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I-Argue-With-Myself OP t1_iujitph wrote

I bought a parking pass. Insanely overpriced IMO.

Story: We welcomed our first into the world not too long ago, but with a long labour for my wife, she grew tired and the baby needed to be delivered with the assistance with a vacuum. This ended up resulting in the baby being very stressed, and lots of mucus making it into her stomach and lungs. Our baby couldn't catch her breath and was essentially hyperventilating, her oxygen levels were beginning to slowly fall towards the "safe low" level so she spent her next few nights on CPAP and with an IV helping keep her hydrated and her blood sugar regulated (and whatever else the doctors and nurses needed to do).

During this time, we stayed in the paternal recovery room assigned to us by the hospital, just down the hall from the NICU. We had nurses and doctors checking in on us every 2-3 hours, bringing us food at 8am, 12 noon, and 5pm every day as well.

Everyone is at home now, happy and healthy. Mum is enjoying week 1 of her 16 month Maternity leave, and I've taken a few weeks myself.

Our little pumpkin, on the last night when the doctors said she was stable and let her stay with us in our hospital room.

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TarynLondon t1_iujjpxc wrote

Replying to I-Argue-With-Myself (#401,443)

I dont like that the hospital charges for parking, but 7.50 a day seems reasonable I guess. That's about what I pay to park at work. My local hospital charges $12 a day.

Congrats on the new addition to the family, I hope they're doing well!

-Fellow Canadian

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[deleted] t1_iujob1q wrote

How much do you all pay in taxes yearly?

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Mcshizballs t1_iujr3da wrote

Fried chicken sandwich and a beer at my local good truck

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LaughableIKR t1_iujrbpi wrote

I have friends who 'pew pew' Canada's hospitals. As a Canadian what are some of the biggest problems with the healthcare system in Canada that isn't directly a billing issue to patients?

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I-Argue-With-Myself OP t1_iujsliw wrote

Replying to LaughableIKR (#404,968)

Our governments (you can guess which parties) have tried to starve the system to bring in privatization, but if you're having an emergency (like actual emergency), you receive the best immediate care. Surgery, ICU, broken bones, baby delivery, etc, you get immediate great care. Due to budgets, the middle "non-emergency" surgeries kind of get shunned. Also, family doctors are overextended and there simply aren't enough which kind of makes a mess of things.

The longest I think I've waited for an actual emergency was years ago now when I broke my wrist and it needed to be reset. I had to wait for the surgeon to finish his previous surgery to do my wrist in an emergency. I had to sit in the ER for like, I dunno, maybe a half hour?

So, actual emergencies = great. Not so emergencies = sub par, family Doctor scheduling appointments = neglected and cumbersome

But it's all "free"

Edit: should also note, our specialists are amazing. The lineups to get in with them (again for non-emergency surgeries, think non-debilitating hip, knee, etc) are long, because we all have access to them

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I-Argue-With-Myself OP t1_iujzt7t wrote

Replying to LaughableIKR (#408,112)

Not sure how the US works but provinces are in charge of healthcare. So systems slightly vary province to province. I have friends in Ontario, BC, Quebec and Alberta who have their gripes with the systems, but overall are happy with them (I guess they're also the biggest 4 provinces lol)

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Azidihaka t1_iuk45ke wrote

They're trying to kill that as we speak.

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