OB1SAM
Ohio Poker Players
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Post by OB1SAM on Dec 27, 2006 2:01:16 GMT -5
Subject: The State of Health Care The State of Health Care > > > 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. ;D ;D ;DOB1SAM/samdon
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