It wasn't an injury. I was at Swedish for a routine checkup and the doctor handed me a piece of paper and said "take this to the emergency desk, they can get you a scan". I had no intention of being checked into the ER and no idea I was about to be imprisoned for 8 hours.
It wasn't a big deal for me to be robbed like that, but for most working people a surprise unnecessary $5500 bill would be a real problem, so it's infuriating.
You mentioned this twice, but unless you left out some major details you were never actually imprisoned. If you demand to leave it's almost always a felony to stop you.
They kept telling me I could not leave. If I knew how long it would take I would have called my lawyer to confirm, but it was always, “Just 20 more minutes and the doctor will be here”
It was especially frustrating because I’d been asked to show up to the morning appointment fasted, and of course there was no food in the ER, but I guess it was more important to run up the tab.
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It wasn't an injury. I was at Swedish for a routine checkup and the doctor handed me a piece of paper and said "take this to the emergency desk, they can get you a scan". I had no intention of being checked into the ER and no idea I was about to be imprisoned for 8 hours.
It wasn't a big deal for me to be robbed like that, but for most working people a surprise unnecessary $5500 bill would be a real problem, so it's infuriating.
You mentioned this twice, but unless you left out some major details you were never actually imprisoned. If you demand to leave it's almost always a felony to stop you.
They kept telling me I could not leave. If I knew how long it would take I would have called my lawyer to confirm, but it was always, “Just 20 more minutes and the doctor will be here”
It was especially frustrating because I’d been asked to show up to the morning appointment fasted, and of course there was no food in the ER, but I guess it was more important to run up the tab.
I’d prefer a Mexican hospital any day.