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Copeman Healthcare Centre
Categories: Health and Medical Physical Therapy Health and Medical Doctors Health and Medical Medical Clinics Physical Therapy, Doctors, Medical Clinics [Edit]
628 12 Ave SWSte 400
Calgary, AB T2R
(403) 270-2273
- Hours:
Mon-Fri 7:30 am - 5 pm
- By Appointment Only:
- Yes
One review for Copeman Healthcare Centre
1 review in English
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Review from Lucky M.
Calgary, AB
10/23/2010
Yes, this is controversial for some.
I support universal health care, but don't quite understand why it should come at a universal low standard. My dentist calls me every 4 months for a cleaning or checkup. When was the last time I had a blood test.?... 10 years!
I know many have adequate medical care through established family practices via standard health care, but some don't. I did not. I think I knew something was not right and when I couldn't arrange a standard medical exam through my MD (after 1 year of trying and two misconnects) then I signed up for Copeman.
After the intake questions and battery of exams and tests, it was found that essentially everything was off the charts. I was actually in pretty bad shape. Fortunately things were found early enough, I received some expert advice, and was able to get some lifestyle choices turned around before it was too late.
The actual facility is centrally located, has easy off-street parking with nice (modern and clean!) offices and waiting room. There are nutritionists, physiotherapists, exercise kinesiologists, nurses, lab staff and counsellors available, but most importantly, physicians who actually take their hand off of the door handle when they talk to you.
For lab tests, samples are all taken on site.
This is the way health care should be. It is not luxurious, unless you compare it to the standard squalid waiting rooms at physicians' offices, usually located in dilapidated medical buildings with antique furnishings and equipment from the 60s.
How we have come to accept the current state as acceptable is bewildering to me.
While I feel a twinge of liberal guilt about the whole thing, this is a complicated issue with no easy answers. I was not willing to die waiting for politicians and government to figure it out.
At $4K/ first year and $2.5K/year following (there are also family plans), it is certainly not for everyone.
I am a supporter, and while this kind of service is not the answer to our current delivery problems, it just might be part of the solution.
