Really bad ideas, based on real life incidents from yesterday alone:
1. If you're 85 and took a tumble, don't go to a walk-in clinic because there's never any parking at the ER. We're gonna see you and send you to the ER anyway.
2. If you have a history of cardiac issues and have pain in your chest, don't go to a walk-in clinic and say it's just a liver infection. We're gonna see you and send you to the ER anyway.
3. If you have emphysema, COPD, and asthma, and your throat is closing shut, don't go to the walk-in clinic because the emergency room is too expensive. We're gonna see you and send you to the ER anyway.
4. Don't let your kids play with your wallet and destroy your insurance card. I'm good, but not psychic, and if we don't have it already, I can't magically conjure up the number. You're gonna get the full bill, and then deal with the insurance company on your end.
Really good ideas:
1. If you have flu symptoms, come see us within the first 48 hours for testing. After 48 hours, Tamiflu doesn't work, and you'll just have to ride it out.
2. If you're a man with a sense of humor, come see us with your wife in tow and say "I'm dying" when I ask what your symptoms are. That way, when you're in the treatment room, your wife and I can laugh at you and your "man cold". :)
