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Good point.

Another wonderful post! Gender bias is disappearing, or has disappeared, in most other career fields (last October I had a car wreck and the firefighter who literally broke the door open with their hands was a woman and the LT on the truck -- not t...

Just wanted to supply a personal story that sheds light on what you are talking about here. My wife has been being treated for hypertension for years even though she is not yet 30. Her father actually had a kidney transplant due to kidney failure t...

Yes, the thread has veered a little off course, but not a large amount. The OP was posting concerning the rollout of PPACA and the discussion that has followed has been one based on beliefs regarding how the rollout of PPACA will effect the ER (the v...

I can't really comment for other posters, but for my part yep that is what I was saying (even if I said it in a lot more words). Some other posters, however, made it appear that their place of employment was kicking people to the curb, and at least ...

100% agree. If you surf the internet you will find any number of forums that supposedly are for "physicians" to discuss issues with their school, practice, etc. What I have noticed is that it is fairly easy to pick out the "internet only physician...

See this is the kind of thing that to me makes a lot better sense than "sorry you aren't emergent enough for me so here's the door". I think we can all agree that an ingrown toenail is not an emergent condition (even if the pain can be immense). W...

First, I am sure that elective procedures will grow (they are already a good area of revenue for hospitals). Whether or not a hosptial is under an obligation to treat a specific condition does not mean that they will not. A hospital is a money making...

I just thought of something else too. How do the "high acuity or the curb" ERs deal with patients who come to the ER at the request of their PCP? How about the patient that doesn't "present" like a "real patient"? As anyone who has ever worked e...

I think the "Fast Track", "Urgent Care Area", "Low Acuity ER", etc. are all better alternatives to just kicking someone out the door. What those who decide to "boot" need to realize is that if they go to court, and it is a jury trial, they will hav...

This is the thing that a lot of otherwise well intentioned people seem to miss I think (and again I believe that many miss it completely in error). IF you have more people who want an item BUT you cannot charge more for the item (i.e. such as in tra...

I am aware of several facilities here in the Eastern US that have actually included an Urgent Care, Fast Track ER, Low Acuity ER, call it what they will into their existing hospital structure. Patients that do not require, as you point out, a more t...

I used to work as a 911 Emergency Communications Officer. At one place I worked there was a man who always liked to take the newbies "under his wing". What he really wanted to do was mostly tell them who and what was wrong with the place. If he ev...

I don't know that I agree that everyone who has not taken the "pat em on the back and smile" approach is conversely wishing to making them feel like anything bad (or expletive as you say). I know that has not been my intention. I have a saying that...

And it is entirely possible also that I just completely misunderstood what exactly you were making comment to as well, so since that appears to be the case then I apologize. That said, I still firmly believe that there has to be an understanding, n...

I am not asking in an attempt to get you to divulge where you work, etc. Rather out of a professional interest alone, would you be willing to state which State these facilities are located in? Your user name might reference the State such as North C...

WOW! Not sure what part of the country you live in, but the area I live in does not have those types of policies. Discussing this with a family friend who is an attorney he offered the following opinion of this procedure (that I had not been aware o...

I would go a step further and say that to apply this "motherly myth" for the sake of making the other person feel better is not only inappropriate it is actually hurtful. Would it be "compassionate" to tell a person standing at the top of a skyscrap...

Wait a minute now before you get too upset over people on this board shunning the poor OP. First, the OP asked for comment on the "story" that was posted. Look at the original post it is there. When one asks for comments one must be willing to accept...

I agree. I think part of the problem is that many in the News media these days (pick your favorite -- really any one will do) are more interested in commentary than they are reporting news. As such they don't seem to really be too interested in getti...

I think it might require more than just rolling out the ACA to really cut the number of primary care visits to the ED unfortunately. Most importantly you have to convince people to actually use a primary care provider (insurance or not). I have not...

That is a good point.

I completely agree that it is always wise to pick your battles. I would also agree with you that some people seem to want the martyrdom more than the change they are seeking. I think this goes back to what I said earlier about American culture. We...

Nor did you hear him give up the game just because his views didn't create immediate change. And never forget this man died for his views. He wasn't just belittled, ostracized, or made to feel little. He was killed! So, in short I LOVE your use o...