So, I really don't know what should I do, I really cannot afford this huge ambulance fee after I have already pay so many fee from hospital and doctor. And they just can help the people without the health insurance. Therefore, I went to the Grady hospital, they said the EMS is another company, so, they can do nothing.
As I said, I am an international student, I only income is my scholarship, I really cannot afford this big fee. However, last week I received the payment information from my insurance company, they just pay $500 according the new rules. Novem8:12 AM Updated: Aug11:28 PM By: Ellen Eldridge Listen 00:00 Grady Bagley adjusts the stretcher in the mobile stroke ambulance that runs at Grady Memorial Hospital as part of the Marcus Stroke and Neuroscience Center. Three months ago, I received the bill from the Grady EMS and I give your people my health insurance information. (Grady EMS did not respond to multiple requests for comment. If this is a medical emergency, please call 911 and ask to be taken to Grady. So the Grady EMS takes me to the Grady hospital. Lockett says she called the company to try to work out a deal, and a month later, Grady EMS sent her a new, reduced bill for 1,084. To contact most Grady services, call (404) 616-1000. The accident makes me faint, and the police call the ambulance. In 2010, June 16th I faced a serious car accident near by my school. "Grady goes all in no matter where it is located and is committed to improving levels of service in every jurisdiction," the hospital said.I am an international student from China and now I study in Georgia State University. The expansion has no impact on the level of services offered in Atlanta, the hospital said, adding that Grady has doubled the number of ambulances it deploys during peak hours in south Fulton and lowered response times. Grady said it would provide nine-minute responses to life-threatening calls in several cities, but it is still struggling to reach that time for south Fulton County. The relationship between Grady's nonprofit and for-profit operations is entirely appropriate, the hospital told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.Ĭritics also say the hospital is overpromising on its response times. Compton is listed as an executive for Grady's nonprofit and for-profit businesses. Nonprofits are permitted to establish for-profit subsidiaries, but they must demonstrate clear divisions between operations. The service is cost-effective and efficient and helps the hospital support underserved patients in Atlanta, William Compton, senior vice president of Grady's EMS, told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.Ĭritics say Grady's business strategy takes advantage of the hospital's tax-supported nonprofit status to undercut other EMS providers. The public healthcare provider has expanded its ambulance service to over 16 counties and signed patient transfer contracts with six hospital systems over the past decade. Past Issues - Becker's Clinical Leadership & Infection ControlĪtlanta-based Grady Memorial Hospital has expanded its ambulance services and established a for-profit business to maintain ambulances, which some experts say may bend the rules for nonprofit organizations, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.Current Issue - Becker's Clinical Leadership & Infection Control.Becker's Cardiology + Heart Surgery Podcast.
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