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Old 03-17-2024, 07:20 AM
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Originally Posted by villagetinker View Post
This a very interesting point, and I never understood the point that someone has to wait at the office while the patient is being worked on, a much more realistic approach would be to have a driver waiting at home for a phone call. This could be made when the patient just goes into recovery, and could arrive before the patient is discharged. The last time I had to do this for my wife was during covid, and I was not allowed in the building, THEY HAD NO IDEA WHERE I WAS......
If it’s a longer wait than just a physician visit, we have a volunteer for each direction.
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