[Ron H.]

Actually the author of this article is mistaken on this point. Federal law only requires that all individuals seeking treatment at a hospital emergency room must be examined by a member of the medical staff, usually the triage nurse. If the triage nurse decides that the patient's medical condition is not severe or life threatening, that patient can legally be denied treatment by the emergency room's medical staff.

You're quite correct. The newsies always seem to leave this part out of their stories.

[texastoo]

I doubt that most triage nurses have that much responsibility. The reason would be law suits against the hospital.

The illegal aliens know how to work the system. Down here in South Texas, one of the biggest days in the ERs is Sunday. On Sunday all doctors offices are closed so they are guaranteed free health care.