Edmonton ER death strikes fear in Medicine Hat man waiting for neurosurgical evaluation
  • 153 points Ok-Anywhere-1807

    THEN DONT VOTE UCP

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    83 points HugsNotPlugs

    This man is an avid and vocal UCP Supporter and has been for years.

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    35 points Shadow_Ban_Bytes

    Perhaps he can then call up his MLA (Sturmbanfuhrer Smith) and ask for a hug ...

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    -5 points Represent403

    She is not my MLA.

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    -4 points Represent403

    I am not.

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    5 points HugsNotPlugs

    Since when?

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    -45 points Shmeeking1

    Right. Such problems don't occur in NDP BC... /s

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    40 points FB_Rufio

    Our healthcare in AB was top class in 2018 and the NDP were building another hospital. Wild what's happened since then.

    I don't give two shits about other provinces parties. The UCP is actively fucking things up here.

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    -22 points Shmeeking1

    Healthcare is in crisis across the entire country right now. My point being that this isn't an issue facing only specific political parties in specific provinces.

    As boomers continue to age, this issue will only get worse with time.

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    21 points CoffeBrain

    Fuck that logic. The Conservatives have been in power for more than 30 years in this province. They should have prepared our healthcare system for this. You can't just excuse what they did because it's happening to other provinces.

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    -4 points Shmeeking1

    The NDP has been in power in BC for almost 9 years, now. Healthcare has worsened, not improved.

    Goes to show that this isn't the result of any one political party or ideology. Large population growth in conjuction with an aging population will do things like this, but go ahead, keep the partisan blinders on. 👍

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    16 points CoffeBrain

    LOL BC NDP's 9 fucking years is nothing compared to AB's Conservatives'. And it sucks for them but I care about AB's healthcare more because I live here, not in BC. I will hold those who have been in charge here accountable, unlike you.

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    17 points KhausTO

    and this attitude right here is exactly why we are in the position we are in. Thanks for being an enabler.

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    -13 points Shmeeking1

    Go ahead, continue to ignore inconvenient truths. That will surely solve the healthcare crisis!

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    14 points KhausTO

    go ahead and dismiss the problems we have because "they are everywhere" rather than actually try to make things better.

    You don't want improvement, you don't want to hold anyone accountable, you just want to wait for it to get worse.

    that will surely solve the healthcare crisis.

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    13 points ben9187

    The UCP literally cancelled the hospital the NDP started in Edmonton. Edmonton has doubled in size since they last got a hospital.

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    3 points soy_bean

    And the superlab

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    1 points def-jam

    Don’t investigate the stories of hospitals in Red Deer or Grande Prairie. It will break your heart

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  • 38 points Sea-Cartographer-796

    Pretty sure it strikes fear into all of us.

    This government has to go. With the wealth Alberta has our healthcare system should be gold fucking plated.

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  • 49 points Unicorn_Puppy

    I’m terrified of getting like something that needs an emergency life saving surgery and dying from sepsis waiting for the life saving emergency surgery or operation you’d need to get to save you from death. Our lives clearly mean fuck all to the UCP anyday after election day.

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    8 points billymumfreydownfall

    Well, don't be terrified right now, that's not a way to live life, but do know it's a real possibility if you end up in an emergency situation.

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    6 points MuscleManRyan

    As horrible as it feels to say, I’m glad my father passed before the UCP finished stripping down healthcare for their own gain. I don’t even want to imagine how bad the experience would be now

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  • 55 points Low_Dress9213

    This is what Alberta voted for……..

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    -47 points Max20151981

    Yet these kinds of things happen all over the country....

    Edit: its really frightening how ignorant some of you are at dealing with reality.

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    21 points exotics

    The UCP did just cancel the construction of a new hospital in south Edmonton.

    Edit. Spelling

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    4 points eeyores_gloom1785

    The construction too!

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    0 points exotics

    Whoops thanks

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    16 points Isaiah_The_Bun

    lol bad bot, you are incorrect

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    -12 points Max20151981

    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ont-teen-death-1.7616220

    Maybe next time to be an ignorant twat...

