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Is it insane? Did people read the article? The critical trauma unit was activated. I suppose if people are called in to work, they shouldn't get paid if it turn
by krapht 8y ago
Is it insane? Did people read the article? The critical trauma unit was activated. I suppose if people are called in to work, they shouldn't get paid if it turns out they aren't needed?
- dagenix 8y ago18k?
- x0x0 8y ago18k is high, but it costs serious money to run a level 1 trauma center. In particular, it must be staffed enough to provide all specialties 24x7.
- dagenix 8y agoIt's reasonable it's not cheap. 18k, however, is ridiculous.
- kalleboo 8y agoIf you want to avoid the fee, can you tell the ambulance drivers to take you to a shittier ER with a lower cost?
- pas 8y agoBut then what OP said, that people had to be called in makes no sense, right? There were people there anyway, an attending physician looked at the child, talked to the parents (all doctors want is your anamnesis!) determined that nothing to worry about, maybe keep them in observation, and that's it. There's not even a word about doing an Xray/CT or any kind of imaging to check for internal bleeding. Probably the "activation" of the Trauma Unit is that when they called 911, the hospital booked them and was ready to receive them.
- wiradikusuma 8y agoso, you're saying that when somebody called, "my baby's head hit the floor", they can assemble the whole Avengers just because?
- mcphage 8y agoYou just mentioned assembling The Avengers, so your Superhero Activation Team Fee bill of $5.3 million will be arriving in the mail shortly.
- riquito 8y ago18k without having you sign anything, why not 50k or 100k? How could anyone afford random bill like that? For an emergency visit? What if treatment was needed? Should a visit to the hospital be higher than multiple average salaries?
- thomasmeeks 8y agoThe alternative is encouraging people to wait for treatment and tests that they can’t afford in the hope that the problem isn’t serious. Put another way, if this family does need the trauma unit for their child next month, will they hesitate? Which is worse for society? Obviously there’s a balance to be struck (hypochondriacs), but I think we can collectively come up with a situation in which both the individuals get paid and the family isn’t being so financially burdened. False alarm or no.
- thirdsun 8y agoFrom a european perspective it is insane. While these services certainly can't be free, they should be covered by mandatory healthcare / insurance. Other countries have figured this out long ago. If you have to go to the hospital in these countries, finances and costs are a non-issue - the only thing on your mind will be your health and a speedy recovery.
- rkachowski 8y agoThe article states this trauma fee didn't exist 18 years ago. Unless the introduction of this fee immediately caused a huge surge in the number of lives saved we can assume it's not critical.
- discordance 8y agoShould the patient be charged for anticipated treatment based on a mis-diagnosis?
- mcphage 8y agoIf they get called in every time a baby bumps their head, and they work at a busy hospital in a large city, then they would already be at work, because kids bump their heads constantly.