Elections Tommorow! - Page 4

pritchke · 06-30-2004, 03:05 PM

Sorry can't find it. It was a MacLean's piece on how one doctor in a hospital in a rural area managed to reduce staff time, and patient lineups, and waiting by using newer tools to send and receive data from test that can only be analyzed in another hospital somewhere else in the country. Thus reducing the time to diagnose and treat patients from months to hours, thus speeding up the time patients need to wait for treatments and allowing doctors to free up more of there time.

[ 06-30-2004, 03:06 PM: Message edited by: pritchke ]

06-30-2004, 03:22 PM

Interesting stuff...it has always been a curiosity to me since I started working for this company, why so many Canadians. [img]smile.gif[/img] On the other side we don't seem to have a whole lot of Mexicans.

Djinn Raffo · 06-30-2004, 03:24 PM

It could also be that they live and work there MagiK? There are over a million Canadians who live and work in the States and i'm sure they have to procure proper coverage in your neck of the woods.

Aerich · 06-30-2004, 04:53 PM

There's some things that need to be improved, specifically wait times for surgeries and diagnostics (MRIs come to mind). It's possibly quicker (but much more expensive to the individual) to get it done in the States. Canadians are also more likely than Mexicans to be able to afford it. [img]smile.gif[/img]

I'm pretty sure that there's more than 1 million Canadians living and working in the States. I've heard that the 4th largest "Canadian" city (in terms of sheer numbers) is L.A. The twin lure of California beaches and Hollywood is just too strong...

06-30-2004, 09:52 PM

Naaa everyone knows LA belongs to Mexico man.

Didn't see that Movie? Born in East LA?

Aerich · 07-01-2004, 02:46 AM

Nope, didn't see that movie - along with hundreds of others that somehow haven't fit into my schedule yet.

'Tis true, L.A. *is* part of the Mexican heartland, but there's plenty of Canucks who hold clandestine meetings to drink real beer and say "eh". [img]smile.gif[/img]

Djinn Raffo · 07-02-2004, 04:17 AM

Born in East LA is pretty funny. *sings* I was.. BORN... in EAST LA! .. I was.. BORN in EAST LA!

07-02-2004, 10:45 AM

Cheech Marin can be very funny [img]smile.gif[/img]

Edit: Is it politicly correct to laugh at Cheech's ethnic comedy? Thats a stumper.

[ 07-02-2004, 10:46 AM: Message edited by: MagiK ]

06-30-2004, 04:53 PM	#34
Aerich Lord Ao Join Date: May 27, 2004 Location: Canada Age: 44 Posts: 2,061	There's some things that need to be improved, specifically wait times for surgeries and diagnostics (MRIs come to mind). It's possibly quicker (but much more expensive to the individual) to get it done in the States. Canadians are also more likely than Mexicans to be able to afford it. [img]smile.gif[/img] I'm pretty sure that there's more than 1 million Canadians living and working in the States. I've heard that the 4th largest "Canadian" city (in terms of sheer numbers) is L.A. The twin lure of California beaches and Hollywood is just too strong... __________________ Where there is a great deal of free speech, there is always a certain amount of foolish speech. - Winston S. Churchill

07-01-2004, 02:46 AM	#36
Aerich Lord Ao Join Date: May 27, 2004 Location: Canada Age: 44 Posts: 2,061	Nope, didn't see that movie - along with hundreds of others that somehow haven't fit into my schedule yet. 'Tis true, L.A. is part of the Mexican heartland, but there's plenty of Canucks who hold clandestine meetings to drink real beer and say "eh". [img]smile.gif[/img] __________________ Where there is a great deal of free speech, there is always a certain amount of foolish speech. - Winston S. Churchill

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
The Iraqi Elections	shamrock_uk	General Discussion	9	02-03-2005 04:43 PM
Presidential Elections (US)	Dreamer128	General Discussion	5	11-06-2003 03:50 PM
Presidential Elections	Night Stalker	General Conversation Archives (11/2000 - 01/2005)	3	01-10-2003 05:18 PM
Turkish Elections...	Timber Loftis	General Conversation Archives (11/2000 - 01/2005)	2	11-04-2002 01:47 PM
Back to School Tommorow...	LennonCook	General Conversation Archives (11/2000 - 01/2005)	9	10-15-2002 05:03 AM

06-30-2004, 03:05 PM	#31
pritchke Bastet - Egyptian Cat Goddess Join Date: September 5, 2001 Location: Calgary, AB Age: 50 Posts: 3,491	Sorry can't find it. It was a MacLean's piece on how one doctor in a hospital in a rural area managed to reduce staff time, and patient lineups, and waiting by using newer tools to send and receive data from test that can only be analyzed in another hospital somewhere else in the country. Thus reducing the time to diagnose and treat patients from months to hours, thus speeding up the time patients need to wait for treatments and allowing doctors to free up more of there time. [ 06-30-2004, 03:06 PM: Message edited by: pritchke ]

06-30-2004, 03:22 PM	#32
MagiK Guest Posts: n/a	Interesting stuff...it has always been a curiosity to me since I started working for this company, why so many Canadians. [img]smile.gif[/img] On the other side we don't seem to have a whole lot of Mexicans.

06-30-2004, 03:24 PM	#33
Djinn Raffo Ra Join Date: March 11, 2001 Location: Ant Hill Age: 50 Posts: 2,397	It could also be that they live and work there MagiK? There are over a million Canadians who live and work in the States and i'm sure they have to procure proper coverage in your neck of the woods.

06-30-2004, 09:52 PM	#35
MagiK Guest Posts: n/a	Naaa everyone knows LA belongs to Mexico man. Didn't see that Movie? Born in East LA?

07-02-2004, 04:17 AM	#37
Djinn Raffo Ra Join Date: March 11, 2001 Location: Ant Hill Age: 50 Posts: 2,397	Born in East LA is pretty funny. sings I was.. BORN... in EAST LA! .. I was.. BORN in EAST LA!

07-02-2004, 10:45 AM	#38
MagiK Guest Posts: n/a	Cheech Marin can be very funny [img]smile.gif[/img] Edit: Is it politicly correct to laugh at Cheech's ethnic comedy? Thats a stumper. [ 07-02-2004, 10:46 AM: Message edited by: MagiK ]

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)