Why hospitals stopped being hospitable

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into a frightening place. A person's often prompted to come to the ER by fear. Going to the emergency room means scrambling out the door at any hour. Often they leave home in a hurry, so they haven't brought their sweater, and it's cold in the ER, or they haven't brought a snack, and they're waiting a long time, they haven't brought diapers for their baby Whenever we go to the hospital, we're of course seeking medical attention, but we're also looking for something else hospitality.

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