FuturePlasticSurgeon Posted August 2, 2019 Report Share Posted August 2, 2019 how does it work? do they tell patients to wait until next year for the operation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ploughboy Posted August 3, 2019 Report Share Posted August 3, 2019 The hospital lets the surgeons tell the patients they'll have to wait... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenStan Posted August 3, 2019 Report Share Posted August 3, 2019 You get bumped. Say you've got 4 ortho surgeries slated and then a pacemaker surg absolutely needs to be done. Well your non-urgent ortho surgery gets pushed down the line. So you have to wait another day or so to be operated on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NLengr Posted August 3, 2019 Report Share Posted August 3, 2019 On 8/2/2019 at 4:42 PM, FuturePlasticSurgeon said: how does it work? do they tell patients to wait until next year for the operation? Your day just gets cancelled. Administration is nice enough to let you (or your secretary usually) tell the patient they will have to be moved later. You also get to bear the brunt of the patient's anger. For the record, when stuff like this happens and patients complain to me, I tell them they are right to be pissed. I encourage them to call the hospital board and their provincial political representative and complain. Edict 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aetherus Posted August 3, 2019 Report Share Posted August 3, 2019 There is also an allotment for elective surgeries in most provinces. This means there is a certain Cataract Allotment for the region, or a certain hip replacement allotment etc. The only reason for these caps is that it is an easy way to limit cost for elective surgeries in the system. However, in my opinion, it is a very narrow view as the government is only looking at the savings from not doing the surgery but does not look at the strain on the system it puts elsewhere as these people wait for their surgery. Essentially, for most surgical waitlist, the limiting reagent is not the surgeon but the lack of resources surrounding them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la marzocco Posted August 3, 2019 Report Share Posted August 3, 2019 5 minutes ago, Aetherus said: Essentially, for most surgical waitlist, the limiting reagent is not the surgeon but the lack of resources surrounding him. Surrounding the surgeon period. Let’s be cognizant of implicit gender biases. thesupreme, polarbear123, Maggie19 and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrouchoMarx Posted August 3, 2019 Report Share Posted August 3, 2019 13 minutes ago, la marzocco said: Surrounding the surgeon period. Let’s be cognizant of implicit gender biases. o_0 QuestionsAbound 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aetherus Posted August 3, 2019 Report Share Posted August 3, 2019 51 minutes ago, la marzocco said: Surrounding the surgeon period. Let’s be cognizant of implicit gender biases. Updated my comment to reflect this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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