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Patients are spilling out of Parkland
The Dallas Morning News ^ | Wednesday, December 29, 2004 | Sherry Jacobson

Posted on 12/30/2004 5:38:09 AM PST by TLI

Patients are spilling out of Parkland

Private hospitals shoulder half of indigent burden, study says

09:40 PM CST on Wednesday, December 29, 2004

By SHERRY JACOBSON / The Dallas Morning News

Patients seem to be spilling out of the overcrowded public health system in Dallas County into private hospitals, where officials say they are treating more poor and uninsured people in emergency rooms.

A recent study financed by the Dallas County Commissioners Court estimated that 10 local hospitals, including Baylor University Medical Center, Presbyterian Hospital and Methodist Medical Center, had to foot the bill for $285 million worth of uncompensated care for indigent and uninsured patients in 2003. Dallas County taxpayers spent an additional $311 million to care for nonpaying patients who were treated at Parkland Memorial Hospital.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; Extended News; Government; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: 596000000; aliens; dallas; health; healthcare; immigrantlist; immigration; mexico; parkland; texas
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To: Ol' Dan Tucker; NormsRevenge; blackeagle; Sterco; newzjunkey; RightWhale; nonliberal; abigail2; ...

You have expressed interest in this subject in the past, please let me know if you want on or off this illegal immigration ping list. Thanks!


61 posted on 12/30/2004 8:48:35 PM PST by JustAnotherSavage ("As frightening as terrorism is, it's the weapon of losers." P.J. O'Rourke)
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To: JustAnotherSavage

sure, ping me!


62 posted on 12/30/2004 10:45:53 PM PST by mysto
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To: mysto

You got it!


63 posted on 12/30/2004 11:01:34 PM PST by JustAnotherSavage ("As frightening as terrorism is, it's the weapon of losers." P.J. O'Rourke)
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To: Wolfie
Hey, health care can be free! Who knew?

And when ya see the invoice, the $25.00 aspirin makes sense.

64 posted on 12/30/2004 11:53:12 PM PST by banjo joe
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To: TLI
The entire article is about 2 - 3 full columns, the phrase illegal alien is not to be found, only "growing hispanic population."

Egg-xactley. Add to this "cost" the un-insured motorist premium you're paying these days.

65 posted on 12/30/2004 11:57:30 PM PST by banjo joe
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To: stopem
That should actually read: Illegal AND legal hispanics that get free healthcare amongst other free stuff we taxpayers pay for.

It's not like these folks don't have job skills. Here in N. Alabama they account for many of the meth "labs" the sheriff's offices keep busting.

Hablamo espanol, y'all!

66 posted on 12/31/2004 12:04:17 AM PST by banjo joe
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To: janetgreen
This mess continues to be presented to America by Washington, who insists on importing poverty, ignorance, disease and dependence for us to pay for.

Add that to gubmint schools and we have a winner!

69 posted on 12/31/2004 12:18:21 AM PST by banjo joe
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To: HiJinx
Here's a good idea... let's bust in to mexico (lack of proper capitalization intended). Let's suck up their social services... apply for every entitlement program in sight... insist they speak English... visit their ER's without even a pretense of payment... get drunk and run their roads while uninsured...

Ahhh, wait... they'd throw us UNDER the jail.

Nahhh... bad idea.

70 posted on 12/31/2004 12:29:17 AM PST by banjo joe
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To: 1john2 3and4
Most of the snippets of conversation that I heard were all in Spanish. Everyone had a cell phone!

Posted at ER/Clinic/whatever entrance: "Turn off cell phones".

"No hablamo Englese..."

Mi casa es su casa.

71 posted on 12/31/2004 12:36:35 AM PST by banjo joe
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To: stopem
And Mayor Laura? lets not go there ;)

You got that right. She is a total nut case.

72 posted on 12/31/2004 2:27:47 AM PST by Brownie74
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To: HiJinx; TLI
Parkland was a good hospital back in the 60's but I wouldn't go near it now. I was there about 3 years ago to visit a friend and it was almost like being in Mexico.

Question. If Bush is letting all these people into America to do jobs Americans won't do then why are hundreds of them standing around on street corners daily looking for work, living in overcrowded conditions, and not paying their hospital bills?

I think somebody is trying to pull the wool over my eyes. [/sarcasm]

73 posted on 12/31/2004 2:43:42 AM PST by Brownie74
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To: Brownie74

Than Texan's unite and let's all send a letter to Perry and make a kindly suggestion he follow suit and do what Arizona has done with this problem, at least it's a start.

Also, contact Hutchison........


74 posted on 12/31/2004 4:54:10 AM PST by stopem
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To: banjo joe

In a previous life (when I was young and ignorant), I found jobs for low income kids and adults. It was amazing how quickly they'd learn to speak perfect English when their paychecks were late.


76 posted on 12/31/2004 7:13:27 AM PST by mtbopfuyn
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To: stopem
Also, contact Hutchison........

You can scratch Kay Bailey!! I have about 30 letters from her and she won't take a stand on anything. But it's comforting to know that she will keep my thoughts in mind.

I doubt if I would vote for her again for senator and I darn sure doubt if I would vote for her for govenor.

My Rep., Pete Sessions (R-TX32) would make a great govenor. Check out his voting record on illegal immigration, amnesty, etc. on Numbers USA.

77 posted on 12/31/2004 7:42:31 AM PST by Brownie74
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To: stopem
CLICK HERE for Pete Session's voting record.
78 posted on 12/31/2004 7:50:25 AM PST by Brownie74
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To: Xenalyte

Well, then I guess the hospitals need that sign too.


79 posted on 12/31/2004 8:40:40 AM PST by television is just wrong (Our sympathies are misguided with illegal aliens.)
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To: MoJo2001

Another question is WHY do we have troops stationed all over Europe when they could be on our borders, protecting AMERICA? We're engaged in a war with virtually open borders and unlimited immigration. Insanity.


80 posted on 12/31/2004 8:46:08 AM PST by janetgreen
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