Our bicentennial celebration

[shmike]

Originally Posted by Papa_Complex

You just have to understand the system, as with any bureaucracy. The last time I broke my collarbone I waited until the next day then walked into the emergency at St. Michael's Hospital, a two minute walk from my desk here at work, because I knew that two of the best orthropods in the country work there and, specifically, had done a study on plating collarbone breaks there.

I was scheduled to see one of them just two days after I walked into emergency.

Seems like the normal wait time up there.

My uncle only had to wait 2 (business) days to get someone to see him after his heart attack.

I mean; why should you get to see a heart specialist on Family Day just because you almost died, right?

[Papa_Complex]

Originally Posted by shmike

Seems like the normal wait time up there.

My uncle only had to wait 2 (business) days to get someone to see him after his heart attack.

I mean; why should you get to see a heart specialist on Family Day just because you almost died, right?

Don't get me started on "Family Day"

You get to see a capable generalist rather quickly, in such cases. Specialists are heavily booked, so it might take a day or two. If you're misdiagnosed, as in the case of Trip's father, then your generalist becomes a roadblock rather than an advocate.

In my case my injury was relatively minor, and easily diagnosed, so I knew that I would be seeing one of the best guys in the country in short order.