Dec 16: Dr. Kathleen Ross, Millions of Canadians Have No Primary Care (Family) Physician

Roy Green Show

English - December 16, 2023 22:15 - 17 minutes - ★★★★ - 3 ratings
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Canadian healthcare. - 6.5 million Canadians, out of a population of 40 million, have no primary care (family) physician (up from 5 million).
I had the good fortune of benefitting from the personal dedication of Canadian healthcare professionals while hospitalized earlier this year. Likely a story repeated across this nation. Nevertheless, there remain hundreds of thousands of delayed surgical procedures, as well as treatment for illnesses including cancers and cardiac concerns with patients on lengthy wait lists. What were the greatest challenges, as well as healthcare achievements of 2023 and what is absolutely most necessary to markedly improve healthcare delivery in 2024?
Guest: Dr. Kathleen Ross. Family physician in Coquitlam and New Westminster, B.C. and President of Canadian Medical Association.
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Canadian healthcare. - 6.5 million Canadians, out of a population of 40 million, have no primary care (family) physician (up from 5 million).

I had the good fortune of benefitting from the personal dedication of Canadian healthcare professionals while hospitalized earlier this year. Likely a story repeated across this nation. Nevertheless, there remain hundreds of thousands of delayed surgical procedures, as well as treatment for illnesses including cancers and cardiac concerns with patients on lengthy wait lists. What were the greatest challenges, as well as healthcare achievements of 2023 and what is absolutely most necessary to markedly improve healthcare delivery in 2024?

Guest: Dr. Kathleen Ross. Family physician in Coquitlam and New Westminster, B.C. and President of Canadian Medical Association.

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