Originally Posted by
RICHARD
I was reading in a local paper that 8 out of every 10 patients-or something like that -go to the ER for crap that they should see a regular doctor for.
Amen! That is a HUGE problem.
Our local hospital's ER is constantly criticized for poor service. Which they indeed do provide. However, they are constantly bombarded by people showing up with head colds, menstrual cramps, the flu, etc. Public hospitals cannot turn anyone away from the ER for inability to pay. So the true emergencies sit in the waiting room with a dozen people who are there for minor illnesses.
Another example of how terribly broken our medical system is.
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