I know, you were laughing at me. That's all right. My wife, Blondie, turned to me and said, "Don't say it. I know exactly what you're thinking!" And then she broke out in a big laugh.

She says she laughs a lot more since she married me. Most of the time, I don't have to say a word. She just looks at me, and knows what my comment would be.

I wonder if perhaps she was dumped in Ephrata after she collapsed elsewhere. If there wasn't something hinky going on, wouldn't the police have released some sort of a photo or sketch? As is, they don't even offer a very good description, such as her weight, and the color of her eyes.

If she doesn't live nearby, and she wasn't dumped, her car is surely parked nearby. They need to canvas houses, asking if the residents recognize her or know of a strange car parked nearby that hasn't moved lately.

I keep thinking of Wilson's girlfriend Amber, aka "Cutthroat Bitch" in House, MD. She died because she wasn't identified after a bus accident. If they'd have known who she was, they'd have found out that she was taking amantadine for the flu. Because her kidneys were damaged in the crash, they couldn't handle the amantadine, and it killed her. If they'd have known right away, they could have saved her.

Not funny. Not funny at all.


EMTALA. Learn about it.



When I go out to walk I always take my cellphone with me. I figure if something happens to me I can either call for help, or, God forbid, someone can look for ICE on my cellphone if I'm too injured to speak for myself.

She is probably still in the waiting room because she does not have health insurance.
go GOP!!

EMS provider for the past 10 years on the north side....really?? How do you know that this would have been listed as a Trauma?
While I do agree that ECH would not have been the best place to take the pt, even if it was a block away, you can't know unless you were on the call. Sounds like you have a grudge against ECH and their medics....rude huh? ECH Medics are some of the nicest ones I know, not all of them but most. You should know you get a wide variety of Medics no matter where you go! You say you wheel pts in and they say what are you doing here.....do you ever give them a notification before arriving?? Do you ever ask for some guidance from the Medical Command?? Some of the worst care huh? I guess you don't get into LGH, LRMC, and HoLRMC all too often as they can be just as bad if not worse then ECH.

Do you really think LGH coming to EPHRATA is going to give ECH a full attitude adjustment when LGH and all the other hospitals in the county needs one too??

My guess is that this was called out as an Unconscious Person, or an Unknown Medical Problem class 1 which would bring a Medic.....rude or not.

You're kidding right??? Wait till Obamacare smacks this country upside the head, then you'll see what real pain is all about. You ain't seen nothing yet!