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May 2, 2007

Mr. Lindsay McCreith, whose life saving surgery was expedited by Timely Medical Alternatives Inc., in Buffalo, N.Y.,has today announced that he will be suing the Ontario government. We are gratified to have had a role in this upcoming, landmark, constitutional challenge.
» View Press Release

March 7, 2007

Timely Medical Alternatives Inc., on behalf of client
Lindsay McCreith, recently filed an appeal of the notice
of rejection which Mr. McCreith has received.
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February 28, 2007

Some Canadians are waiting years to see a back specialist, according to a new survey released to
CTV and The Globe and Mail.
» View CTV News Item

December 8, 2006

Timely Medical Alternatives announces an association
with a private surgical clinic in Westmount, Quebec.
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December 7, 2006

Timely Medical Alternatives' Rick Baker will participate at an upcoming Policy Briefing -
"The Chaoulli Decision: A Revolution in Access to Private Health Insurance?"
» View Press Release
» View Video by Stuart Browning -
"A Short Course in Brain Surgery"

December 2, 2006

Health Officials turned their backs on desperate woman.
» View Vancover Sun letter

November 28, 2006

B.C. waiting list forces Vernon patient to seek treatment in the U.S.
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» View Vancover Sun article

November 14, 2006

Lawsuit to challenge Ontario health policy.
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» View Globe and Mail article

September 14, 2006

Timely Medical Alternatives does not believe in, endorse or facilitate queue jumping in any area of health care. In recent media attention however, the truth has been "left on the editing room floor".
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June 2006

Rick Baker of Timely Medical Alternatives appeared in the June issue of Canadian Business Magazine. The issue features the business side of medical referrals.

April 25, 2006

Timely Medical's Rick and Ashley Baker appear in the May issue of Macleans Magazine. The issue focuses on Private medical care in Canada. [view]

January 2, 2006

Rick Baker, founder of Timely Medical Alternatives, was interviewed by Danielle Smith on her "Health Frontiers" show on AM 1060 [www.ckmx.com]. The topic was private hip and knee surgery.

December 8, 2005

Rick and Ashley Baker appear on program "The Passionate Eye" aired on CBC - TV examining our current Canadian health care system and the problems Canadians have in obtaining timely medical care.

September 28, 2005

Canada's Federal Minister of Health responds to Rick Baker recent request for a meeting on decreasing long waiting lists for elective surgery. [view]

September 19, 2005

Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons endorses Timely Medical Alternatives participation in the "health care mix." [view]

August 31, 2005

Full page ad in the National Post today announces that TMA along with private surgical centre in Montreal to offer & knee replacement surgery. [view]

December 7 2004

Article on TMA appears in this weeks issue of Business in Vancouver. [view]

November 2004

Article in Toronto Star today on TMA setting up shop in Toronto. [view]

October 20 2004

Timely Medical Alternatives is mentioned in The Wall Street Journal in an article on Canadian Health Care. [view]

September 2004

Rick Baker of Timely Medical Alternatives Inc. participated in the launch of a new book, "Miracle Cure", at the Heritage Foundation in Washington DC. [view]

June 8, 2004

Timely Medical Alternatives Inc. is included in a National Post article entitled "Tired of waiting for joint replacements". [view]

June 8, 2004

Rick Baker was a guest on The Jennifer Mather Show with Michael Campbell on CKNW at 2:00pm. The program can be heard on www.cknw.com in the Audio Vault section.

May 6, 2004

Rick Baker of TMA is featured in an article in The Vancouver Sun entitled "Strike a boon to surgery broker". [view]

 

About Us

Timely Medical Alternatives Inc. was founded in 2003 as Canada’s first facilitator of private pay medical services and diagnostic imaging. Since then, we have expedited private medical services for thousands of clients and in the process, have saved the lives of 6 of our fellow Canadians.

Services

Timely Medical Alternatives Inc. is able to expedite virtually any surgery, diagnostic imaging, or biopsy. Many of our private medical services are available in Canada; some are available in the US, where we have a network of hospitals and private medical services clinics with which we work. There is no charge for our service.

Procedure

The role of our firm is to act as a facilitator, brining our clients together with private medical services and clinics which can provide the needed services and / or procedures in a timely manner. Once arrangements have been made to the mutual satisfaction of our client and their physician, we have no ongoing involvement in the doctor-patient relationship.

Waitlist

This distinguishing feature of Canadian public healthcare is the nearly universal waitlists for virtually all diagnostic procedures and for surgeries. We are able to facilitate private medical services and diagnostics within 2 – 3 days and surgeries as quickly as 48 hours, in urgent cases. Many of our referrals are to facilities within Canada.