'Unbearable severe pain': Victoria woman opts for private hip surgery in Alberta rather than wait

A provincial leader in ending gender-based violence returned home to Victoria on Friday from Calgary, where she had hip surgery at a private clinic after giving up on the idea of waiting for the surgery in BC. Dr Joshua Greggain, president of Doctors of BC, said BC is not in favour of privatization and therefore there are no private surgical centres for joint replacement surgeries. “When we talk about privatized health care, and someone who can go get a hip replacement for $20,000, that may be out of reach for many people,” said Greggain.