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Originally Posted by Mack184
Even if you ride to the hospital in the ambulance you will still be triaged on your arrival. If you are not either a "1" or "2" you will not get to bypass the wait in the ER. You will wait just like everybody else. All you will have done is rung up a nice big bill to pay for the ride.
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I don't think there is a charge for EMS transportation here in TV. There was no charge for EMS transportation in West Chester, Ohio where we moved from.
Somebody correct me if I am wrong.
What I just learned yesterday is that the team that transports you MUST stay with you until you are released to the hands of a doctor. That is why it is important that we schedule our heart attacks and strokes for other than the months of January, February and March when people who do not have MDs here may be overusing the EMS. You may
think that the EMS is at the fire station down the street but probably they are putting in "wall time" at the emergency room and can't come and transport you.