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ER patients often misunderstand doctors’ discharge instructions, Canadian researchers conclude

Emergency-medicine experts are sounding an alarm that people who visit hospital ERs often go home without understanding the medical instructions doctors give them. In an article in the January issue of the Annals of Emergency Medicine, which reviewed more than 50 previous studies, researchers recommended that doctors provide instructions verbally,

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Woodstock General

Brand new biulding is disgustingly decadant and emerg times are still hours long. Took an hour to be triaged and they said they weren’t too busy! Hospital are built for the staff and doctors not patient care!