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March 20, 2010
Queue at psychiatric clinic – man takes own life
Published: 5 Dec 09 08:50 CET
Online: http://www.thelocal.se/23668/20091205/
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The waiting time at Sahlgrenska University Hospital’s psychiatric clinic in Gothenburg was so long that a man in his forties who was seeking help gave up and went home, with the assistance of a close relative. Soon after the man left the house and took his own life.
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May his soul rest in peace
"Sweden has got the worst medical Arrangement in the world"
LOL
where have you been that has better medical care than Sweden FOR FREE
Anyway, once I went to the psychology clinic, was totally desperate when I arrived and found out some people have been waiting there for 9 hours. Their cases seemed terrible and after 2 hours of waiting I decided to go home. I predicted a case like this could happen any time. Let's face it, they are more interested in their fika break than in being efficient.
EDs/ERs/A&E's see people based on clinical need, not 'first in, first out'. You'll have been triaged (where a nurse or other health professional determines your clinical need) and unfortunately this mean you had to wait.
You can't possibly have a first in/first out system in the ER...
Good examples? Try to wait for an operation here. Try to have a complication during birth giving. Try to sit with a kid in the emergency room.
I saw a kid with a hole in her head and blood all over - sitting for 4 hours in the waiting room. My colleague saw a guy with a cutoff finger sitting for 2 hours in the emergency room line (periodically fainting).
My friends father was waiting for an easy operation for a year and our friend's complicated delivery caused a high-ranked committee to investigate the behavior of the hospital staff and lack of doctors' attention.
LET ME PAY for a better health care!
And FYI - you actually pay for it with your taxes...
In the States I have payed no more than $200 per month for healthcare regardless of how much I make a month. And I have never waited more than 30-40 minutes.
I do agree our system isn't perfect. There is no system that is perfect.
It has always worked out ok for me though.
And I do think it is far cheaper than the system in Sweden. And people don't give up waiting in line to go home and kill themselves.
Such a shame.
You're very wrong. Very. 200 USD per month is a LOT. I know, I am an American living in Sweden. I pay just a little more than that per YEAR for my healthcare here in Sweden. Yes, the lines are long sometimes but not terribly long. If you're an emergent case, you get bumped up. What happened here was a mistake. Let us not forget about the lady who died in an emergency room in the US last year... That was much worse than anything that's happened here. The US Healthcare system is not just "not perfect" its completely broken and useless. You're very wrong.
Bill Sargent
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Please note the pro American model commentors: USA is currently way down the list at 37th position. Sweden 23rd. France still ranked the best in the world.