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I don't think this happens often, at least not due to the patient not getting attention in a reasonable amount of time. ERs triage patients based on severity of

I don't think this happens often, at least not due to the patient not getting attention in a reasonable amount of time. ERs triage patients based on severity of condition and if you are in more critical condition you get bumped up the line. But there is an issue in certain areas of people using ERs like a GP because the ER can't legally turn people away due to EMTALA

jellicle 9y ago
The ER is only required to assess patients and if you come in uninsured, unable to pay and with a GP-level complaint (flu, whatever) you'll receive no further treatment other than the assessment. A lot of people seem to think ERs are simply required to treat everyone, which is not even close to true.