In the Province of Alberta there has been a recent infusion of resources into the health care
system, restoring the funding on a per capita basis to the levels that existed before the …

I would presume that everyone who provides surgical care in Canada is aware of the
problems posed by restricted resources for surgical services. I have written previous …

The systems of health care delivery in the United Kingdom and the United States were
compared at the recent American College of Surgeons meeting in Chicago, Ill. The opening …

• In the past, a surgeon's primary interest concerned the art and science of surgery.
Socioeconomic issues affecting surgical practice were only of minor importance …

The nation's healthcare system is on the precipice of considerable change. To adapt to this
transformation, surgeons and other healthcare professionals will need to pay attention not …

In late 1987, I was invited to and accepted an appointment as the President and Chief
Executive Officer (CEO) of the Society of the New York Hospital. The New York Hospital …

This is an unusual topic for a surgical journal, because it concerns working less rather than
working more! It's no secret that a significant mismatch now exists between physician …

In terms of both total cost and fraction of the gross national product, the cost of health care in
the United States is considerably greater than anywhere else in the world. The reasons for …

Over the past decade general surgeons in Canada have suffered from an identity crisis and
an image problem because of the increased specialization in their field-for example, head …

Our health care system continues to undergo transformation in a context of extreme financial
pressures. New models of care delivery and financing challenge us to rethink our practices …