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Alberta premier reveals plans to transfer hospitals away from AHS
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I’m sure this privatization thing will go swimmingly.
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Alberta premier reveals plans to transfer hospitals away from AHS
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I’m sure this privatization thing will go swimmingly.
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Alberta premier reveals plans to transfer hospitals away from AHS
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I’m sure this privatization thing will go swimmingly.
Cynical take: yet - wait for it.It doesn’t read like privatization, to me.
Covenant Health apparently reports to the Bishops of Alberta, so it would be a non-profit like a LOT of religious-run non-profit health care across Canada.... Catholic Health Services are not for profit and they have operated in the health care space for decades.
And not just with a .22, for sure.AHS is getting a warning shot across the bow.
I've never had a bad experience with the MB healthcare system, however I know the horror stories exist. Here there are private operators (mostly the Catholic Church with our second largest hospital St Boniface and a smaller local hospital, the Misericordia) but they're funded by the government and its kinda like a weird mixed system. Seems to work here in middle of the road MB, St B is one of the best hospitals in the West and Misericordia is positioning itself to be the premier eye centre in Canada. Part of that seems to stem from a modicum of independence from the central health authority.People hold up public healthcare as some mythical talisman.
Is anyone, anywhere in Canada really happy with their public healthcare system?
I not saying to sell the whole thing to Merck.
I would like to see some experimentation in this space.
What happened? It seems kinda like a blink and you miss it collapse, however it's not like I was paying too much attention a couple provinces away. You'd like being the richest per capita province in the country the healthcare system would reflect that.Honestly the Alberta health care system is a mess so anything they can do to make it better is worth a try.
The Alberta system has been slowly dismantling over the years, but I'll take the current Alberta system over whatever they have disguised as healthcare in Quebec currently.Honestly the Alberta health care system is a mess so anything they can do to make it better is worth a try.
There is a reason so many west Quebec residents come here to Ottawa for healthcare. Not that Ontario is doing anything better than anyone else.The Alberta system has been slowly dismantling over the years, but I'll take the current Alberta system over whatever they have disguised as healthcare in Quebec currently.
I was at the Misericordia (aka The miz) for cataract surgery recently. Pretty good place.I've never had a bad experience with the MB healthcare system, however I know the horror stories exist. Here there are private operators (mostly the Catholic Church with our second largest hospital St Boniface and a smaller local hospital, the Misericordia) but they're funded by the government and its kinda like a weird mixed system. Seems to work here in middle of the road MB, St B is one of the best hospitals in the West and Misericordia is positioning itself to be the premier eye centre in Canada. Part of that seems to stem from a modicum of independence from the central health authority.
It's showing its age but if the Miz can get their plan off the ground, it'll be an amazing asset for Western Canada. I think they're still raising funds for the redevelopment plan. I'll link it for anyone interested.I was at the Misericordia (aka The miz) for cataract surgery recently. Pretty good place.
it seems that all health services believe in the bigger is better notion. In Ontario almost all of the smaller hospitals have been shut down and all services moved to centralized locations which may or may not be close at hand. Your family doctor has been replaced by a clinic. Our closest hospital is 25 minutes away if you are in a hurry. If it wasn't for the heroics of the 911 crowd the death rate would be significantly higherIt's showing its age but if the Miz can get their plan off the ground, it'll be an amazing asset for Western Canada. I think they're still raising funds for the redevelopment plan. I'll link it for anyone interested.
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2022-26 Strategic Plan - Misericordia Health Centre
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I tend to agree that that is a negative however Winnipeg was a weird one since it had a ton of hospitals from the times of pre-unicity, the neighbourhood hospitals used to the the hospital of an independent city. In a city that takes 45 mins to drive from the extreme East to extreme West in normal traffic, we probably didn't need 7 emergs. For example, the Miz doesn't need to be an emerg because it's a mile from HSC and less than 2 miles from St. B, both national class tertiary hospitals.it seems that all health services believe in the bigger is better notion. In Ontario almost all of the smaller hospitals have been shut down and all services moved to centralized locations which may or may not be close at hand. Your family doctor has been replaced by a clinic. Our closest hospital is 25 minutes away if you are in a hurry. If it wasn't for the heroics of the 911 crowd the death rate would be significantly higher
Every province is screwed and has been since federal health transfers have decreased in a relative to service manner over successive federal governments. Everyone likes to slag their own province, but in partial defence to Qc, if I’m not happy with the wait for Ont provided imaging, I can hop the Interprovincial Bridge to Gatineau and grab a $700 MRI/CT scan and bring it back to my family doctor. To be honest, I haven’t checked what a cash imaging session in Ottawa is, so maybe the same exists here?There is a reason so many west Quebec residents come here to Ottawa for healthcare. Not that Ontario is doing anything better than anyone else.
That didn't take longPeople hold up public healthcare as some mythical talisman.
People hold up public healthcare as some mythical talisman.
Is anyone, anywhere in Canada really happy with their public healthcare system?
I not saying to sell the whole thing to Merck.
I would like to see some experimentation in this space.
I think the issue is that once we have the public/private healthcare system, and the private side pays their folks more $, then naturally more healthcare specialists will go to those private companies rather than the current public hospitals, etc. So eventually, unless there is a way to gatekeep how many go private or the govt pays more (which I’m sure will happen), it will essentially become private healthcare.Agreed, I would like the option for my dependents to use private health care, and myself when I am back on civi street.