Egli: Two nights in hospital showed me we need to do better for or health-care system

Egli: Two nights in hospital showed me we need to do better for our health-care system

Recently, I had a medical misadventure. I ended up in the emergency room of the Civic campus of The Ottawa Hospital at 6:30 a.m. after a very painful weekend. I had been recovering from a surgery to address a longstanding stomach issue. Unknown to me at the time, another stomach issue was brewing that caused me significant pain and, it turned out, internal bleeding.

Egli: Two nights in hospital showed me we need to do better for or health-care system

Recently, I had a medical misadventure. I ended up in the emergency room of the Civic campus of The Ottawa Hospital at 6:30 a.m. after a very painful weekend. I had been recovering from a surgery to address a longstanding stomach issue. Unknown to me at the time, another stomach issue was brewing that caused me significant pain and, it turned out, internal bleeding.

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