Recently two friends of my had health issues, one a irregular heart beat pattern and the other had a blood clot in his calf, one in Vancouver the other resides in Victoria. Both were treated immediately with follow appointments to different specialists. The only complaint was the same for both, since no smoking gun reason for the events being evident, blood tests went on for an extended period, neither missed more than a couple of days of work. Both were very satisfied with their treatment. Rural Canadians would probably have had to travel some to get the same treatment.