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30roadwarrior t1_j1d9m7k wrote

Reply to comment by SolitaryMarmot in ‘Major Trustee, Please Prioritize’: How NYU’s E.R. Favors the Rich by goodguyfdny

Add homeless mentally ill clientele using the hospital as a short stay hotel for a nice bed a free food and query how much of the 81% comes from that. Trying to frame it differently is disingenuous.

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SolitaryMarmot t1_j1dk65v wrote

Huh? Doctors still admit people or don't. They aren't going to admit someone that can be treated on an outpatient basis for no reason.

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30roadwarrior t1_j1isirb wrote

But making that determination can take 2 shifts of a stinky guy taking up and wasting a bed.

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