Nearly Half of Canadians Avoiding Hospitals Because of Wait Times

Nearly Half of Canadians Avoiding Hospitals Because of Wait Times
Ambulances are seen at a hospital in Toronto in a file photo. The Canadian Press/Frank Gunn
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Around 47 percent of Canadians choose to stay home rather than seek medical treatment with a doctor or hospital because of long wait times, says a new survey.

“For decades, the Canadian government and provincial governments have taken the general approach that the system isn’t working, so let’s throw more and more money at it,” Dominic Lucyk, communications director with think tank SecondStreet.org which published the study, told The Epoch Times.