Anyone reading the headlines in Canada’s mainstream media outlets could be understandably upset about the state of Canada’s government-funded healthcare system.
A Globe and Mail Analysis describes:
The rough state of emergency care.
In many provinces’ hospitals, wait times stubbornly refuse to come down to pre-pandemic levels – and others gave out no data about how they’re faring.
WHILE
A Survey reported in the National Post describes “What the family doctor shortage looks like in Canada.
National survey conducted in 2022–2023 found close to one-in-five Canadian adults do not have access to a family doctor.” EDITOR’S NOTE – it’s actually closer to one in seven.
AND
The CBC tells us: “When the only walk-in clinic in St.
Thomas closed, patients experienced doctor shortage first-hand.”
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