flhtci01
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...let's start using litter/wheelchair vans and NON-MEDICAL drivers. Seriously, how many of these people actually need someone (with more training than maybe a CPR card) watching over them? Answer: very, very few. If someone needs a ride to a dialysis/MD's appointment and that's all...get them an appropriate taxi. Medical transport shouldn't be used unless it truly is needed, and, as is happening here, if it's used wrongly, dealt with harshly.
One of the ways to start changing the system is to crack down on the abuses and unnecessary uses of it.
One SNF here is really good about this. They send a CNA with the resident on the appropriate non-medical transportation.
Beats tying up a rig and personnel to transport someone to the Dr.'s office for 'a quick Foley change' that ends up taking almost an hour because the Dr. was busy.