No, they are run by UK also. There is the main ER, which is a Level I Trauma center. Then 4 or 5 Urgent Treatment Centers as well.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2006 11:32 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: immigration question > > there are privately owned? If so we have that too, but I don't know much > about them. > > University hospital does do a fast-track ER for the people who need > stitches or have the flu, but only until 5. It turns into the pediatric ER > at night. I was grateful for that when I was down there with my son, who > had either sprained or broken his ankle.... meant we didn't have to deal > with the street people who wind up in there at night. Mind you at 15 he > wouln't be too shocked, but I've seen stuff in the main ER you definitely > would not want young children around. > > >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. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:201593 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
