On Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:26:12 -0600, Chris Friesen
wrote:

On 09/14/2009 11:17 AM, Phisherman wrote:

I like the idea of hospitals charging $300 for all emergencies. That
would help keep the hypocondriacs and flu patients from taking
resources from those that really need it. I rushed a friend to a
hospital once, he had a burst appendix. He passed out on the floor
while filling out page 4 of the 7 required pages to be admitted.

The admitting nurse didn't recognize him as an urgent case? Seems odd.

Chris


No, at the time nobody knew his appendix had burst. I knew there was
something seriously wrong because his skin turned a green color. And
because it was a Sunday, they did not know until the following day.
The lab technicians do not work on Sunday.