Plans to run private facility in public hospital draw some strong opposition in Alberta.
Proposals to create private wings catering mainly to American patients at some public hospitals in Alberta have attracted strong opposition. Physicians at the Leduc General Hospital near Edmonton voted unanimously against a proposal to create a private wing at their hospital. Proponents say such moves would simply provide additional funding for Canada's cash-strapped health care system.
Cairney
R
R
D000416:Alberta; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005380:Financing, Government; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations; D006757:Hospital Units / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006779:Hospitals, Public / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007860:Leasing, Property; D011332:Privatization / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011639:Public Opinion; D014481:United States / Q000208:ethnology