Patient Patient
Healthcare disparity: one
week makes one weak...
Two patients limp into two
different medical clinics with the same complaint. Both have trouble walking and
appear to require a hip replacement.
The first patient is examined within the hour, is x-rayed the same day and has a
time booked for surgery the following week.
The second sees his family doctor after waiting a week for an appointment, then
waits eight weeks to see a specialist, then gets an x-ray, which isn't reviewed
for another week, and finally has his surgery scheduled for six weeks from then.
Why the different treatment for the two patients?
The first is a Golden Retriever. The second is a Senior Citizen.