Gotta stop trying to type at work during down times! :)

Surely the US and Canada can agree to temporary measures that will allow the parents to cross the border, even if under embassy supervision and security, to join their child.

We already have a system where you can ask for an official letter from your countries embassy stating the need to travel rapidly in a time horizon that is shorter than that needed to get a passport done. In rush circumstances I’ve known people to get them in under 2 days if they show up to pick them up themselves. Not too bad I would say.

The author of the article skirting over the fact that Canada’s extreme rationing is at fault here is as egregious a sin of omission as you are likely to see. The rationing of care the way Canada does is one thing I fear more than anything if ObamaCare is passed as is. (and Canada does it more strictly than anyone else, private insurance is completely forbidden unlike in a country like Germany who actually has a decent in terms of budget hit ‘universal’ care system but also allows those who can afford it the opportunity to have private insurance intead…even then guess who gets the better of the care in Germany?)

Canada saves it’s money by having us protect them and when a tough medical case comes along, by healing their people. Yet the ingrates often whine anti-American slogans.

Jeff from WI on June 29, 2009 at 3:39 PM

But there are PLENTY of us up here who appreciate what the U.S. does for us (and the rest of the world). The whiners are a very vocal minority, aided and abetted by our MSM (especially the CBC), which is is even more lefty than yours.

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada is the 9th largest metro in Canada. It hardly qualifies as sparsely populated. Furthermore, the article states that they checked for an open NICU bed across the entire province and came up empty. That’s when they sent the baby across the border for treatment

Not only is Hamilton a large city, they also have a medical school there – McMaster. This is one of 5 med schools in Ontario, the most populous province. DISGRACEFUL

Single payer only allows a person to get on a list for care – not to get the care they need. Getting on a list is free! Big freaking deal.

That is why I left 30 years ago.

txdoc on June 29, 2009 at 11:39 AM

Health care is rationed here…that’s why it doesn’t serve the needs of the populace. Wait until the U.S. has rationed health care…you won’t believe the mess you will soon be in.

But don’t worry; the tame media lapdogs on the left will soon be filling the MSM with stories about government health care “successes;” you’ll feel better just reading them!

Slightly off topic: the left’s idea of “cap and trade” for energy is nothing more than energy rationing. If you think the Canadian health care system is a mess, because it is rationed, just wait until you have both rationed health care AND rationed energy!!

Not only is Hamilton a large city, they also have a medical school there – McMaster. This is one of 5 med schools in Ontario, the most populous province. DISGRACEFUL

Single payer only allows a person to get on a list for care – not to get the care they need. Getting on a list is free! Big freaking deal.

That is why I left 30 years ago.

Ann, on a side note when I was down with herniated disks and sciatiica, the fastest way to heal was and is walking in pool thirty mins a day. I hope you are well now ,but if not walking in the pool will speed your recovery up. Also helps mobility. That kind of pain can really bring you low.Good Luck.

Ann NY on June 29, 2009 at 8:18 AM

There you go, in Canada codeine is sold over the counter in many forms like 222`s . I was floored when I saw all the meds they sell in pharmacys, over the counter. It was like visiting Mexico.

On December 23, 2008 I was diagnosed, at age 45, with congenital hip dysplasia that was so advanced that it required a total hip replacement. I scheduled my surgery for February 23, 2009. Surgery was done and I was back to work by the end of April 2009.

Sometime in the past 2 years, a woman I know in England was diagnosed with the same thing at the age of 32. She needs two hip replacements. She finally got to see her 3rd consultant this past April, after waiting 3 months for the appt. They confirmed her diagnosis and surgical requirements. She now has to see yet a 4th consultant who can’t see her until August. Once that consultant confirms what the other 3 have already confirmed, she’ll be scheduled for surgery. Her approximate wait time for the procedures? 2-3 years.

Yes, years.

Living with congenital hip dysplasia is an odyssey of ever-increasing pain from degenerative arthritis as your hip joint falls apart. By the time my friend in England has her surgery, she’ll have likely been in a wheelchair for at least one year, possibly longer.

As an outsider , you think you know everything about healthcare . But to us in the front lines , you know nothing . To you, everything is abstract with fast and easy solutions . With us , that patient in bed one is reality and every decision the doctor would make , every order , everything that the nurse will do and chart have consequences , legal or otherwise . So if I were you AnninCA , why don’t you spend time working in a health care facility either a hospital or a nursing home as a floor staff . It quickly cures every health care nonsense you have in your head if you last long enough .

DinobotPrime on June 28, 2009 at 7:14 PM

*clapping*

Spent many years as an RN in critical care in an inner city hospital in a major metropolitan area on the coast.

She has no clue. 80% could be handled like Oil Changers? LMFAO.

KyMouse on June 29, 2009 at 7:30 AM

Wow, it stuns me how efficient the US system truly is in comparison to ours.

I live in BC. After my gallbladder was deemed “an emergency” – which under our system doesn’t mean it must be removed immediately, but just that the stones are mobile and may cause damage “if” the organ is not removed in a timely fashion – I waited 4 months to see a surgeon, and then 7 months for surgery.

My 19-year-old daughter is currently waiting for kidney surgery. She saw the Urologist in record time, given her age and condition, her GP pushed it, but the Urologist gave her no specific time line for when she can expect a surgery date. We do have an online “wait times” list categorized by surgery type and surgeon, but the lists aren’t accurate. For mine, it stated the wait would be 6 weeks.

Best thoughts to the Stinson’s and their baby.

I envy you for riding regularly! I took lessons as a kid and have ridden occasionally ever since, and have always loved it. Never was much good, but never got hurt either, so I guess did all right. Tickle one of those incredibly soft noses for me, please.