I'm sharing this as this is maybe one of the weirdest/worst ideas I've ever heard. You can now "check in" to the Greenville emergency room ON THE INTERNET. "What???" (I actually said it in bold) So if you get there and there's a line, but you're bleeding pretty badly and only have a few minutes to live, I guess it might be comforting to know that you can whip out your smartphone using the hand that is the least badly deformed from the industrial accident you just had and check in. Oh, that makes sense. Here's the official announcement. But the fine print just kills me:
"If you have a medical emergency, call 911 or go to the nearest ER immediately. You should only use InQuickER if you are certain you can safely wait at home with no risk to your health." Um, if you are certain you can wait at home with no risk to your health... WHY ARE YOU GOING TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM? None of the definitions of "emergency" seem to match their definition. And the site is full of situations where you should not use the online check-in system but go immediately to an actual E.R. Um, so maybe it's just me, but when would I use this oh so convenient system? Shouldn't this effort be renamed "Die in the comfort of your own home, feeling good about the fact that you've 'checked in' to an E.R."???
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