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Originally Posted by OldDave
I suppose if a person knew there were issues at this ER, it might be a mistake to take their mother there. BUT, all things being equal I would never take anyone that I thought was seriously ill to an Urgent Care facility instead of a hosptial ER. The hosptial has all the equipment and staff you should need, the Urgent Care, certainly not. We went to one while we where their to have blood drawn for a test that my Opthmologist wanted. They were perfectly nice, but there wasn't even a doctor there, just a PA. Clearly they weren't set up for serious cases. And for what it's worth, the one we went to said they were owned by the hospital.
I also cannot image someone calling an ambulance for someone who was mobile and had a person to drive them, again all things being equal.
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The OP didn't say what the emergency was but heart issues and breathing issues and serious bleeding issues take precedent over all others I am told. That is what a triage nurse is for, to sort out those who have immediate life threatening issues. If a person could be experiencing heart issues then they should be transported, at least that is my non medical opinion.