[ZASHAGALKA]

I'll defer until a new thread is started again on the topic. 330+ posts is too much history.

~faith,
Timothy.

[herring_RN]

Come on - Don't you want to post #2001?

[CO2emission]

Originally Posted by Grace Oz

Have to correct you on this point; some private hospitals do indeed have emergency departments. Their opening hours are often limited, but there are private hospitals in Australia with an ED.

Hi Grace...hope you had a memorable ANZAC day!
I am aware that a few private hospitals claim to have Emergency Departments. One that is only open during certain hours from where I'm sitting does not acknowledge the implications of an emergency! What happens when that emergency comes in 5 minutes before closing? An ambulance is called faster than you can say triple 0. I can recall the private hospital that (of course this doesn't get reported) opened up the doors of it's "Emergency" department to find the patient dead at the door with the claw marks on the glass above where he lay. Most of the few private hospitals that have these departments are annexed to a public hospital that picks up the pieces when things get tricky. Public hospitals often bear the burden of the mortality statistics as a result. Some "private" hospitals are under public health Area Health Authority contracts and are funded on the basis that they have to provide 50% of their beds to public patients which are funded by the public purse. They have EDs, but of course they are accredited and monitored by the Health Department and sit under their standards.

The ambulance services do not transport patients requiring emergency care to stand alone private hospitals. To me, this by itself, speaks volumes. I know, if I required emergency or complex care, where I would rather be.

[CO2emission]

Originally Posted by RN4MERCY

Wow, this is really great information to have; I wish you could come "on the road" with us and lend your credibility and experience to our movement for a Single-Payer system in the USA. Thanks for sharing. I'm going to print this and keep it in my speaker's packet so I can refer to it during my presentations when the naysayers try to hi-jack the debate.

You are most welcome!

[sharona97]

Originally Posted by manofcare

Ahh yes, a chicken in every pot. We can all ride on the freebie wagon, even though there is no one left to pull it.

Thank God for VOLUNTEER SOLDIERS. Are they sttirring the pot or pulling the wagon?
Food for thought........

[semiller36545]

Originally Posted by rodiafutureRN

I personally support the idea of America switching to Universal Healthcare.

Oh, yes, many times over. So much.

[HM2Viking]

[Onyx1]

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...oryId=89651916

We should implement a smart card like Taiwan. Things like transplants can be provided by insurance since there's no way to increase the supply right now. Also, train more nurses and doctors. Let only pharmacist students with 2 years of college to compete for seats in pharmacy school.

BTW, no illegals!

[calliesue]

I have a question . Probably already answered if so sorry.
If we had uhc system wouldn't our tax burden be offset by our individual savings on health care costs? Things like insurance premiums, money spent on er visits , hospital stays and 20 percent deductibles ?

[smartnurse1982]

I just want to throw in a personal story. i am a nurse, yes one of u guys, who does not have insurance because my agency doesnt offer it and my state is strict with trying to buy your own policy.720 dollars for a family of three, which i, as a single mother cannot afford. i could get a job that offers it but there is none in my area. so people working in walmart are not the only ones without insurance-- this person classified as middle class is definitely hurting for insurance.