The Mechanisation of Medicine

Bureaucracy, corporatism, and the transformation of health care in NL

One Big Bureaucracy will rule health care and the province.

Andrew Furey is an orthopedic surgeon.

He specializes in accident injuries. As Premier, he still spends a few days each month treating patients so he can keep his medical licence.

The process is pretty simple.

Someone shows up on a table in front of a surgeon like Furey with a specific complaint. …