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Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos
Is that really true in reality though? I don't know but that's not how they make it out to be on medical dramas on the television. Also, what is the definition of "general hospital".
The way it's portrayed, the uninsured or poorly insured people go to a pretty dodgy looking hospital. The rich people don't. It is of course make-believe so maybe poor people can, as you suggest, get treatment anywhere. My television set has lied to me in the past so I could be wrong.
Homeless Bob with a bullet in his neck or a tumor in his tailpipe can't just walk into Johns Hopkins and demand treatment, can he?
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The last part no they can't. Get into a car accident you are rushed to the nearest ER and treated.
But...I believe that since the woman's child's case was life or death they hospital was obligated to treat that child.