[Quiet Man Cometh]

In the lower mainland of BC here our health care system is overburdened to crisis point. If I have an issue, I generally try to go one district over and get admitted there. Regions have different health authorities and the one I'm currently in is the worst off. Different health authorities can also have an awkward time sharing records. That's part of why I have my "blue binder" of my own health records to tote back and forth.

I'm not sure how it works, but I know some people go out of province or out of region for health care if their region is having problems. Sometimes it's welcome because it can lighten up the local load. I know a couple relatives of mine would go to Alberta for certain health matters because the wait lists for a specific specialist were shorter. So long as you are willing to make the trip, it can help out with long lists or bumped surgeries. I know an eye surgeon here gets a lot of patients from the northern end of the province because they can fly down and get surgery in a matter of weeks instead of months. It depends on the local allocation of resources.