[astrosmurf]

Note that the article made no distinction between any facility having four neonatal care spaces, versus any single facility having four available.  There are several major hospital facilities in Toronto that certainly have such facilities, though they may have been full at the time these events took place.  Calgary is in the midst of a massive economic boom at the moment, and I would not be surprised to find their medical facilities strained by recent population growth.  The real estate market in that area has gone mental as people look for places to live.  I can't imagine how their social and medical services are coping.

As to comparing medical systems; the short answer is that there are benefits and drawbacks to both.  Unfortunately, the article linked by Lingster proves little more than the author's bias, and can hardly be taken at face value. 

Would the world be better without America?  The answer depends on how you set the context of the question.  For example, would the world be a better place without the election of George W. Bush?  I think so.  Would the world be a better place without the American people?  I think not. 

[Richard]

http://news.sympatico.msn.ctv.ca/TopStories/ContentPosting.aspx?feedname=CTV-TOPSTORIES_V2&showbyline=True&newsitemid=CTVNews%2f20070817%2falberta_quadruples_070817

This article is writen without an agenda!

[cpbell0033944]

We have quadruplets living near to us.  They're in their teens now.  They were looked-after very well by the NHS. 😉

Also, the anti-socialised healthcare article linked to by our dear leader only points-out that getting someone else's insurance to pay for your treatment is unfair, which of course it is.  What it does not mention (because it is by far the most equitable set-up) is the British system of National Insurance, where every taxpayer contributes during their working life via their employer.  Thus, when they need medical help, they take from a fund to which they have contributed.  In addition, the attitude here is more communl still than it seems to be in the States.  It probably comes from having had good (Clem Attlee) and bad (Jim Callaghan) Labour PMs; we're more in tune with moderate left-of-centre views than most Americans.

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