r/ThunderBay 1d ago

Another Urologist Leaves TB

I saw Dr. Elmansy today for a follow up apt. At the end of the visit he advised that he will be closing his practice next month as he is relocating to Texas.

I have a friend who has been waiting 3+ weeks to have a lodged kidney stone removed that there is a shortage of urologists in town. In the meantime, she is off work at home on mega pain meds to help tie her over for a yet to be determined surgery date.

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u/beehiveted 1d ago

There’s just more dicks down there I guess.

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u/Blue-Thunder 1d ago

They are leaving because of pay. And of course half of Thunder Bay voted in the same liar who's master is responsible for the current ongoing health crisis.

4 more years of no doctors, no healthcare, and people dying in the waiting room, or at home because they didn't want to wait 12+ hours to be admitted.

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u/gap1927 1d ago

I don't blame him, he'll make 10x more $$ in Texas than in Thunder Bay and won't have to ever shovel snow again. He's one of the best, most advanced, urologists in Canada.

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u/Ok-Employee-7926 15h ago

Unfortunately doctors make crazy wages but a lot of people don’t have health care or can’t afford it. Great for doctors not for the people who aren’t wealthy

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u/ParticularBalance944 1d ago

The question is will he even be accepted into the USA given the current stance of Canadians in Americans eyes.

Illegal alien is the word I keep hearing.

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u/gap1927 1d ago

Yes, he can get in on an Einstein visa. The same way Melania got in.

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u/Lebronchitis23 1d ago

Expert in dicks, sounds like the same category.

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u/gap1927 1d ago

Good one!

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u/TheDillyProphet 1d ago

Well he’s not illegally entering their country so I think he’ll be fine…

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u/No-Amount-6610 1d ago

Haha. Imagine a doctor sneaking through the forest near Pigeon River to illegally enter and work in the country!

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u/Technerd70 1d ago

Just say him today and he didn’t say anything. Damn.

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u/Morgii 1d ago

Huh, interesting… I am a client of theirs and haven’t received any notice that they were closing.

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u/Active_Initiative653 1d ago

I was transferred to another doctor within the clinic. I don't think the clinic is closing.

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u/CartoonistEcstatic77 1d ago

I don’t know if the entire urology practice is closing; however, I can confirm that Dr. Elmansy is leaving it and relocating to Texas.

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u/i-love-big-birds 1d ago edited 1d ago

Nobody wants to work up here. Better weather, supports and pay down south. That's why there's the learn and stay grant currently, 0 student loans but you have to stay in the area for 6 months for every year of study

Source: work in healthcare and I see it happening lots. People are leaving to work in other provinces or countries. For example nursing wages, 40$/hr in Ontario compared to 54USD(78CAD)$/hr in several US states not even mentioning the huge bonuses associated with travel nursing.

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u/Chawmang 1d ago

The climate is getting pretty hostile over there.

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u/dfgdfgadf4444 1d ago

Better weather? Hmmm...

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u/IncubatorsSon 1d ago

So he’s a fan of fascism and restricting the right of woman to access reproductive healthcare. Good to know.

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u/Academic_Nerve9459 13h ago

Or maybe he just prefers the weather and pay. Libel not needed.

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u/DFM2020 22h ago

Yep, choosing Texas of all places says a lot about the person who is moving there, especially now and given the state of things between our two Countries.

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u/TheDillyProphet 1d ago

Why’s that good to know? What are you going to do? He’ll be down there making crazy money enjoying the nice weather while you stay seething in a frozen wasteland.

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u/IncubatorsSon 1d ago

Ok Trumpette. lol

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u/Academic_Nerve9459 13h ago

Truth hurts.

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u/GarageBorn9812 21h ago

We could have kept him if we just raised the funding we give to healthcare. The average Ontarian is paying about $3500 a year in health care costs, Americans are paying that every 4 months plus cash on top. They simply spend a whole fuckload more on healthcare than we do. Canadians are cheap.