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O'Sullivan shares his experience of being a patient and observing things in the emergency room. He states that an elderly man shuffled down the grimy hallway into the examination room directly opposite of where he was sitting. The man had a large gauze pack inserted in his nose. He comments tha...

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Published inCanadian family physician Vol. 69; no. 1; pp. 47 - 48
Main Author O'Sullivan, Rory
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Canada College of Family Physicians of Canada 01.01.2023
Subjects
Emergency medical care
Health care
Patient satisfaction
Patients
Quality of care
Canada
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Summary:O'Sullivan shares his experience of being a patient and observing things in the emergency room. He states that an elderly man shuffled down the grimy hallway into the examination room directly opposite of where he was sitting. The man had a large gauze pack inserted in his nose. He comments that he marveled at how the man and his daughter have navigated the Swiss cheese that is the Canadian health system. Rushed, brisk, fragmented, unsatisfying.
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ISSN:0008-350X
1715-5258
DOI:10.46747/cfp.690147