Hip Surgery

NO SURPRISE HERE

  

Two patients limp into two different doctors' offices with the same complaint:
Both have trouble walking and may require hip surgery.

Patient 1 is examined within the hour, is x-rayed the same day and has
a time booked for surgery the following week.

Patient 2 sees his family doctor after waiting 3 weeks for an
appointment, then waits 8 weeks to see a specialist, then gets
an x-ray, which isn't reviewed for another week and finally has his
surgery scheduled for 6 months from then,  pending the
review boards decision on his age and remaining value to society.

Why the different treatment for the 2 patients?

The FIRST is a Golden Retriever taken to a vet.

The SECOND is a Senior Citizen on Obama care