Parkland Hospital in Dallas, Texas is the nation’s first hospital to have electronic kiosks for ER check-in. The goal is to speed the patient registration process and delivery of care, and reduce costs. Looks like a win-win situation. Just hope it doesn’t go all The Tower on you.
[via NBC]
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those problems have their own line at this point. At the end is a machine with what looks like a plunger.
If you believe that you are in life-threatening danger when entering the ER, ALWAYS tell them that you have chest pains. Otherwise, you may be left to die in that waiting-room.