Rural health care relegated to second class citizens
Terrie Welwood reports on the Burla family’s medical ordeal as Neil Burla’s heart attack prompts transfers from Roblin to Yorkton and then Winnipeg, amid gatekeeping by Winnipeg bed availability. Doctors warn rural access to specialists is shrinking, leaving patients and families to lobby politicians to obtain care in urban centers.
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Terrie Welwood
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Reg Burla
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Roblin Hospital
Tmne Inglis
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Burla
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Reg
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Len Derkach
Dave Chomiak
Reg Buria
Inglis
Andre Moolman
Russell
Tina Time
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Rene de Wet
Brandon
Saskatchewan
DeWet
Anizens
Dr. Moolman
Mla
Len
Derkach
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