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    -2 points Iceman411q

    He is not incorrect

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    -12 points Max20151981

    Nice job on deleting your other post....

    At least once a year on average someone dies in a Canadian ER waiting to be treated, look at the statistics if you dont believe me.

    I know your objectively bias little peanut of a brain can't wrap your head around the idea that bad heathcare isn't something exclusive to the AHS, in fact looking at the statistics Alberta's Heathcare is pretty much on par with the nathonal average.

    Oh look another one

    https://www.stalbertgazette.com/health/family-of-new-brunswick-man-who-died-in-hospital-emergency-room-settles-lawsuit-11485055

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    6 points graison

    Are there?

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    1 points def-jam

    And it’s especially bad where the Cons are in power. See AB & ON.

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    0 points eeyores_gloom1785

    Oh yeah? Can we get some examples?

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    2 points Max20151981

    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ont-teen-death-1.7616220

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    0 points Shmeeking1

    Add to that the wait times in emergency rooms that have killed in BC in the past few years, emergency room closures that are putting people at risk, doctors shortages, etc.

    National issue, indeed; not province specific.

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    2 points Max20151981

    Exactly, this is a national crisis. I have my issues with the UCP as much as the next person but a lot of these folks need to pull their heads out of their asses and come back down to reality, especially when it comes to heathcare.

    The crazy thing is Alberta is pretty much on par with the rest of the country when it comes to heathcare, not that that's something to brag about.

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  • 10 points Tbastin69

    I still don't know why this province keeps on voting UCP forever!!

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    6 points Junior_Bison_3122

    Fear. The UCP manufactures a boogie man, tells uneducated masses that the boogie man is the source of their problems and in the mass hysteria people vote against their own self interest. 

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  • 29 points Ok-Anywhere-1807

    I just had a 36 year old friend die of cancer waiting to see an oncologist.

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    22 points DVariant

    Danielle Smith: “When you think about everything that built up before you got to Stage 4 and that diagnosis, that's completely within your control and there's something you can do about that that is different”

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    5 points toucanflu

    Ugh that's tough. What type of cancer did he have?

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    6 points billymumfreydownfall

    36!!! What a tragedy. Im so sorry.

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    2 points Ok-Anywhere-1807

    She had two small children. She went to er complaining of extreme abdominal pain and blood in her urine they told her to go home and stop wasting thier time went to her gp and died waiting to see an oncologist. She went to er in June she just passed.

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    2 points billymumfreydownfall

    That is awful. Im so sorry.

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  • 18 points Loweffort2025

    Hows that UCP health care going

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  • 16 points Anyawnomous

    Wake up UCP voters. Most of you will need healthcare sooner than later!

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  • 21 points exotics

    Remind people that the UCP did cancel the constitution of a new hospital in south Edmonton.

    “We” voted for this.

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    1 points [deleted]

    [deleted]

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    7 points exotics

    This sub is Alberta not specifically Edmonton so that’s why I said “we”

    I certainly didn’t

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  • 3 points eribas117

    Man who tries to advocate for separation from Canada…. Worried won’t receive medical benefit his party is actively trying to make private on a provincial level. Maybe he should go to the UsA to get a taste of over priced medical care?

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  • 5 points tiferrobin

    I hope more people come forward to shame this govt. Many people don’t know because they are in a bubble and don’t read or watch the news.

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  • 3 points No_Function_7479

    Many non-UPC voters are also suffering, so much depends on the riding you live in, your individual vote can rarely turn the tide

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  • 2 points DVariant

    More people are starting to turning into Walter Whites at this rate

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  • 1 points Ravenous_Rhinoceros

    I hate to be a negative Nancy about this but those who voted for this doesn't care. More or less, because it's a PoC, it no sweat off of their backs. Some MAGA jerks might think this is a good thing.

    The majority of Alberta voted for this, they'll vote for it again.

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