Vancouver -- The family of a 22-year old woman who died at a British Columbia hospital threatened legal action yesterday in an attempt to show that emergency-room staff failed to properly respond when an uncle rushed in, frantically asking for help.
Single mother Jessica Peace was in the back seat of the car when Jim Roberts pulled into the emergency driveway of Peace Arch Hospital in White Rock, outside Vancouver, two weeks ago. She had stopped breathing moments before.
Mr. Roberts asked for help. Hospital staff called 911 for paramedics to bring Ms. Peace into the hospital. "I believe if I had gotten help immediately when I pulled up, she would still be alive," he said yesterday.
Socialized medicine. What Democrats euphemistically call "universal healthcare." Its what is likely responsible for that poor woman's death. Its also part of John Kerry's platform for getting himself elected.
We do not need the people responsible for the "quality service" U.S. Post Office in charge of our hospitals too. What this country does not need is more bureaucracy.