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Great White North
U.S. doctors offer discount surgery
2005-02-04
Up to 60% price cut for Canadians
Two Michigan surgeons are offering discounted rates to Ontario residents facing lengthy wait times for spine or brain surgeries, portraying themselves as an "alternative" to what they say is an underfunded, inefficient Canadian health care system that poorly serves some patients. Dr. Teck Soo, a Canadian neurosurgeon now practising in suburban Detroit, and his partner, American orthopedic surgeon Dr. Peter Bono, say they will cut their normal surgical rates by 50 to 60 per cent for needy Canadians, and arrange payment plans for operations guaranteed within two weeks. They also said they would operate free of charge if someone cannot pay and desperately needs the procedure. Patients would be required to stay in Providence Hospital in Southfield, where Soo is chief of neurosurgery....
Posted by:anonymous2u

#4  I have it, but don't have a place to put it. (I'm scared of what would happen if I put it on My own home site.)
Posted by: jackal   2005-02-04 5:35:02 PM  

#3  Lol, EA - I don't have that one in my collection, but I'll keep looking... I offer this in its place...
Posted by: .com   2005-02-04 2:48:18 AM  

#2  I am reminded of an old Far Side cartoon, showing a man in surgical scrubs standing outside a store front, with s sign in the window: "Frank's Neurosurgery. Today's special: The Works $500"
Posted by: Ebbavith Angang9747   2005-02-04 2:33:10 AM  

#1  Ontario plans to reinvest in MRIs, CTs
Will begin replacing aging equipment Newer, faster machines cut wait times


The Ontario health ministry is set to announce a dramatic investment in MRIs and CT scanners in an effort to update equipment and reduce long waits for scans.

Sources say the ministry is to replace about 20 out-dated CT (computed tomography) scanners and at least five magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machines.

A new MRI costs roughly $2 million, plus another $500,000 to prepare the room. CT scanners using newer technology can cost $1 million to $1.7 million, said Ray Foley, executive director of the Ontario Association of Radiologists.

The new CT scanners, to be paid for with a federal transfer payment, are much faster and are able to process an image in under a minute.

Faster machines mean more people could be treated. The Liberals are determined to cut waiting lists and have set that as the benchmark to judge their success with the health file. ...
Posted by: anonymous2u   2005-02-04 1:53:33 AM  

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