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> It is only emergency rooms where I don't get a choice - if you need an emergency room close is important. i feel like the folks on here peddling this line ha
by sigstoat 7y ago
> It is only emergency rooms where I don't get a choice - if you need an emergency room close is important.
i feel like the folks on here peddling this line have not ever spent any time watching who comes through an ER.
most of the people who go into an ER aren't dying, or screaming in pain. they've just got a problem that can't wait until urgent care opens up again in the morning. or they need something done that urgent cares aren't equipped to do (fancier diagnostic equipment; whatever). they've got plenty of time to consult with a hypothetical "find a cheap/good ER near me" app.
- mc32 7y agoI think lots of people say “ER” for trauma center.
- soapboxrocket 7y agoI think lots of people say "ER" for "ED" Emergency Department became the most common term about a decade ago and Emergency Room faded from building guides and hospital documents.
- mc32 7y agoEither way most don’t have trauma centers, in SF I think only SF General is the only level 1 trauma center although some of the people also rotate through UCSF’s ED.
- soapboxrocket 7y agoYea, very true. Up here in Seattle I believe we are in the same boat, a single level 1 trauma center.
- bluGill 7y agoMost people go to the ER for non-emergency conditions... Though I will note that many emergency symptoms turn out to be non-emergency only after more tests.