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Old 02-27-2015, 09:53 PM
 
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Originally Posted by natalie469 View Post
Wow really, I have a few friends that live there and never heard of that.
Maybe they should watch Channel 2:

How long could you wait in a Houston-area emergency room? | News - Home


Longest wait times:

LBJ-10 hours

Ben Taub-14 hours

Children's Hospital-4.5 hours
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Old 02-27-2015, 09:58 PM
 
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Maybe they should watch Channel 2:

How long could you wait in a Houston-area emergency room? | News - Home


Longest wait times:

LBJ-10 hours

Ben Taub-14 hours

Children's Hospital-4.5 hours
People who go to the emergency room for non emergent problems should expect a long wait. Emergencies will be taken before non emergencies. If you go to an ER that is a trauma center, you could wait all day or night.
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Old 02-27-2015, 09:58 PM
 
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Wow really, I have a few friends that live there and never heard of that.

because people make things up to fit their agenda
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Old 02-27-2015, 09:59 PM
 
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Maybe they should watch Channel 2:

How long could you wait in a Houston-area emergency room? | News - Home


Longest wait times:

LBJ-10 hours

Ben Taub-14 hours

Children's Hospital-4.5 hours

Then maybe Houston needs more hospitals.
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Old 02-27-2015, 10:04 PM
 
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People who go to the emergency room for non emergent problems should expect a long wait. Emergencies will be taken before non emergencies. If you go to an ER that is a trauma center, you could wait all day or night.
A few things:

1. I don't care how you interpret it. You took issue with it, I corrected you. There are long waits at Houston ERs, bottom line.

2. In the article, people who actually provide medical care give their opinion on how best to handle the situation (cover more people).

3. I'm going to go with the opinions of those people, who I am certain know what they're talking about, over a random internet right winger who denied the Houston ER problems until I linked to a news story proving it.

4. There is nothing you could say or do to convince me at this point that you have the slightest idea about what you're talking about on any subject, ever.
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Old 02-27-2015, 10:08 PM
 
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What part of stabilization is not the same as healthcare do you not understand OP?
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Old 02-27-2015, 10:10 PM
 
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A few things:

1. I don't care how you interpret it. You took issue with it, I corrected you. There are long waits at Houston ERs, bottom line.

2. In the article, people who actually provide medical care give their opinion on how best to handle the situation (cover more people).

3. I'm going to go with the opinions of those people, who I am certain know what they're talking about, over a random internet right winger who denied the Houston ER problems until I linked to a news story proving it.

4. There is nothing you could say or do to convince me at this point that you have the slightest idea about what you're talking about on any subject, ever.
Your post was not relevant to my original post.
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Old 02-27-2015, 10:11 PM
 
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What part of stabilization is not the same as healthcare do you not understand OP?
huh?
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Old 02-27-2015, 10:48 PM
 
Location: Maryland about 20 miles NW of DC
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They can if they don't have room/staff to handle the overflow. BTW, that happens in Houston. More reading for you.

ERs are crowded in any community larger than Bug Tussle TN!!! Why should Houston be any different.
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