Emergency case...to what kind of hospital will you rushed your loved one?

I would take my loved ones to the veterinarian's surgery.My loved ones are my pets. The thing to do is to get them to the closest place where they can have immediate care. If they need something more then they will be transferred under supervision, still getting needed care along the way. Is this really a choice? Where I live, our closest hospital is about an hour away and it's a small hospital with only the local GP on call. The next hospital is a bit further and slightly bigger. The next best hospital is 4 hours away and then if necessary the patient must be flown to either one of 3 destinations considering treatment needed. It's up to the first available hospital to consider the best move I feel.

I would not be concerned with either the cost of the treatment center nor the size of the facility. It is true that larger medical facilities generally offer a wider variety of services, but "more" does not necessarily equal "better". There are some smaller treatment centers that focus primarily on one type of thing, such as heart conditions or brain injuries. They are smaller than the larger facilities, but they have the latest equipment, know the latest techniques, and have experience with more rare cases than these other hospitals. The fact that they are smaller not only in size but also in focus allows them to specialize and provide far better care in their particular field than the larger facilities. Therefore, I would trust my doctor to send me to the best place that she felt would best care for my loved one.

Hi, jaiho2009! Any hospital when it is an emergency, I would choose the closest one. If my loved one is already in a hospital, and they need to be transferred to a speciality for their treatment, I would have to choose one of the finest hospitals that brings excellent results. But for emergency purposes, I will take them to the nearest hospital in our town.

Hello jaiho2009 this is checkmail and hope it never happens but if any of my close one have to go through an emergency then i might be rushing him to a neary hospital as quickly as possible, and later if required can shift him to an better hospital where all facilities and doctors(specialist) are avail.Well in this world the value of human life is still unknown, so might get in confusion over the expenditure to make.But will when the whole rush time eclapse.Well nice question ? keep it up.

My three children and I are covered by a health insurance. There are doctors and hospitals that are specified in the coverage. In case that happens to any of us (God forbid), I should abide by what my contract with the health insurance specifies. I need to go to member hospitals and get member doctors to attend to us. I need to do this to be able so that hospital expenses are paid by the insurance company.

If I'm in that emergency situation, I'll rushed my loved one to the nearest hospital as soon as possible. I don't care about the bills. The most important for me is the life of my loved one. That's it! That is how I love "her" even though she doesn't love me. :(

here in australia, all hospitals are the same on cost as they are provided by the government. any emergency treatments you need are free. and most provide most services. if the hospital nearest to you cant provide you with the emergency service you need, a helicopter will fly you to a bigger hospital, again free. we do pay for hospital services but only about 25% and not in emergency situations.

jaiho well in time of emergency as Ihave an HMO I have to be rusded to the hospital my doctor uses and the hmo approves. so it is usually a larger more well equipped one for sure.I am lucky that my gap insurance is so good it covers just about everything for me so if I need some expensive something or rather i know it will be covered. i am a senior citizen and sometimes that even pays off.

of course, if it's an emergency case, it should be to the nearest hospital. it will not be a time to debate or what, in terms of bills. if it happens to be an expensive hospital, we will only transfer to a cheaper one when the patient gets better.

I would immediately rush them to the nearest but the best hospital.

In my country there are good hospitals that are not so expensive. The difference lays in the luxuries. I had my back surgery at a renowned but not expensive hospital. The same surgeon worked at the most expensive clinic in Chile. The difference, he told me, was in TV and beauty. He worked with his same team at both places. He wanted me to have the best as my father had been his professor when he studied medicine. I had no problem: the nurses were adorable and better so after I shared with them my magazines and nice things to eat my visitors brought. But you are right: there are clinics that don´t have all the facilities needed, just in case. Then I prefer to spend more. Take care!

hello jaiho! I will definitely choose private hospitals. Simply because our public hospital's status right now is not that very good. I mean, with my case, I experienced getting really poor service from them. And the equipment they use is not up dated or is not the "latest" equipment that a hospital should use. But, I am not generalizing all public hospitals... it is just, I always come across with "not so good" public clinics/hospitals. Haha... Well, that is the main reason why I have to work so hard and save money for emergency situation like that. Happy Lotting!

I would just go to whatever hospital is closest. In the event of an emergency, I'd probably have my mind on the person's wellbeing and nothing else- not money or facilities or anything. It would be important to get any kind of help right away, and if specialized help were needed, the immediate help could help them get there.

my opinion is money is always cheaper than lives. when the situation is bad we wont ook at costs. to avoid such a critical situation.. its been to have a medical policy(heath insurance).. we cant say that always our bank balance will help us in need.. obviously a medical insurance will facilitate a better treatment in a better hospital.. which will definitely fit our economical condition..

I would go to the emergency room in the town I live in because it is the closet. There are doctor on call and if the loved one needed to go to a different hospital then we would go there. Most hospital have ambulance that will take a patient to a different hospital. I would not worry about the cost because the loved health come first.

Hello, jailho. In emergency case i probably seek to the nearest hospital for first aid(TRIAD)then after I'll request an ambulance to transfer my love one to my trusted hospital and wait for our physician, physician who knows our medical history and wait for her recommendation/advise. I was rushed before when i got bitten on my face by our own dog. My parents rushed me to the hospital and called our Doctor and advise us not to let the ER doctor do the stitches instead confine me and wait for his arrival(he's in the state at that time.) I was thankful my parents didn't panic.

during emergency it is better to stop worrying about money and go to a reputated private nursing home otherwise the govt hospital will have an assured policy to kill you first...