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This is my startup. 100% bootstrapped and ramen profitable. Questions and comments encouraged. Thanks for checking it out!
Love the idea. What are the expansion plans?
If you're capable of shopping around for the best appointment time then shouldn't you be seeing a GP instead?
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Many drugstores have clinics staffed by clinicians who are able to write prescriptions. One does not need qualifications to obtain this information.
While you have a valid point, I think you're still missing the main issue: sometimes these clinics aren't open when you need them most. Emergencies big and small happen at any time during the day. Not many clinics and urgent care centers are open and easy to go to 24/7.
The fact of the matter is that the vast majority of the visitors to this site believe that most problems have a technical solution. I happen to believe that this technical solution has the potential to exacerbate an existing problem and that other non-technical solutions are possible. What is needed is a combination of 24 hour clinics/urgent care centers, more fast-track departments and convincing certain people that there is no need to visit a doctor for a bad cold unless certain symptoms appear or one doesn't recover in a reasonable length of time. Encouraging more people to visit the emergency department for non-emergencies does not seem prudent to me.
Nice. You may want to consider a Google maps mashup centered on my location. If the hospital(s) I know aren't participating, this would be easier to use than a drop down box.
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The drugstore clinics can certainly handle ear infections. There are also urgent care facilities in most areas that can be utilized.
I'm not sure what your qualifications are, but I've given mine -- a parent of 3 kids. Drugstores (in my area, anyways) are NOT able to handle ear infections because antibiotics require a physicians prescription. Urgent care facilities are always preferable to ER visits because they cost less for the patient and permit ER staff to handle true emergencies, there there are many instances where urgent care just isn't an…
I'm not sure I comprehend this. Isn't it the role of the emergency services to prioritise your visit? If you're critical you'll get seen, otherwise you wait. If you're capable of shopping around for the best appointment time then shouldn't you be seeing a GP instead?