Here they have urgent treatment facilities that help to separate the flu folks from the real ER folks. It doesn't always work, you still get some of the non-er people there. But it is far less.
Not everybody uses them all the time, and at 3:00 AM there isn't always too much choice. But if you have food poisoning you go there. It is similar to an ER, but they also take appointments. That is how some of the illegal and uninsured get somewhat regular checkups. > -----Original Message----- > From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2006 11:02 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: immigration question > > I can only answer you about the one here, which is also the local county > hospital. It's the only level 3 shock-trauma in the state, and it's > absolutely the place you want to be if you have a gunshot wound or a head > injury. In general the care is fairly cutting edge, since it's a teaching > hospital. There is good and bad that goes with that, as you can find > yourself talking to a brand new resident, which is bad for someone like me > with a poorly-understood diagnosis. On the other hand a for-profit > hospital probably would not have had the wherewithal to diagnose it in the > first place. > > Univeristy Hospital really sucks if you have something like a broken hand > that definitely does require care -- and probably care by them since they > are the local trauma experts -- but is definitely not lifethreatening. > This triages you back with all the people who have the flu and noplace > else to go. > > To be fair to UNMH, on the aforementioned visit the triage nurse thought I > had bronchitis. I have been educamating them on clotting disorders ;) > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:201590 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
