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Baton Rouge General to close ER in 2 months (Mid City)
Posted on 2/3/15 at 9:56 am
Posted on 2/3/15 at 9:56 am
https://theadvocate.com/news/11503914-123/baton-rouge-general-to-close
Gonna be a lot of folks with no place to go. Tough situation.
Gonna be a lot of folks with no place to go. Tough situation.
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Posted on 2/3/15 at 9:58 am to swampdawg
They will go to OLOL, just like a lot do now. That place is turning into a shite hole.
Posted on 2/3/15 at 9:58 am to swampdawg
Consequences of relying on taxpayers.
Posted on 2/3/15 at 9:59 am to swampdawg
Again? Didn't they get a lot of money from the government to keep it open in the last year or 2?
Posted on 2/3/15 at 10:00 am to swampdawg
Damn, where will all those unfortunate people go now when they have a chest cold?
Posted on 2/3/15 at 10:00 am to Jack Bauers HnK
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Again? Didn't they get a lot of money from the government to keep it open in the last year or 2?
THey were suppose to but from what I understand the deal fell apart
Posted on 2/3/15 at 10:01 am to Jack Bauers HnK
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Again? Didn't they get a lot of money from the government to keep it open in the last year or 2?
They were promised some back in August but I am guessing the terrible state budget outlook likely adjusted that plan.
Posted on 2/3/15 at 10:01 am to swampdawg
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The General’s board of directors had voted last August to close the emergency room in November, a casualty of growing red ink associated with uninsured patients entering its doors.
Nice
Posted on 2/3/15 at 10:02 am to CocomoLSU
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They will go to OLOL, just like a lot do now.
I can't imagine how much of a clusterfrick this will make OLOL.
Posted on 2/3/15 at 10:04 am to swampdawg
Hopefully those uninsured patients won't want to venture all the way to OLOL. And the ones that do will have actual emergencies
Posted on 2/3/15 at 10:04 am to swampdawg
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I can't imagine how much of a clusterfrick this will make OLOL.
And Essen in general, especially if they ever get around to expanding the Essen/I-10 intersection, the construction of which I'm sure will take the better part of a decade.
Posted on 2/3/15 at 10:07 am to Upperdecker
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Hopefully those uninsured patients won't want to venture all the way to OLOL. And the ones that do will have actual emergencies
Many will not have transportation to go that far. They will call an ambulance that they will not pay for.
This post was edited on 2/3/15 at 10:09 am
Posted on 2/3/15 at 10:09 am to Upperdecker
Sounds a bit discriminatory.
Posted on 2/3/15 at 10:15 am to swampdawg
They shouldn't have went against the Jindal camp some years ago. They completely railroaded the BR General and threw OLOL a bone.
None of this matters unless you're in an emergency situation and don't live in South BTR.
None of this matters unless you're in an emergency situation and don't live in South BTR.
Posted on 2/3/15 at 10:18 am to swampdawg
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Baton Rouge General to close ER in 2 months
Damn. Just dropped off the guy I live with there this morning on my way to campus. I live right down the street from there and will say it is a very convenient location for when things go south. I know hospitals can't deny people entry without insurance, but it seems like all they're doing is moving the problem to another part of town. All this means for me is driving 20 minutes to get to the hospital instead of 1 minute during an emergency.
Posted on 2/3/15 at 10:18 am to Asgard Device
quote:Well it's a good thing people don't have a tendency to get shot in NBR.
None of this matters unless you're in an emergency situation and don't live in South BTR.
Posted on 2/3/15 at 10:19 am to swampdawg
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I can't imagine how much of a clusterfrick this will make OLOL.
Will make? I brought my 9 month old daughter there for a burn last week.(EDIT) The pediatrician and BR Clinic Urgent Care told me to bring her to the ER because we saw blistering. It was no big deal(she grabbed a light bulb) but her mother was freaked out so I took her to make sure her hand was okay. It took three and half hours to see a doctor for a 1 min consultation. This was on a Tuesday afternoon. They said they were over run with children coming in to be checked for the flu. I'll be going to the General Bluebonnet next time there is an emergency
This post was edited on 2/3/15 at 12:25 pm
Posted on 2/3/15 at 10:19 am to Jack Bauers HnK
How is that discriminatory? The patients don't pay for the ER services so it's hemorrhaging money. If you don't make any money you close your business. Blame the people abusing the ER instead of pulling discrimination bs
Posted on 2/3/15 at 10:23 am to CocomoLSU
And I don't like it at all.
Posted on 2/3/15 at 10:24 am to ThuperThumpin
quote:should be turned away at the door to go to their primary care doctor.
They said they were over run with children coming in to be checked for the flu
This post was edited on 2/3/15 at 10:38 am
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