the hospital group i work for here has 3 hospitals. in all of them, there is a patient drop off right in front of the emergency dept doors, not the trauma bay where the ambulances are. you pull up, and someone is out there within seconds, often a security guy followed by a nurse aid with a wheelchair. the patient goes in, and the driver goes to park, and not all that far away, in a designated lot with a special paper for the dashboard. to pick up a patient, you go to a smaller side door, very near the er, a security/volunteer is there to bring back the wheelchair,you load and go. competing chains have
a similar set up.
randi, how is your friend doing and what did they do with the dogs while she was at the hospital, and thank goodness she brought her cellphone