The recent report by the Health Council of Canada puts Canada in last place among OECD countries for healthcare wait times with major concerns regarding access to care. With only 31 per cent of Canadians getting a same-day or next-day doctor's appointment and 15 per cent of Canadians without a family doctor, Canada's strained healthcare system has reached a breaking point.
Dr. Walter Heidary and Dr. Eamonn Keane understand first-hand the gap between what a patient expects to receive and what the healthcare system is able to provide. They developed a national web-based platform, Mywebhealthreport, for Canadians to take personal ownership of their health by eliminating or mitigating their risk factors for developing chronic disease.
"I never had a family doctor so I have always gone to an emergency room whenever I have had a health issue," said Adam Clapham, Mywebhealthreport user. "Waiting to see a doctor would take hours but I really didn't have a better choice. That's why I signed up for Mywebhealthreport. I needed to see exactly where my health was, get a peace of mind. With the way the healthcare system is, I'd be afraid to be sick in Ontario."
