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jwirr

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3. Small hospitals like the one in our community do not have specialists on call for the ER so they

Reply to hedgehog (Original post)

Sun Jan 19, 2014, 08:34 PM

Jan 2014

have to refer patients to larger hospitals. We tend to go to the larger hospital in the first place when we have an emergency. As to your question. I used to take my daughter to the University of Iowa hospital for care. My local doctors understood what was wrong with her but it was the UI who knew how to treat it. As she grew older I could take her to the Duluth Clinic with its wide range of specialists and they now handle her case. Difference - not much.

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I don't expect the latest and greatest from my local county hospital - [View all] hedgehog Jan 2014 OP

I came away from the Mayo profit center in Arizona no wiser Downwinder Jan 2014 #1

You were scammed ... GeorgeGist Jan 2014 #4

They made a good profit off of me. Downwinder Jan 2014 #5

Our experience at Mayo has been very good Lifelong Protester Jan 2014 #2

Small hospitals like the one in our community do not have specialists on call for the ER so they jwirr Jan 2014 #3

For most things, no nadinbrzezinski Jan 2014 #6