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By Robert Frank<\/b>
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First thing Friday morning, Bruce Alan Gordon will get a long-awaited surgery that will permit him to perform kidney dialysis by himself at home\u2014he hopes.<\/p>\n

Last week, Dr. Alain Goudreau apologized, after the Cit\u00e9 de la sant\u00e9 <\/i>superhospital called off Gordon\u2019s surgery for the fourth consecutive time.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re really sorry that this happened to our patient and we apologize in the name of the organization,\u201d the superhospital\u2019s head of medical, clinical and professional services told The Suburban.<\/i><\/p>\n

Gordon\u2019s kidney function is deteriorating and he needs a special device called a fistula implanted in his arm that will facilitate lifesaving home dialysis treatments.<\/p>\n

Four times since January, he\u2019s shown up at 7:30 a.m. at the hospital to have it done, and each time he\u2019s waited until noon, only to be told to come back another time.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s not easy for the 61-year-old inventory control analyst. Ten years ago, he lost his left leg to diabetes, which makes mobility a challenge. The diabetes also makes it more difficult to go without food each time that he awaits his surgery in vain. In addition to fasting, he has to inject himself with a special drug before every surgery appointment.<\/p>\n

\u201cEach time that I go for surgery, I have to work on the weekend to make up the time that I lost on the job,\u201d Gordon added in an interview.<\/p>\n

Soon after The Suburban<\/i> contacted Cit\u00e9 de la sant\u00e9, health care officials phoned him to reschedule his fifth try at getting the treatment that he needs.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have to be there at 6:30 a.m., March 6,\u201d Gordon said. \u201cThey confirmed that I will be the first person slated to go through.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dr. Goudreau noted that the superhospital\u2019s high volume of emergency traffic can upend the most well-meaning surgery schedule.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe average 200-250 visits to emergency a day,\u201d he said in an interview, \u201cincluding 50-60 who arrive by ambulance.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt can easily happen that urgent surgery is scheduled at the last minute, if someone\u2019s life is in danger,\u201d Dr. Goudreau added. \u201cUnfortunately, that\u2019s often the kind of surgery that can be extremely involved, taking up to 10-12 hours on the operating table.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gordon was pleased that the hospital is trying to make amends.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe head of that section called and bent over backward offering apologies,\u201d Gordon said. \u201cI can understand that in a hospital there is always going to be an emergency. But after you have been turned away several times, I thought to myself that I might be one of those emergencies one day. My surgery is meant to prevent that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gordon hoped that the attention that he has attracted will ultimately help others to avoid the same fate.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt ought to cost less to the taxpayer, because I won\u2019t have to be hospitalized,\u201d he observed.<\/p>\n

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