Quote Originally Posted by dukedogsmom
Actually, they come in for everything from simple colds to more. My point was to say that's one of the things bogging down the ERs.

Yep and the government in Illinois wants to control costs by decreasing services available to this population - closing hospitals, clinics and a large extended care program. Tell me Governor, where are these people going to get their care if these facilities are closed? Grrr, grrr, don't get me started on this topic because it makes me so MAD! When I was in graduate school one of the ongoing questions was - is health care a right, or a privilege? How are people going to get the care and services they need, who will provide it and who will pay for it? No easy answers. But what we're doing now isn't working.