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Re:Redfin: Vacation real-estate ‘toast’ as Airbnb owners rus... by stevehawk on Monday May 11, 2020 @02:20PM (#23145270)
honest question / thought - I wonder what the time difference is between you getting to the hospital in an emergency (heart attack / stroke) vs myself in my rural scenario. Your walking distance isn't going to matter at that point but traffic will. Or do the hospitals have a sort of emergency foot patrol than can be dispatched to you?

(I'm sure that sounds goofy, but it's a serious question/thought. I've never lived in an area that could be dubbed 'urban')

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Re:Redfin: Vacation real-estate ‘toast’ as Airbnb owners rus... by yardie on Monday May 11, 2020 @05:50PM (#23147522)
Most major cities will have multiple hospitals coordinating amongst a grid and EMT/fire stations that are localized as well. Depending on traffic you should be at the hospital in under 15. The hospitals may have specialties (head trauma, pediatrics, etc) that are in different city hospitals. These may not be available at all in smaller hospitals.

When I used to visit the countryside 1 hospital would serve an entire county or more. And if you couldn't be driven it was an expensive helicopter ride.

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