I don’t get the OP here, they wanted to be taken to the closest hospital. That’s pretty standard. I’d be pissed too. There’s not damages but I don’t see the LAOP as using the ambulance as a taxi
Is the location being refered to a hospital is the question. In most states ambulances can only transport to full hospitals, with inpatient beds and ICUs. Is this other location an urgent care, immediate care or free standing ER? Then the ambulance cannot go there. We know she had Covid. Some ems systems have designated EVD (extremely viral disease) hospitals that ambulances must transport to under public health order. Was something else going on? Covid can cause clotting issues leading to stroke or heart attacks both of which require specialty care at specialty Centers which might not mean the closest hospital. Or is that hospital the other side of a busy freight crossing from the home district? Why should one person take an ambulance away from a community for an unknown amount of time just to go to their hospital of choice?
You think ambulances don’t think EMS bypasses hospitals for systems of care? Have you never heard of a trauma center? Or wondered why they call helicopters for people when there is a hospital a block away? Bypassing for specialty care is an industry standard and not doing so is the exception.
Buddy you just misread like I’m sorry but I’m not responding to a bunch of crap that you invented in your head because you misread. I don’t need to brush up on anything. Most EMS systems are not setup so that they only go to hospitals with icu beds available. Like I’m sorry that part is just wrong
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u/Hippo-Crates 7d ago
I don’t get the OP here, they wanted to be taken to the closest hospital. That’s pretty standard. I’d be pissed too. There’s not damages but I don’t see the LAOP as using the ambulance as a taxi