and started bleeding.
It took two hours
for an ambulance
to come to transport
her to a hospital.
Needless to say, we
think surgical centers
are a bad idea.
—Joyce clampitt
Mount Horeb, WisconsinI am a registered nurse
and have worked in
surgery centers since- In all my experi-
ence, we have never
had someone die be-
cause no one knew
what to do or we called
for help too late. We are
all highly trained for
emergencies and certi-
fied in our fields and in
advanced life support.
And we are scrutinized
by the Joint Commis-
sion’s Ambulatory
Care Accreditation pro-
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happy that your article
gave the impression
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I loved this article
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an excellent resource
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ings such as those
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