“I am sorry I had a typo there... They gave her a test for Covid as soon as she arrived at the hospital.”
Is this the SOP protocol in many hospitals?
Thanks as usual.
I will ask a couple of my former co-workers. They seem to be universlly disgusted by the current situation and very willing to share their observations. I have no idea about the rest of the country, but in Washington State it seems to be. And why not? The hospitals are not doing it for free. They charge several hundred dollars for a $10 C-collar... Who knows how much they are marking up the cost of a Covid test. If it costs them $50, my guess would be that the emergency room will charge you $500 or more. It is an easy way to make up for being empty and losing tons of money because of people being afraid to go near them after all of the hype.
When my elderly parents went to pick my sister up, they said that the place still appeared to be half empty. Unfortunately, this happened on the last day of the year and she is having to pay her entire yearly Obamacare co-pay of $2000 for the ambulance ride and visit.