The nurse came out and opened up the wound for all the germs to see and said, “this could cost you”. I was then taken to a room, where I laid in bed for 3+ hours waiting for help. The wound was open uncovered all that time. Finally got 10 stitches in my leg, with much ...
If you're at the emergency room (ER), you are probably there because you're dealing with a serious medical problem. While you are there, you will have to answer questions about your medical history and your health insurance. You might have to make important decisions about tests and procedu...
A freestanding emergency department is not the same as an urgent care center. A freestanding clinic can treat the same conditions as a hospital-based emergency room. An urgent care center only treats minor injuries and illnesses. In an urgent medical situation, Dr. Akhter advises patients to go...
This model incentives doctors toward volume (the number of visits with a patient) and not value (helping the patient get better, so they don’t have to go to the doctor). Along the way, the experience has eroded too. Waiting to get an appointment, waiting in the waiting room, waiting...
Most hospitals charge $ for the room itself when you might be able to get treated in the triage room if its something like a simple break or stitches. for example a few years ago I broke my wrist. Got in an ER room and did nothing but sit on the bed waiting. taken down hall for...
Over in the room where Ray Barishansky spoke on “proactive professionalism,” it was crowed as he said “we as a profession have let ourselves down with our behaviors, low pay, and attitudes.” Ray also reminded us that it is “professional EMS providers who own their mistakes, are ...