If you have a regular doctor, have you ever called his or her office after 5 pm or on Saturday or Sunday? The answering machine usually says, “If you think you have an emergency, go to your nearest emergency room.”
The message was clear. You are now faced with having to make the decision on what type of care is needed. Visits to emergency departments are staggering with close to 115 million patients treated during 2005. This represents a 26 percent increase in patients over the past decade compared to a 12.3 percent increase in the countries population. Continue reading ‘“If This Is An Emergency, Please Go To Your Nearest Emergency Room”’
