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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
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<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> hollis
[mailto:hollis@omniport.net] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, June 16, 2006 </span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>9:33 AM</span></font><font
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<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Health Care</span></font></p>
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<p><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-weight:bold'> Two patients limp into two different
medical clinics with the same complaint.</span></font></b> <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'> Both have trouble
walking and appear to require a hip replacement. The first</span></b> <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'> patient is examined
within the hour, is x-rayed the same day and has a time</span></b> <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'> booked for surgery
the following week.</span></b> </p>
<p><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-weight:bold'> The second sees his family doctor
after waiting a week for an appointment,</span></font></b> <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'> then waits eighteen
weeks to see a specialist, then gets an x-ray, which isn't</span></b> <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'> reviewed for another
month and finally has his surgery scheduled for a year</span></b> <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'> from then.</span></b>
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<p><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-weight:bold'> Why the different treatment for the
two patients?</span></font></b> </p>
<p><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-weight:bold'> The first is a Golden Retriever. The
second is a Senior Citizen.</span></font></b> </p>
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