09-16-2008, 03:58 AM
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Originally posted by Loretta
I believe most emergency rooms in major metropolitan areas are taxed to their limits. I don't see the Hilo ER as any different....All ER rooms do the best they can. I do not believe that Hilo is any different.
I agree Loretta. I think we all tend to think our situation is always the worst.
I had to wait at Saint Joseph's ER in Burbank a few years ago. (The hospital right next to NBC and Disney with big donations going to it!) My little brother had kidney stones - 6 hours we were there - they finally did give him a few shots of Demerol while we waited!
Big or small, well funded or rural. ER's are as Loretta said taxed to their limits, even worse during holiday seasons.
What can we do to help our medical facilities? Attend their fundraisers. Go to doctor preventively ( I know this is hard but it does help). Pay your portion of the bill as you leave so they dont have to send a bill. If a new medical professional is your neighbor, dont bombard them with what is wrong at HMC. If you go to ER, take what they will need to know - your insurance card, a list of the medications you take, what ever will help them speed up the process.