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> I can run to my local 24/7 grocer or Walmart and be back in 10 minutes flat. > We were at the hospital in 15 minutes thanks to the modern automobile. If you
by lev99 8y ago
> I can run to my local 24/7 grocer or Walmart and be back in 10 minutes flat.
> We were at the hospital in 15 minutes thanks to the modern automobile.
If you live within 3 minutes of a Walmart (3 minutes traveling there, 3 minutes checking out, and 3 minutes returning) and 15 minutes of a hospital you are significantly better located than the average suburbanite.
Most walkable urban areas will have 24 hour convenience stores every few blocks. Most walkable urban areas will have many options for quick travel to medical facilities (Zipcar like services, uber like services, frequent emergency clinics, ambulances).
I think cities have better access to medical care than suburban areas. There are more medical facilities. There are more options in choosing primary care. There are more specialist. There are more alternative treatment options. Try getting antibiotics for strep throat at 2am for less than $250 cash in less than ninety minutes in a suburb.
- GiorgioG 8y ago> Most walkable urban areas will have 24 hour convenience stores every few blocks. This is only true in very large cities (NYC, LA, Paris, etc.) In smaller cities my experience is quite the opposite, shops close early and they are far and few between. I'm talking between 200-500k population (my sample size is small, but one city is in the US the other in France, neither had pharmacies within walking distance that were open past 9pm.) > Try getting antibiotics for strep throat at 2am for less than $250 cash in less than ninety minutes in a suburb Never been a problem here with a local 24/7 pharmacy that takes insurance so I'm not sure where you're getting your $250 figure from.
- lev99 8y ago> I'm talking between 200-500k population Are there many walkable cities with populations in that range? > I'm not sure where you're getting your $250 figure from. Including getting the script.
- GiorgioG 8y agoMy wife needed a Z-Pack (antibiotic) last week and it cost us $0.11 all-in. If you don't have health insurance, you're on your own (sadly.)