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Another anecdote to illustrate the so called 'Canadian' experience:
On March 30, my father felt dizzy, and started to vomit a 3 am (he is 77). My nephew drove him to Mt Sinai (toronto) ER. He was put into an examination room under observation until 3 pm. After blood work, Ultrasounds, and an MRI (all before 3 pm) he was admitted to the general patient floor, because there was no obvious problem identified. From March 31 to April 8 he remained under observation, and received a catscan, another MRI, more ultrasounds and extensive blood work. Most of this was performed with the assistance of the th Chinese translation service that Mt Sinai has.
He was released after they identified that his type 2 diabetes has progressed to the point where his diet was causing major problems with balance, and a GI bleed. He is now home, and gaining back his strength, but i wanted to relay what is probably a common older person situation nowadays.
His medication load has almost doubled, and since he is elderly, the gov't covers the cost. Also, there was no cost for the semiprivate room for the duration of his stay.
Kudos to Mt sinai for their wonderful service and professionalism.
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