When my husband was transported to a hospital last fall and I was going
to follow in my car. The ambulance attendant said, let me call and see
to which hospital he will be admitted.
During flu season many hospital ER's  and hospitals are full so the
ambulance will be given orders to divert to a neighboring hospital in
another area of town or even another city.
Jan Aken RN IBCLC LNC

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lactation Information and Discussion
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Catherine Watson
Genna,
> IBCLC
> Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 5:52 PM
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> Subject: Re: health systems
> 
> Ambulances rarely have to drive around town looking for a hospital
that
> will accept patients.  Ambulance companies and volunteer corps get
> telephone calls from hospitals when they are full and are not
admitting
> patients.  Usually they would still take a patient into the emergency
> department.  This is called being on "treat and release".
> Catherine Watson Genna, IBCLC  and former EMT
> 
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