I can only speak for Texas, but those stand alone “emergency rooms” are more of a scam than anything else. This year we had one refuse to assist my father (who was alone at the time) while he was having a stoke, instead the staff instructed him to get back into his car and drive to an actual hospital…while still having a stroke!
It sounds like many of the places in Texas mentioned in the article are those “emergency rooms”. We saw a hugh influx of those crappy places several years ago when they changed some rules regarding insurance. Its all a money grab.
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I really wouldn’t recommend letting him though.
Emergency rooms refused to treat pregnant women, leaving one to miscarry in a lobby restroom (apnews.com)
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