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Half of Canadians avoid going to hospital because of long wait times: poll (www.ctvnews.ca)
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A new poll says long wait times lead half of Canadians to avoid seeing a doctor or going to the hospital.

The poll was conducted by Léger and commissioned by right-leaning think-tanks the Montreal Economic Institute, SecondStreet.org, and the Canadian Constitution Foundation.

The percentage of respondents who say they avoid consulting doctors because of wait times is highest among women, people over 55 and Quebecers.

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[–] 18 points 1 week ago (6 children)

Here's the actual data:

https://ontariohealth.ca/system/reporting/performance/time-spent-in-emergency-departments

Perception is not reality: 2.1 hours. This is just feeding the myth that privatization will reduce wait times.

US wait times: 2.35 hrs, then you get a $10,000 bill for a hangnail.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 week ago (5 children)

    Source?

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  • [–] 8 points 1 week ago (4 children)

    I'm going to go out on a limb and say the link gives it away.

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  • [+] -6 points 1 week ago* (3 children)

    Cool. I didn't see anything about a $10,000.00 hangnail. I must have missed it.

    Enjoy your limb. I guess that's really nice for you.

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