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Do people really check Yelp for hospital reviews? I live in a reasonably rural area, but even we have a couple of hospitals within reach. It never really occurr

Do people really check Yelp for hospital reviews? I live in a reasonably rural area, but even we have a couple of hospitals within reach. It never really occurred to me to not go to the nearest one for emergencies. I couldn't imagine a deep gash in my leg or my child screaming and me on my phone looking up hospitals. Although then again, I suppose the argument will then become that I can ask Siri for the closest hospital (travel time) with the shortest wait time total.

icebraining 11y ago
You could also regularly check Yelp and put a post-it on the fridge (or even a marker on your GPS app/device) with the current best. If the difference in distance wasn't particularly great, I'd consider doing so.
- tertius 11y ago
  And make sure the ones on your list are in-network... I doubt most people prepare to this degree though. And having the convenience of finding the best ER that services your health insurance close by is probably of high value.
  - icebraining 11y ago
    I doubt most people prepare to this degree though. Well, Yelp could send that suggestion to its users. It'd be a good excuse to get them to login again.
true_religion 11y ago
People go to hospitals for non-emergencies as well: like for instance breaking your collarbone or getting bit an animal.
jshelly 11y ago
Maybe not relevant to check in an actual emergency, but I would certainly check just for the sake of checking to get an idea of the best ER's to go to should there in fact be an emergency. While I don't use Yelp a lot at home, I find it indispensable when traveling.
kuschku 11y ago
Well, I have currently 4 large hospital centers within of a few km of me and a few doctors that also provide emergency care, but while one of the hospitals has amazing healthcare in all areas, they have long wait times. Another has better care for broken bones, but they have far worse methods for treating neurological issues, etc. So, depending on what happens, I’ll go to different places, no matter the distance.

icebraining 11y ago

You could also regularly check Yelp and put a post-it on the fridge (or even a marker on your GPS app/device) with the current best. If the difference in distance wasn't particularly great, I'd consider doing so.

tertius 11y ago
And make sure the ones on your list are in-network... I doubt most people prepare to this degree though. And having the convenience of finding the best ER that services your health insurance close by is probably of high value.
- icebraining 11y ago
  I doubt most people prepare to this degree though. Well, Yelp could send that suggestion to its users. It'd be a good excuse to get them to login again.

true_religion 11y ago

People go to hospitals for non-emergencies as well: like for instance breaking your collarbone or getting bit an animal.

jshelly 11y ago

Maybe not relevant to check in an actual emergency, but I would certainly check just for the sake of checking to get an idea of the best ER's to go to should there in fact be an emergency. While I don't use Yelp a lot at home, I find it indispensable when traveling.

kuschku 11y ago

Well, I have currently 4 large hospital centers within of a few km of me and a few doctors that also provide emergency care, but while one of the hospitals has amazing healthcare in all areas, they have long wait times. Another has better care for broken bones, but they have far worse methods for treating neurological issues, etc. So, depending on what happens, I’ll go to different places, no matter the distance.