Galen Mittermann

Without debating national health care policy here, does OBRA have a policy on when to call the emergency contact listed on the waiver forms? I have always been lucky enough to crash directly in front of my girlfriend, and thus have had the 'friends and family' immediately present to haul my sorry butt to and from medical care. If, however, I crashed and was hospitalized at an OBRA event and was alone, I would hope that someone would give that number on the form a ring and let them know that I was being shipped off.

Since current hospital policy is not to provide for transport once discharged, can we as a community do a small part to see that the ball at least has a chance to get rolling on taking care of our members after they are released? I think that making sure that the emergency number gets called and the contact informed is both sufficient and a minimum of community responsibility, and it certainly is not unreasonable.

GM