Denver Health at “Critical Point” as 8,000 Migrants Make 20,000 Emergency Visits The Denver hospital system is turning away local residents because it is flooded with migrant visits.
On a positive note, it looks like healthcare workers will be in high demand.
It seems like this wouldn’t be as much of an issue if we didn’t have a for profit healthcare system…
Why don’t we stop the American Oligarchy from destroying the economies of other nations so they can import cheap labor into the US?
Mishtalk.com?
Is that a very reputable site?
Seems to me like we are chronically underfunding our public health systems and that the Denver Hospital system should be at least twice as large
Riiiiight that’s the problem with the economy. Too many people getting healthcare. Classic American story
>The health system is overwhelmed with care costs for uninsured patients, particularly migrants — 36,000 of whom have arrived in Denver since December 2022, according to The Denver Post.
>“Where do you think the migrants are getting care? They are getting care at Denver Health,” Dr. Lynne said at a Jan. 9 finance and governance committee meeting. Her remarks were reported by CBS Colorado on Jan. 12.
>Denver Health has treated more than 8,000 migrants who lack legal documentation in the past year, totaling about 20,000 visits, according to Steven Federico, MD, a pediatrician at the health system.
>The majority of these patients are coming from Venezuela and arrive needing treatment for chronic and communicable diseases after making the difficult journey.
This is partially because of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act, which keeps hospitals from rejecting patients.
7 comments
On a positive note, it looks like healthcare workers will be in high demand.
It seems like this wouldn’t be as much of an issue if we didn’t have a for profit healthcare system…
Why don’t we stop the American Oligarchy from destroying the economies of other nations so they can import cheap labor into the US?
Mishtalk.com?
Is that a very reputable site?
Seems to me like we are chronically underfunding our public health systems and that the Denver Hospital system should be at least twice as large
Riiiiight that’s the problem with the economy. Too many people getting healthcare. Classic American story
>The health system is overwhelmed with care costs for uninsured patients, particularly migrants — 36,000 of whom have arrived in Denver since December 2022, according to The Denver Post.
>“Where do you think the migrants are getting care? They are getting care at Denver Health,” Dr. Lynne said at a Jan. 9 finance and governance committee meeting. Her remarks were reported by CBS Colorado on Jan. 12.
>Denver Health has treated more than 8,000 migrants who lack legal documentation in the past year, totaling about 20,000 visits, according to Steven Federico, MD, a pediatrician at the health system.
>The majority of these patients are coming from Venezuela and arrive needing treatment for chronic and communicable diseases after making the difficult journey.
This is partially because of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act, which keeps hospitals from rejecting patients.
Thanks, Reagan.