Editor:
From recent experience, our medical system is not in crisis, as editor Ian Jacques stated in his op-ed in the July 4 edition, rather it needs a good tune up.
On Friday, June 21, I suffered what can be best described as a heart attack.
At around 11:30 in the morning I phoned 911, suffering pains in my arms, jaw and chest, and in short order the fire department arrived as well as the paramedics. A quick assessment was made, and the ‘Advanced Life Support’ crew were summoned, and I was whisked away to Delta Hospital.
The doctors at Delta Hospital, in communication with cardiologists at Royal Columbian Hospital determined that I should be moved there, post haste.
Seventeen minutes later, around 3:30 p.m., I was at RCH and taken directly to the cardiac ward and by 5 p.m. and four stents later, I found myself recovering in my hospital room.
The system worked and thanks to the Delta Fire Department, the doctors and nurses at both Delta Hospital and RCH, who were all wonderful, I can tell my story. The alternative, well I do not want to think about that, as I do not have a good photo for the obits page!
Again, the system works and like me, it just needs a tune up.
D. M. Johnston
