While I agree facility fees are a difficult issue - for these families I would suggest using this link rather than heading directly to the ER for these conditions: http://bfy.tw/HZOm https://twitter.com/kainazamaria/status/983722058013167617 …
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Craig Garthwaite Retweeted Kainaz Amaria
While I agree facility fees are a difficult issue - for these families I would suggest using this link rather than heading directly to the ER for these conditions: http://bfy.tw/HZOm https://twitter.com/kainazamaria/status/983722058013167617 …
Craig Garthwaite added,
via This was my first reaction & tweet, until someone told me to read the article. No urgent care option for pediatrics.
Ha was just about to offer the same respond - I didn’t realize until reporting this article that a number of urgent care clinics won’t see pediatric patients.
Totally fair correction, should have read whole article -- but can't dispute main point that some do and people go to the ER often when an urgent care is appropriate.
I think we may have unrealistic expectations about people's ability to discern where they should go for care in various situations. Maybe we should have UC centers built into ERs, so that a triage nurse can make the call, instead of asking patients to figure it out on their own.
I find this type of set up really appealing - would love to write about a hospital employing it if it exists!
That does sound pretty brill, Louise. Are there hospitals that would prove willing to give up the ER revenue (and allegedly proportionately high cost of providing care in ER)?
Asante Medical Center in Grants Pass, OR triages to Urgent Care.
Thanks Anne! I'll look into this.
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