Posted by BrianBoru on April 26, 2006, at 8:56:06
In reply to Re: Help Dealing with Hospital Abuse » BrianBoru, posted by Racer on April 25, 2006, at 18:19:57
Racer,
I had an appointment with my own doctor just after returning home (I kissed the ground when I crossed the border into Gettysburg. Now I know how escaped slaves must have felt). Anyway, we discussed the hospital situation. I went through a similar situation once here in Pennsylvania. I was taken to the Hershey Medical Center (yeah, that Hershey - Chocolate Town) where I was seen by no less than 3 doctors and four nurses as well as a social worker, all in 3 hours). I was in a normal room in a normal bed. I wasn't left in a locked cell sitting on a vinyl mattress soaked in my own urine and blind from Mace, with no doctor or nurse in sight. This is the difference in mentality between where I live and where I was (I won't mention the names - I have to be civil (even though I'd like to steal the faces off some people's heads)). It's incredible. I was planning to retire elsewhere in a few years, but no more. I'll stay in Pennsylvania for good. There really are two Americas. This has nothing to do with the general populace of either America, but with the rule-makers in each of them.
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