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My fight for Canadian healthcare : a thirty-year battle to put patients first Cover Image Book Book

My fight for Canadian healthcare : a thirty-year battle to put patients first / Brian Day.

Day, Brian, 1947- (author.).

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"On July 15, 2022, the British Columbia Court of Appeal ruled that patients in BC were suffering, and many risked dying, as a result of delayed access to care. The ruling included a conclusion that the delays were caused by planned and deliberate government strategies to limit resources and capacity. Despite that, they upheld laws that cause patients to die. Their rationale was that allowing non-government options, which is something every other country on the planet allows, might negatively impact our existing, grossly underperforming, health system. Canada is currently ranked 10th out of 10 universal health systems in highly developed countries. The Appeal Court made its decision despite an admission that the trial data "represents real people, with real pain, a real setbacks, and real risk of dying prematurely" and that "waiting inherently carries the risk of death." This book traces a personal journey through a Canadian health system that has reached the point of imposing serious harm on patients. Governments have stubbornly adhered to principles developed over 60 years ago. Medicare was supposed to act as a safety net. Instead, it has become a trap in which patients are forced to suffer. Wole Soyinka, the 1986 Nobel Prize winner for literature, once stated: "Books and all forms of writing have always been objects of terror to those who seek to suppress the truth." While this book may not strike terror in those who have opposed me over the years, I hope it will at least promote guilt in the hearts of those who fought us in the courtroom, many of whom have benefitted from their own extensive use of private clinics, including ours"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781990823442 (trade paperback)
  • Physical Description: x, 430 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: Toronto, ON : Sutherland House Books, 2025.

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Subject: Clinics > Canada.
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  • Independent Publishing Group

    In 1995, Vancouver orthopaedic surgeon Dr. Brian Day opened the Cambie Surgery Centre, a private surgical clinic that provided patients with more timely care than could be found amid the lengthening wait lists of Canada’s public healthcare system.

    Cambie grew to accommodate surgical and procedural specialists performing procedures on up to 5,000 patients per year. It became the busiest private multi-specialty hospital in Canada.

    Cambie later became a target of the British Columbia government, which, despite referring patients to reduce its own costs and wait lists, sought to shut it down for operating in violation of the Medicare Protection Act. This triggered a legal battle that lasted over 13 years.

    My Fight for Canadian Healthcare is Dr. Day’s personal journey through a failing healthcare system that has deviated far from its intended purpose, ensnaring patients in long cycles of waiting and suffering. It lays bare the incongruity of Canadian governments holding fast to principles established six decades ago in the face of mounting evidence of patient harm. This book makes a powerful case for a complete rethink of how we deliver healthcare in the twenty-first century.

  • Perseus Publishing

    In 1995, Vancouver orthopaedic surgeon Dr. Brian Day opened the Cambie Surgery Centre, a private surgical clinic that provided patients with more timely care than could be found amid the lengthening wait lists of Canada’s public healthcare system. 

    Cambie grew to accommodate surgical and procedural specialists performing procedures on up to 5,000 patients per year. It became the busiest private multi-specialty hospital in Canada.  

    Cambie later became a target of the British Columbia government, which, despite referring patients to reduce its own costs and wait lists, sought to shut it down for operating in violation of the Medicare Protection Act. This triggered a legal battle that lasted over 13 years.  

    My Fight for Canadian Healthcare is Dr. Day’s personal journey through a failing healthcare system that has deviated far from its intended purpose, ensnaring patients in long cycles of waiting and suffering. It lays bare the incongruity of Canadian governments holding fast to principles established six decades ago in the face of mounting evidence of patient harm. This book makes a powerful case for a complete rethink of how we deliver healthcare in the twenty-first century.

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