Recent comments in /f/WorcesterMA

beoheed t1_iwsns4d wrote

Reply to comment by newpageone in SunRun SCAM by sexylexy

That’s the theory. I don’t think it’s working out yet, but it’s only been a few months so we’ll see what the long term looks like. My electric bill is certainly way down

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newpageone t1_iwsmfeh wrote

Reply to comment by beoheed in SunRun SCAM by sexylexy

It definitely looks like buying would be the way to go… but you just replace your electric bill with another loan, right? Is it worth it?

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DrThrowaway4444 t1_iwsliad wrote

Reply to comment by itstheoneontheleft in Saw A Woman Die Waiting To Be Seen At UMASS ER Last Night by incandesantlite

While the C-Suite certainly has some blame in this situation, I don't think it's as much as you're attributing to them. The main issues I see are limited staffing and lack of appropriate and timely follow up in PCP offices. I would estimate 50% or more of the patients going to the ED should be going to their primary care doctor. But they either don't have one because it's so hard to get an appointment, or they were given an appointment several weeks in the future and the patient decided to go to the ED instead.

A hospital can't just increase capacity overnight, it's a multi-year long process. With the influx of patients from St Vincent's, it's been a nightmare.

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draken2019 t1_iwslgea wrote

Reply to Saw A Woman Die Waiting To Be Seen At UMASS ER Last Night by incandesantlite

Yes.

There's a lot of people turning up in the ER because they can't get the care they need from their doctor or urgent care. ER is 100% covered by Mass Health regardless of what you get done there.

I've had several times where a condition doesn't get covered in urgent care and they send me over to the ER for tests that I can't get covered by insurance any other way.

We need to get insurance out of the equation.

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astnbomb t1_iwskcv8 wrote

Reply to Things to do by ChristinaOnassis

I would find a sport to get into or something similar. I play hockey north of worcester and it's a great way of getting out for me.

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JoshSidious t1_iwsiz89 wrote

Reply to Saw A Woman Die Waiting To Be Seen At UMASS ER Last Night by incandesantlite

Every ER is fucked. I work in BWH's ER and we constantly have 8-10 hour waits. ER is full of admitted patients waiting for beds on regular units. Basically seeing 90% of new patients in hallway beds. It would help a LOT if lower income individuals had better access to Healthcare. And idk what's up with young people coming in with common colds. 20-30% of my patients have no business tying up ER resources.

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4runnr t1_iwshpwx wrote

Reply to SunRun SCAM by sexylexy

Have you read the entirety of the contract ? There should be some amount of money you can pay to get out

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AreYouNobody_Too t1_iwsh0za wrote

Reply to Things to do by ChristinaOnassis

Plenty of walks/hikes in the western side of the city.

We have a nationally ranked Frisbee golf course (and another one that's just kind there)

Redemption Rock serves coffee and other non-alcoholic beverages - you can go there and play board games.

Multiple museums in the city

Railers hockey

Pirates arena football

Braveheart baseball/woo sox

School Yahd up in Boylston (about a mile past O'Connors)

There's often stuff in the oval behind city hall (they used to do Shakespeare there in the summer)

Hanover theater

West Boylston cinema is great for a cheap movie night (limited showings though)

Wrestling at the white eagle on Thursdays (we have one of the largest wrestling scenes in the country, apparently)

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