Tuesday January 15, 2019
The Associated Press
Republican Sen. Rand Paul, seen here in September 2018, is planning to undergo hernia surgery in Canada. (Jacquelyn Martin/Associated Press)
Kentucky politician has been outspoken critic of universal healthcare
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul plans to undergo hernia surgery at a private hospital in Canada because of injuries he suffered when a neighbour tackled him while he was doing yard work at his Kentucky home.
The Republican lawmaker is scheduled to cross the border for outpatient surgery scheduled sometime during the week of Jan. 21 at a hospital in Thornhill, Ontario, his attorneys said in a recent filing in Paul's lawsuit against Rene Boucher, who attacked Paul while the senator was doing yard work.
The surgery is related to the 2017 attack, the court document says.
Paul is scheduled for surgery at Shouldice Hospital, which touts itself as a world leader in "non-mesh hernia repair."
Shouldice Hernia Hospital in Thornhill, Ont. (Google Maps)
"This is a private, world-renowned hospital separate from any system and people come from around the world to pay cash for their services," Paul spokeswoman Kelsey Cooper said in an email Monday.