Comments on: richard[WINTERS]md: Concierge Emergency Department / also, the Seniors ED http://gruntdoc.com/2009/01/richardwintersmd-concierge-emergency-department-also-the-seniors-ed.html Ramblings of an Emergency Physician in Texas Sat, 12 May 2012 12:36:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: A concierge ER, or, can EMTALA-free, cash-only emergency departments save hospitals? | Telecom News http://gruntdoc.com/2009/01/richardwintersmd-concierge-emergency-department-also-the-seniors-ed.html/comment-page-1#comment-16249 A concierge ER, or, can EMTALA-free, cash-only emergency departments save hospitals? | Telecom News Sun, 01 Feb 2009 17:13:18 +0000 http://gruntdoc.com/?p=3236#comment-16249 [...] Winters (via GruntDoc) imagines such as scenario, which for a fee, patients receive private rooms, couches and chairs for [...] [...] Winters (via GruntDoc) imagines such as scenario, which for a fee, patients receive private rooms, couches and chairs for [...]

]]> By: GingerB http://gruntdoc.com/2009/01/richardwintersmd-concierge-emergency-department-also-the-seniors-ed.html/comment-page-1#comment-16247 GingerB Sat, 31 Jan 2009 22:19:35 +0000 http://gruntdoc.com/?p=3236#comment-16247 That "second largest hospital in Maryland" is split between insured and immigrant un-insured populations. They are not that far from Bethesda where there is "nice" hospital. If I spent had spent hours in an ER full of immigrants/little kids/drama with my aged Mom I would probably be thinking about driving a few more miles next time to a locale where I could wait in peace and quiet. That “second largest hospital in Maryland” is split between insured and immigrant un-insured populations. They are not that far from Bethesda where there is “nice” hospital.

If I spent had spent hours in an ER full of immigrants/little kids/drama with my aged Mom I would probably be thinking about driving a few more miles next time to a locale where I could wait in peace and quiet.

]]> By: albatross http://gruntdoc.com/2009/01/richardwintersmd-concierge-emergency-department-also-the-seniors-ed.html/comment-page-1#comment-16228 albatross Thu, 29 Jan 2009 01:01:30 +0000 http://gruntdoc.com/?p=3236#comment-16228 I think this is a large part of the draw of the nightime-and-weekend clinics all around, right? If it's Friday at 11PM, and my son is sick enough I want him to be seen by a doctor, I don't have to wait four hours at the ER, I can go to the nighttime pediatrics clinic and have him seen within the hour. Of course, they're not going to see you if you can't pay, which is why you can be seen quickly and why they've got a nice child-friendly waiting room and such. I'm having a hard time seeing how much of an improvement a concierge ER as described in the linked post would be, relative to that. If one of my sons is sick or badly injured enough to need to be at the ER, I'm unlikely to enjoy many amenities other than having him seen and treated quickly. I think this is a large part of the draw of the nightime-and-weekend clinics all around, right? If it’s Friday at 11PM, and my son is sick enough I want him to be seen by a doctor, I don’t have to wait four hours at the ER, I can go to the nighttime pediatrics clinic and have him seen within the hour. Of course, they’re not going to see you if you can’t pay, which is why you can be seen quickly and why they’ve got a nice child-friendly waiting room and such.

I’m having a hard time seeing how much of an improvement a concierge ER as described in the linked post would be, relative to that. If one of my sons is sick or badly injured enough to need to be at the ER, I’m unlikely to enjoy many amenities other than having him seen and treated quickly.

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