Hospital ER relocates and treats patients to next door coffee shop (Tim Hortons)

[RN2B123]

Check this out! This is the equivalent of sending ER patients temporarily to be treated in Dunkin Donuts (Tim Hortons is Canada's version of Starbucks, etc). Lots of press about this one...

http://www.healthzone.ca/health/newsfeatures/article/946644--b-c-hospital-uses-tim-hortons-to-check-patients-bits

[coast2coast]

I would love to be treated inside a T-hort's. In my experience, timbits and coffee can cure whatever ails you

[Esme12, ASN, BSN, RN]

I don't see the problem, they staff used what they had available to take care of the people that needed care. It says in the article people were moved in 3hrs so whats the problem. People always looking for something to complain about.

Anyway, 99% of 30 or so ER's (was a travel nurse for 9yrs) I've worked at the patients treat it like a restaurant, and I'm just the waiter. "I need something for pain and a lunch box" "when do you serve dinner?" "I need a soda"

Hi, welcome to_____ ER would you like to see our dinner menu and our narcotic menu? I highly recommend the Ham and Swiss sandwich with Dilaudid and Zofran on the side and for a desert how about the chocolate pudding with a topping of ativan sprinkles?[/quote]

:hhmth::hhmth::hhmth: I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Flames9_RN, BSN, RN, EMT-B]

I miss my Tim hortons!!! lol So sad they closed the ones in RI! Back to Stoon for a month in May, will get my fill then!!

[Not_A_Hat_Person, RN]

I hate Tim Horton's (I've been to a few in Montreal), so I wouldn't want to be treated there.