tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046612155495557874.post6825962157737323435..comments2023-10-23T14:28:37.682-04:00Comments on Your Black News: Black patients less likely than whites to get ER medicationUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046612155495557874.post-56466756814534604982008-01-02T09:15:00.000-05:002008-01-02T09:15:00.000-05:00From my own experience, it is not only the pain me...From my own experience, it is not only the pain medication that is slow in coming to African American patients in the hospital emergency room, but depending on what type of hospital ER you are visiting [public, private, university, or other] the overall medical care in the ER can range from being treated like human in need of medical care, to the rudest and crudest of "we don't believe there is anything wrong with you!" <BR/><BR/>Lord help you if you have to go back to the same ER with the same ailment. <BR/><BR/>The next time you are in a hospital ER, pull out your pencil and paper and take note of what you observe, then share your thoughts with the hospital administration and others who need to know.<BR/><BR/>The best service that I have ever received in an ER was in Seattle, WA.<BR/><BR/>Reinette F. Jones<BR/>KentuckyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com