This always reminds me of the time a physician I know ranted about how “socialized medicine does not work.” I asked why, and she said that poor people who don’t have cars call 911 to have the ambulance drive them to their hospital appointments, but ambulance rides are really expensive, and the poor people never pay the bill.
I think about this a lot. It’s been at least 15 years, and I’m still not sure how that’s supposed to be an endorsement of private health insurance. She definitely voted for Trump, though.
ETA please stop trying to mansplain the purpose of ambulances to me, guys. I’m not the OOP from the meme who equated them with taxis, or the OP who shared the meme; I was just retelling an anecdote from my own life that came to mind when I saw the meme, in which someone else was discussing people using ambulances as taxis.
Plus, there are already hundreds of excellent comments in this thread explaining in detail how ambulances and emergency services work, many from EMTs, ambulance drivers, paramedics, and dispatchers who have shared their actual experiences. Check those out below.
I fell on my bike one block from the hospital I worked at. I dislocated my left leg and could not walk whatsoever. I called an ambulance to take me one block to the ER of the hospital I worked at. That ambulance ride cost me 600 dollars.
YouLostMyNieceDenise on December 5th, 2020 at 01:40 UTC »
This always reminds me of the time a physician I know ranted about how “socialized medicine does not work.” I asked why, and she said that poor people who don’t have cars call 911 to have the ambulance drive them to their hospital appointments, but ambulance rides are really expensive, and the poor people never pay the bill.
I think about this a lot. It’s been at least 15 years, and I’m still not sure how that’s supposed to be an endorsement of private health insurance. She definitely voted for Trump, though.
ETA please stop trying to mansplain the purpose of ambulances to me, guys. I’m not the OOP from the meme who equated them with taxis, or the OP who shared the meme; I was just retelling an anecdote from my own life that came to mind when I saw the meme, in which someone else was discussing people using ambulances as taxis.
Plus, there are already hundreds of excellent comments in this thread explaining in detail how ambulances and emergency services work, many from EMTs, ambulance drivers, paramedics, and dispatchers who have shared their actual experiences. Check those out below.
passamongimpure on December 5th, 2020 at 02:11 UTC »
I fell on my bike one block from the hospital I worked at. I dislocated my left leg and could not walk whatsoever. I called an ambulance to take me one block to the ER of the hospital I worked at. That ambulance ride cost me 600 dollars.
Ninja_attack on December 5th, 2020 at 03:12 UTC »
And a real fuck you is that the ems crew isn't making bank on how expensive the American Healthcare system is. I'd know, I've been in EMS for 8yrs.