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Old 05-19-2009, 02:35 PM  
strobi
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Originally Posted by lazycash View Post
While I like some parts of the Canadian healthcare system, the average wait times are nothing short of scary. In the US, I could have the above treatment all done in one week, while it would take me almost 4 months to get that done in Canada. The median wait time for a ct scan across Canada is 5 weeks and the median wait time for a mri across Canada is 10 weeks.
One week? Just wow! I had some dental work done, 1 week to see a regular doctor, 9 weeks to see a specialist, and another 5 weeks or so to do the procedure... impressive!
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