According to a friend in Canada, this surgery is available in Toronto and elsewhere. It is just his preference to have it done here. He also own a house in Florida.
On Thu, Feb 4, 2010 at 5:09 PM, Bruce Majors <[email protected]> wrote: > > > http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=2510700 > > N.L. Premier Williams set to have heart surgery in U.S. > > *Kenyon Wallace, National Post * > > > http://a123.g.akamai.net/f/123/12465/1d/www.nationalpost.com/williams_cns.jpg > Keith Gosse > > ST. JOHN'S, N.L. -- Newfoundland Premier Danny Williams will undergo > heart surgery later this week in the United States. > > Deputy premier Kathy Dunderdale confirmed the treatment at a news > conference Tuesday, but would not reveal the location of the operation > or how it would be paid for. > > "He has gone to a renowned expert in the procedure that he needs to have > done," said Ms. Dunderdale, who will become acting premier while Mr. > Williams is away for three to 12 weeks. > > "In consultation with his own doctors, he's decided to go that route." > > Mr. Williams' decision to leave Canada for the surgery has raised > eyebrows over his apparent shunning of Canada's health-care system. > > "It was never an option offered to him to have this procedure done in > this province," said Ms. Dunderdale, refusing to answer whether the > procedure could be done elsewhere in Canada. > > Mr. Williams, 59, has said nothing of his health in the media. > > "The premier has made a commitment that once he's through this procedure > and he's well enough, he's going to talk about the whole process and > share as much detail with you as he's comfortable to do at that time," > she said. > > Ms. Dunderdale wouldn't say where in the U.S. Mr. Williams is seeking > treatment. > > A popular Progressive Conservative premier, Mr. Williams has also seen > his share of controversy. During the 2008 federal election, Mr. Williams > vehemently opposed the Conservative government, launching his "Anything > But Conservative" -- which has been credited with keeping the Tories > from winning any seats in the province. > > He's also drawn criticism for his support of the seal hunt. > > ****** > > First, the National Post is a fairly good source, as far as I can tell, > for Canadian news. > > Now, three things come to the fore immediately. > - One, he is from Newfoundland/Labrador. The article makes clear that > the procedure he needed was not available in his province. This is NOT > the fault of the Canadian health care system any more than lack of a > NICU at a hospital in rural Arkansas is the fault of the entire American > health care system. Just as in the U.S., there are differences between > provinces just as there are differences between the states. > Newfoundland is poor, cash-poor especially. The province has abundant > NATURAL resources but limited economic resources. So, Premier Williams > is going where he can get the procedure he needs. In this same vein, as > the story mentioned, there is nothing stated that he could not have > gotten the procedure elsewhere in Canada....say in Ontario, Quebec or > Manitoba. Its entirely possible he could not travel the distance > necessary to Montreal or Ottawa...Boston is closer to N.L. than Montreal > I think. > > - Two, his doctors concurred with his decision. In the recent health > care debate, what was one massive sticking point for people? Ability to > choose and/or retain your own doctors. Why is it any of our business > what he and his doctors decided was best? > > - Three, I seem to remember Twirly mentioning something here once about > traveling to Montreal for procedures? Is that not equally important to > this discussion? I call it "go to where the specialists are" and its > what we would all do. > > For me, the bottom line is what I have maintained for years: Our health > care system is in need of repair. Its broken in measurable areas. We > are enslaved to third party payers and to the contracts that providers > sign with those companies. Is single-payer in our future? No. > However, if we continue to allow Anthem, Cigna, Humana, Coventry and the > rest to dictate the very terms of our health care, we WILL cede the > argument to those who want a British-style medical system. 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