Wait-list weary Canadians seek treatment abroad. medicale canadienne

摘要

A Canadian company that arranges cardiac, orthopedic and cosmetic surgery in India, France and other countries says wait lists at home are driving Canadians' demand for its services. MedSoIution.com has fielded 2500 inquiries from Canadians interested in private cardiac and joint replacement surgery since it began operating in late 2005, says John Knox, spokesman for the Burnaby, BC-based company. So-called "medical tourism" is a well-established industry in Asia and the UK, but companies promoting it in Canada are relatively new. No statistics on the total number of patients are available.