I had Covid in May and went in with shortness of breath and low O2. Tbh I should’ve gone to Memorial, but didn’t want to wait there just to be told to go to Lake Ave. I got triaged and waited in the waiting room for 12 hours before I left and went to the Covid clinic at Hannheman. I think they took my vitals like twice in those 12 hours.

I do wish they spread out the Rangoon filling instead of just leaving it in scoops though

Min’s Wok. No contest.

Say what you want about St. Vs but I’ve never had to wait for more than an hour at the ER. 5 hours at umass every time.

Good.

I had to go to the UMass ER a few weeks ago for what I thought was a blood clot. My husband and I were going to go to Urgent Care instead, but it was 630 am and URGENT care didn't open until 830. Just like the "emergency" room is allowing people to die from long waits, "urgent" care isn't urgent either, it's convenient for them.

This is sick. I’m working, but appreciate you all making this happen

Batista working his way up in the city isn't cronyism. He is by all accounts a capable and qualified candidate and deserved consideration.

Batista being handed the job because he's connected to and currying favor with the right people, who refused to publicly lay out a single criterion or consider a single other candidate for the position, is cronyism.

None of this is a knock on Batista. It's a knock on the powers that be installing their guy as CM and barely being able to maintain the charade that they aren't.

I never said anything to the effect of Russell and Colorio being the same, I dunno what the fuck you're talking about there.

Sorry you had to experience that, it’s bad enough just having to go there, let alone see that. A month ago I went there bc I had symptoms that suggested a detached retina. Arrived about 8:45 pm, got triaged, then waited…and waited…and waited…until 6:30 am when I left and went into Mass Eye and Ear in Boston Got checked out, told I was ok, just a minor issue. In and out in 2-1/2 hours after waiting ~45 minutes, seeing a nurse, a more technical specialist, then a doctor who gave me the most thorough eye exam I’ve ever had. They need to remove “emergency” from the sign at Lake Ave.

So, UMass Pediatrics ER is being used to house pediatrics patients because they are over capacity due to the ridiculously high need for inpatient pediatric beds right now with RSV and other illnesses running rampant in kids (if you have kids get their flu shots/Covid boosters if you haven’t already). UMass only has 30 inpatient pediatric beds (bc reimbursement rates are lower for kids so why would central MA have more, amirite?) and they’re at 115% currently. Because the overflow is bedding in the pediatric ER, it is closed to new patients, which means kids have to use the regular ER.

The adult ER is definitely not a great place for any child given that it’s the only Trauma 1 ER in all of central MA and that often means long waits due to triaging really serious emergencies. Kids don’t do patience and when they are in pain they definitely don’t do long waits, so it absolutely puts a ton of added pressure on the ER staff to manage the kids + the adults.

It’s basically a shit show.

But .. but… the wait times in Canada and their socialism healthcare!!!

Seriously though, that is awful.

It costs money for that picture thats why.

They brought back the busses and it’s going pretty well, let’s bring back the plows too!

I work in the mercantile complex. There’s definitely a need for soup, salads and sandwiches that don’t suck. There’s plenty of people in those buildings on any given day, but they won’t bother if your food isn’t good.

The lunch options in the area that aren’t busy don’t offer anything worth buying. And based on the number of times this topic has come up in my office, no one is excited for ziggy bombs and we are all tired of falafel.

That’s the beauty of this. Batista is now beholden to the old school councilors, while the progressives left him hanging out to dry. They screwed the guy who was their perfect candidate, and ended up on the losing end of yet another 8-3 vote. I’m not sure who the puppet master was here, but well played!

Someone working their way up the ladder in business is considered good practice. For some reason, you think someone doing that in Worcester is "cronyism." And the people who voted for ending the search: you think George Russell and Donno Colorio are the same? They're opposites.

No. Just Google some large multinationals and you'll find a ton that promoted someone from within the organization to become CEO. It's common practice. Just look at Mary Barra: she's the CEO of General Motors, and she started working there when she was 18.

I loathe Mero-Carlson and Russel especially, but they are all terrible. I wish I had more experience or knowledge because I would run against Candy in a heartbeat. They are stuck in their ways and it's doing nothing but harm to the city and everyone that lives here.

FYI- their salaries are public knowledge, and it's A LOT of money for what they get paid to NOT do. Because, you know, they don't do anything.

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤡😡

There's a ton of street parking right out front, or you can use the lot behind the brewery. Head past the entrance and make two lefts. Just be sure not to park in the two lots across the street. Those belong to the neighbors, and they get a bit crazy with the towing.

Where do ppl park?

...and he does NOT like you taking his picture.

Outside of family owned companies, very few companies would do this. It completely lacks even the appearance of due diligence.

We're just being a couple a Sarcastic Sammies

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