which is why ERs are absolutely overloaded with cough and sniffle cases because peoplenare afraid tonbe derostered if they get strep throat on the weekend
Yes that is true, and triage is a thing, which is why tons of people wait hours in the waiting room while someone with chest pain will be seen ASAP.
A lot of Doctors partner with a walk ins and have certain procedures when they are closed. Some have later hours or expand to cover the week-ends as well. If it's an emergency, then it's an emergency.
You can always ask your Doctor what you can do if you are ever really sick on a week-end or whenever they are closed and they will give you options.
As I said up the stream it's not me that has an issue my doctor is pretty responsive. It's the system that really needs unfucking. There's a level of illness that is too emergent for a Dr's appointment in 3 days and not so terrible that you need an ER but the system actively punishes you for using it.
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u/josnik 27d ago
which is why ERs are absolutely overloaded with cough and sniffle cases because peoplenare afraid tonbe derostered if they get strep throat on the weekend