Episode 182 Top Albums of 1994 / Hospital Parking

Doctor Vs Comedian

Today, Ali and Asif debate their top albums of 1994 (1:30) and spoiler… there is not a lot of overlap!

Then Ali, based on his personal experiences, asks Asif about hospital parking (38:38). Asif talks about the situation in Canada and how parking contributes a large amount to the financial bottom line of hospitals. He then contrasts it to the situation in the US and in the UK. He then discusses cancer patients specifically and how parking costs contribute to “financial toxicity” in these patients. Finally he discusses some particularly bad takes on why hospital parking is “good for patients”.

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Show Notes:

• Advocates want parking fees waived for hospital staff, but hospitals see little wiggle room: https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/advocates-want-parking-fees-waived-for-hospital-staff-but-hospitals-see-little-wiggle-room/article_911e3835-04fa-5ff6-92c0-5044ecd955bd.html
• Opinion: Sault Area Hospital's paid parking should be scrapped by board: https://www.saultstar.com/opinion/opinion-sault-area-hospitals-paid-parking-should-be-scrapped-by-board
• 'Mean spirited': Sask. criticized for making cancer patients pay hospital parking fees: https://regina.ctvnews.ca/mean-spirited-sask-criticized-for-making-cancer-patients-pay-hospital-parking-fees-1.6868887
• ‘Kicking You When You’re Down’: Many Cancer Patients Pay Dearly for Parking: https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/kicking-you-when-youre-down-many-cancer-patients-pay-dearly-for-parking/
• Cancer patients endure an overlooked financial burden: hospital parking fees: https://www.statnews.com/2022/12/07/hospital-parking-fees/
• Hospital parking: health care’s controversial cost: https://healthydebate.ca/2014/08/topic/hospital-parking-fees/
• Why patients benefit from hospital parking: https://www.parking-mobility.org/2018/03/13/why-patients-benefit-from-paying-for-hospital-parking/
• Evaluation of parking-related financial toxicity associated with cancer treatments in Western Canada: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36494294/
• Parking-centred health care: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3255194/
• Why free hospital parking isn't as good as it sounds: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jan/02/free-hospital-parking-daily-mirror-jeremy-corbyn
• Assessment of Parking Fees at National Cancer Institute–Designated Cancer Treatment Centers: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaoncology/article-abstract/2768017