Woman dies in hospital waiting room

[Ceej]

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/01/hos....ap/index.html

[ettsn]

Anyone here think this kinda stuff will get better if we go to universal healthcare (socialized medicine)? I didn't think so...

[rudygu]

  ettsn said:

Anyone here think this kinda stuff will get better if we go to universal healthcare (socialized medicine)? I didn't think so...

I thought the exact same thing as I read this.

[Mr Eagle]

Yes its a problem in the UK as well ,there was a woman who was sexually assaulted with a hoover who had to wait six hours to see a doctor.She was rushed to intensive care and put on life support.Latest reports are that she is picking up well

[Craig Mac]

I saw this on aol earlier and I think the voting was 70% of the people weren't suprised about it, oh yeah and...

  Mr Eagle said:

Yes its a problem in the UK as well ,there was a woman who was sexually assaulted with a hoover who had to wait six hours to see a doctor.She was rushed to intensive care and put on life support.Latest reports are that she is picking up well

Is this a bad vacuum cleaner joke?

[effektz]

I saw this on the news earlier, absolutely stunning. I mean a doctor looked at her and walked away, a damn doctor. At least get her up and in a bed to make sure she doesn't die, I thought that was the oath of a doctor.

I hate to say race probably played a role in it which is ever sadder, but I hope they're all punished properly