Wednesday, September 15, 2004
Talk to the hand about healthcare, 'cause the face don't wanna hear it
I'm getting pretty sick of hearing about healthcare in this country. Let's fix healthcare (for a generation, no less). Let's fix waiting times in emergency rooms. Let's find everybody a family doctor. Let's not privatize healthcare, 'cause that's just wrong. Blah, blah, blah...
Yeah, whatever. Right now, the federal blowhards and the provincial screw-ups are meeting to discuss fixing healthcare for a generation, which is a feat that the rest of the country knows they're not capable of. Enough already. Healthcare is in the state it's in because of the abuse that it takes from those who leech off the system. And frankly, privatizing bits and pieces of it isn't going to hurt it ... although I'm sure I'm in the minority with that opinion (or so it seems).
I don't really take advantage of the healthcare system. I kind of have a family doctor, but I haven't seen him in years. I'm probably behind on my shots (that makes me sound like a dog that needs to see the vet). However, I don't get sick all that often. When I do get sick, I hit up one of the local walk-in clinics, which I'm a big fan of. I've yet to wait more than forty minutes to see a doctor in a clinic, and then they're quick to get me out the door.
Only when I'm in serious pain or I'm truly broken do I go to the emergency room. After all, the name of the place says it all: It's for emergencies only. However, you can see people walk in whining about a minor headache or a sniffle. Oh, for crying out loud! These people should pop a couple of Tylenol, drink some O.J. and get some rest instead of clogging up hospital waiting rooms.
But as Jacquie would say, I'm "narrow-minded" and "opinionated" and "frustrating." :P
Yeah, whatever. Right now, the federal blowhards and the provincial screw-ups are meeting to discuss fixing healthcare for a generation, which is a feat that the rest of the country knows they're not capable of. Enough already. Healthcare is in the state it's in because of the abuse that it takes from those who leech off the system. And frankly, privatizing bits and pieces of it isn't going to hurt it ... although I'm sure I'm in the minority with that opinion (or so it seems).
I don't really take advantage of the healthcare system. I kind of have a family doctor, but I haven't seen him in years. I'm probably behind on my shots (that makes me sound like a dog that needs to see the vet). However, I don't get sick all that often. When I do get sick, I hit up one of the local walk-in clinics, which I'm a big fan of. I've yet to wait more than forty minutes to see a doctor in a clinic, and then they're quick to get me out the door.
Only when I'm in serious pain or I'm truly broken do I go to the emergency room. After all, the name of the place says it all: It's for emergencies only. However, you can see people walk in whining about a minor headache or a sniffle. Oh, for crying out loud! These people should pop a couple of Tylenol, drink some O.J. and get some rest instead of clogging up hospital waiting rooms.
But as Jacquie would say, I'm "narrow-minded" and "opinionated" and "frustrating." :P
// posted by Chris @ 9:18 AM 
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