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Old 04-29-2025, 04:52 PM
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Originally Posted by MarshBendLover View Post
I was actually being facetious because only an idiot (my brother) would ignore the nearest ER in an actual emergency. If one attempts to drive further for their choice of ER, then either there is no real emergency:
Disagree, ignoring the closest ER might be a very wise idea. I’ve only experienced one true actual emergency in my life and made a very bad mistake by choosing the closest ER, the former Villages Hospital. After waiting 12 hours only to be failed miserably by the closest ER, my wife drove me to the ER at a real hospital in Gainesville. They immediately assessed my condition and admitted me straight into their critical care department. The difference in the quality of care I got between the two places couldn’t have possibly been further apart. Thanks to my wife, I was able to get to a hospital that saved my life. Call me jaded from that experience, but there is absolutely no way I’ll ever go back to the ER on El Camino Real.
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