I hate it!!!

the emergency room ought to be reserved for emergencies! period. perhaps if there were more urgent care centers . . .

I didn't even read through all the responses because I'm totally appalled and disgusted at some of them! I AM on state assistance. Well I'm not, but my daughter is on state health and WIC. I got pregnant while on birth control. While I wasn't planning on having a child before I was financially well off I love my daughter and she comes first. I buy her clothes, food, ect before I would even think of buying myself anything. This girl has it all and then some. I work my tail off working 50-60 hours a week working as a CNA. I'm also going back to school to become a nurse. So I'll be working full time, going to school full time, and raising my daughter. I'm doing this to make our lives better, because let me tell you the CNA wages are not cutting it. How about instead of putting birth control in the water we raise wages! I could make just as much working at Burger King or Wal-Mart but I like to be an aide. With that said it does frustrate me those that have 10 kids knowing darn well the child is going to be put on state assistance, ect. I know I can't afford another child and while I pine for one I'm waiting until we are more stable.

the emergency room ought to be reserved for emergencies! period. perhaps if there were more urgent care centers . . .

you mean urgent care centers that take medicaid, medicare, and indigent populations. until you find a system that deals with those in need, we need to continue as we are.

but think how boring er would be if we only took care of true emergencies

But think how boring ER would be if we only took care of true emergencies

This is true. I need the non-urgent ones just for comic relief sometimes. Doing clinical rounds in an ER, had one present today after taking a header off a bike. Huge pump-knot and black eye, no joke about that, not even a little.

The hilarious part..."Nurse Practitioner Angelfire, I think both my shoulders are dislocated."

I examine him and assure him that they are not.

"Well, I think they are, it pops when I do this."

And he proceeds to do "windmills" with the "dislocated" shoulders.

I was told I passed the semester simply for keeping a straight face.

You mean urgent care centers that take medicaid, medicare, and indigent populations. Until you find a system that deals with those in need, we need to continue as we are.

But think how boring ER would be if we only took care of true emergencies

Our immediate cares and urgent cares must take every patient that comes in. (EMTALA).....

Our immediate cares and urgent cares must take every patient that comes in. (EMTALA).....

Urgent cares in this area is for only those with insurance and or ability to pay. I did not think they came under EMTALA guidelines.

Hey, if anyone wants, for 5$, I can give you information on a 100% effective way to prevent unwanted pregnancies.

It will even prevent spread of infections too!!

-MB

I didn't even read through all the responses because I'm totally appalled and disgusted at some of them! I AM on state assistance. Well I'm not, but my daughter is on state health and WIC. I got pregnant while on birth control. While I wasn't planning on having a child before I was financially well off I love my daughter and she comes first. I buy her clothes, food, ect before I would even think of buying myself anything. This girl has it all and then some. I work my tail off working 50-60 hours a week working as a CNA. I'm also going back to school to become a nurse. So I'll be working full time, going to school full time, and raising my daughter. I'm doing this to make our lives better, because let me tell you the CNA wages are not cutting it. How about instead of putting birth control in the water we raise wages! I could make just as much working at Burger King or Wal-Mart but I like to be an aide. With that said it does frustrate me those that have 10 kids knowing darn well the child is going to be put on state assistance, ect. I know I can't afford another child and while I pine for one I'm waiting until we are more stable.

Correct! To fall under Federal Guidelines (COBRA), a place must designate itself "Emergency" not "Urgency".....

Urgent cares in this area is for only those with insurance and or ability to pay. I did not think they came under EMTALA guidelines.

Correct! To fall under Federal Guidelines (COBRA), a place must designate itself "Emergency" not "Urgency".....

Our immediate cares are part of our Healthcare foundation, the same docs run the immediate cares and the same nurses who work ER float through there. There are not different "rules", and no-one can be turned away because the have no insurance...period!

emtala applies to "participating hospitals", i.e., those that accept payment from the department of health and human services, centers for medicare and medicaid services (cms) under the medicare program. however, in practical terms, emtala applies to virtually all hospitals in the u.s., with the exception of the shriners hospitals for children, indian health services, and military va hospitals. the combined payments of medicare and medicaid, $602 billion in 2004,[1] or roughly 44% of all medical expenditures in the u.s., make not participating in emtala impractical for nearly all hospitals. emtala's provisions apply to all patients, and not just to medicare patients.[2][3]