Re: Six days to SCHIP

In article <1kzfhhvavp5w9.8a9gtchb3yf4.dlg@xxxxxxxxxx>,
"Alex W." <ingilt@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Fri, 16 Jan 2009 07:25:56 -0800, Miss Elaine Eos wrote:
Most hospitals have a system whereby people who have no business being
in the emergency room (which is intended for EMERGENCIES) wait until all
other business is conducted before they are seen. The more hospitals
can spread the idea "don't go to the ER, you'll just wait for 6 hrs",
the better.

If you have a true life-threatening emergency, you will be rushed to the
head of the line and seen by an experienced doctor within minutes.

Misc "at least that's how it worked 4-of-4 times that I've accompanied a
true E to the ER..."

A longish post when the single word you were groping for was
"triage".

The English language is so filled with beautiful words, why limit one's
self to one or two?

In fact, this reminds me of the time that...

[hours pass]

....And so, that's why I prefer to perform my proloxiness in a plethora
of paragraphs, rather than just a phew.

;)

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