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If you do need to see a doctor immediately, you can't get an appointment with your primary care provider for weeks so you go to the ER.
Sorry to hear that your pal Kenny is still living in the dark ages when it comes to healthcare. Here in Florida we have urgent care centers which are alternatives to the ER. Our governor pioneered this concept before he was even governor. Rick Scott founded a company called Solantic,
Solantic, based in Jacksonville, Florida, was co-founded in 2001 by Scott and Karen Bowling, a former television anchor whom Scott met after Columbia bought what is now Memorial Hospital (in Jacksonville, Florida) in 1995.[10] Solantic opened its first urgent care center in 2002. It provides urgent care services, immunizations, physicals, drug screening, and care for injured workers. The corporation attracts patients who do not have insurance, cannot get appointments with their primary care physicians, or do not have primary care physicians. Solantic is an alternative to the emergency room care that these types of patients often seek, or for not seeing a doctor at all. In 2006, Scott said that his plans for Solantic were to establish a national brand of medical clinics.[10] In August 2007, the company received a $40 million investment from a private equity firm and said that it expected to open 35 clinics by the end of 2009, with annual revenues of $100 million once all these clinics were open, compared to $20 million at the time.[45] As of March 2009, Solantic had 24 centers, all located in Florida.[46]
Poor Kenny, if he is waiting for government to solve this problem it might be a long time coming. |
