【阿尔伯塔将一些手术交给私营诊所， 以缩短患者等待时间】- 今日600國語新聞
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阿尔伯塔省政府周二宣布一项新计划
The Alberta government announced a new plan on Tuesday
在未来四年的时间里
to expand the agreement with private medical institutions
扩大与私人医疗机构的协议
over the next four years to provide funding
为其提供资金 多做8万例手术
for 80,000 more operations to reduce
以此来减少公共医疗体系中外科手术的等待时间
surgical procedures in the public health system Waiting time.
但此举被批评为是向
But the move was criticized
“美国式医疗保健”迈出了第一步
as a first step toward “American-style health care.”
省卫生厅长泰勒·尚德罗（Tyler Shandro）
The provincial health minister, Tyler Shandro,
是在卡尔加里南部的阿尔伯塔省
announced the plan at
眼科中心宣布的这一计划
the Alberta Eye Centre in southern Calgary.
他说 我们曾承诺将减少手术等待时间
He said, “We have promised to reduce the waiting time for surgery,
现在就是要兑现这一承诺
and now we are committed
使阿尔伯塔省的患者
to making Alberta’s patients
等待治疗时间成为全国最短的
the shortest waiting time in the country.
我们计划的出发点是将
The starting point of our plan
患者的需求放在意识形态之上
is to put the needs of patients in ideology Rely
依靠私人和公共合作伙伴
on private and public partners
来实现根本的系统改进
achieve fundamental system improvements.”
尚德罗指出
Shandro pointed out that
这一改革是根据《麦金农报告》中
this reform is based on the recommendations made in the McKinnon Report
提出的扩大与私营医疗机构合作的建议
to expand cooperation with private medical institutions.
他说 政府希望成为第一个在膝关节
He said the government wants to be the first province
髋关节置换术和白内障手术
to meet national standards in terms of waiting time
等待时间方面达到国家标准的省份
for knee, hip replacement and cataract surgery.
即髋关节和膝盖手术
The waiting time for hip and knee surgery
的等待时间在六个月之内
is within six months,
白内障手术在四个月之内
and cataract surgery is within four months.
有关该计划的更多详细信息
More details about the program
将在春季预算中发布
will be released in the spring budget.
目前 省卫生管理部门
At present, the provincial health management department
已开始与42家私营诊所接触
has begun to contact 42 private clinics,
尝试由他们承担15%手术的可能性
trying to assume that they have a 15% possibility of surgery.
其中大部分位于卡尔加里
Most of them are located
和埃德蒙顿两个大城市
in the big cities of Calgary and Edmonton.