Anyone needing care gets it.
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You’ve obviously never been or met someone with a chronic condition who tried to get treatment at an ER.
This might surprise you, but ER’s are for Emergencies. They’re not set up, equipped or staffed to treat the multitude of chronic conditions that most of us are afflicted with sooner or later as we age.
At best, you get patched up, handed a prescription you can’t afford to fill (or you wouldn’t be using the ER for primary care in the first place) and given the boot.. until the next crisis.
I can’t speak for ‘em all, but I’d bet the vast majority of ER docs and nurses didn’t go into emergency medicine to practice primary care, and they’re tired of having to provide it so people like you can say “Oh, well you can always go to the ER.”
The ER is not the solution to this problem.
“You’ve obviously never been or met someone with a chronic condition who tried to get treatment at an ER.”
Those seeking treatment at a private hospital ER for a chronic condition will be diverted to a community hospital.
Those seeking treatment at a community hospital ER for a chronic condition will be seen — eventually, after those with emergencies had been seen and treated.
“This might surprise you, but ER’s are for Emergencies.”
No kidding. Never said otherwise. If it is life-saving emergency, they WILL BE TREATED at any hospital. If they did not treat they would be sued into oblivion.
“They’re not set up, equipped or staffed to treat the multitude of chronic conditions that most of us are afflicted with sooner or later as we age.”
Indeed. That is why we have insurance and other public medical care systems.
“At best, you get patched up, handed a prescription you can’t afford to fill (or you wouldn’t be using the ER for primary care in the first place) and given the boot.. until the next crisis.”
Ever tried to get your blood drawn at a Quest? Overstuffed with illegals and “poor” that do not have insurance. They all have a Dr’s order at hand directing the blood work. At the community hospital they can get their meds. Can’t be turned down. If they were turned down then the community hospital would be sued for denying care.
“The ER is not the solution to this problem.”
Never said it was.