Dear Editor:
With all the so-called problems stated in the media about the lack of (space) in emergency rooms at local hospitals, why is it that about 95 per cent of people who use the emergency facilities go home the same day they go there? They can’t be too sick. Some are ill and need the care, but very few. Why don’t they use the clinics?
Why on earth do the hospitals not charge a fee for use of emergency rooms? A fee of $40 would be very appropriate. I’ll bet this would slow down ER use by quite a margin. It would stop people with a sliver in their finger from going to the hospital. Years ago there used to be a fee. I think the government should bring it back. It just might work.
Lorne E. Dennis
North Vancouver
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