from a wallet, no bankrupting invoice will appear in the mail later..... At this hospital, today, things are moving efficiently. There's less than 15 people in the waiting room, of which over half are folks supporting those here to see a doctor. Wait times ebb and flow, but today, this morning, right now, things are moving smoothly. And we are thankful.
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I'd like to add, since my last post my wife has been triaged, and has already been admitted for blood tests. I know our health system is overloaded and understaffed, but things are moving smoothly here. I'm in Ottawa, Canada, so as you'll know, this is publicly funded healthcare. No credit card is pulled from a wallet, no bankrupting invoice will appear in the mail later..... At this hospital, today, things are moving efficiently. There's less than 15 people in the waiting room, of which over half are folks supporting those here to see a doctor. Wait times ebb and flow, but today, this morning, right now, things are moving smoothly. And we are thankful.
This morning we debated whether to go to the emergency. We appreciate that not ailment warrants a visit. In fact, we debated starting yesterday. Our decision was not based on "Can we afford this?", but instead:" Does this warrant a visit?". Tingles and an intermittent, slightly elevated heart rate. Been going on for just shy of a week. But it persisted, so we decided to go.
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I'd like to add, since my last post my wife has been triaged, and has already been admitted for blood tests. I know our health system is overloaded and understaffed, but things are moving smoothly here. I'm in Ottawa, Canada, so as you'll know, this is publicly funded healthcare. No credit card is pulled from a wallet, no bankrupting invoice will appear in the mail later..... At this hospital, today, things are moving efficiently. There's less than 15 people in the waiting room, of which over half are folks supporting those here to see a doctor. Wait times ebb and flow, but today, this morning, right now, things are moving smoothly. And we are thankful.
@alexblock I hope your wife is fine and you're all back home soon. What a different experience it seems to be compared to down here in the US. People here are lied to in order to scare them away from wanting a nationalized healthcare system. Stories about Canadians dying in the ER as they wait for care. But those same scared people are afraid to even use the healthcare system for fear of it bankrupting them, which it often does. My country is a mess.
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This morning we debated whether to go to the emergency. We appreciate that not ailment warrants a visit. In fact, we debated starting yesterday. Our decision was not based on "Can we afford this?", but instead:" Does this warrant a visit?". Tingles and an intermittent, slightly elevated heart rate. Been going on for just shy of a week. But it persisted, so we decided to go.
@alexblock I hope your wife is feeling comfortable and gets some answers. Thank you for masking!
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@alexblock I hope your wife is fine and you're all back home soon. What a different experience it seems to be compared to down here in the US. People here are lied to in order to scare them away from wanting a nationalized healthcare system. Stories about Canadians dying in the ER as they wait for care. But those same scared people are afraid to even use the healthcare system for fear of it bankrupting them, which it often does. My country is a mess.
@Krumple_Footskin We have a family relation in the US. They came to visit recentl. We danced lightly around topics about the US. His teen daughter started talking about how Canada's health care system is preferable to what she sees the US. Then she started talk about Finland and how so many things are publicly funded, education, health care... Her dad, perhaps not so sure about these ideas. He comments about how only offering insured health care to people who work is better, as it rewards people for working. I ask whether this doesn't make people afraid to leave their place of work. A bit of mumbled reply to that. I left the room for a few minutes, and as I returned I overheard what seemed to me to be a genle, fatherly admonishment about these ideas, socialism, etc. So we moved on to other topics. But it was encouraging that the daughter had a different view. Let's hope the kids encourage new paths forward...
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