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Laundry facilities installed in HMO doctors' office waiting rooms. Get something constructive done while you wait two hours for a ten-minute doctor visit.
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I assume the HM in HMO stands for "Health Management" rather than "Her Majesty's" ... |
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The answer is "Yes, I was frustrated recently waiting for over an hour to be seen by my 'Health Maintenance Organization' doctor for ten minutes, because I had important things to do, like laundry..." |
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For those unfamiliar, HMO stands for "Worst idea for managed health care ever invented by man" or something like that. I'm moving to Canada. |
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In the UK we have General Practisioners (GPs) who also have long waiting times for short periods of consultation, especially if you just turn up because you are ill. I generally use the time to read up on some of the bizarre magazines that can be found there that I would never buy myself. |
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The problem with laundries in those kind of locations is that all the water, soap and noise would affect people suffering from hydrophobia, detergent allergies and sock-related nervious conditions. |
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Hmm, interesting sideline for GPs. Nowadays tho, pretty much everyone has wahsing machines. There arent many laundries left. So I dont spose theyd get much business. 30 years ago it probly would have worked. |
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[Aristotle]: But what of those people who suffer from obsessive/compulsive disorder and can't stand dirty clothes? Or those suffering from Xerophobia (Fear of dryness), and would benefit from watching things roll around in a washine machine? |
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Saw an episode of "Two Guys and a Girl" (a TV sit-com, not a dodgy DVD) where there was a bar in a laundromat. |
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So, taking this to the logical conclusion (tho jumping a couple of steps) what you need is a shooting gallery in an HMO.... |
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Hang on; that already sounds like my HMO. |
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Why don't doctors scedule your appointment for two hours later? They aren't thinkers are they? Perhaps doctors Bob and Curry may be able to shed some light on this. |
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[FM] They had one in Chico (a collage town in northern California) named Suds-n-Suds. One of those strange combinations of products that just works well. Now if someone combined a bar with an HMO, casual partners can have eachother checked out before going home. |
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Perhaps there should be various vending machines in the laundromat areas, as well. Croissant! |
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its eerily quiet and everyone just sits there trying to guess if the person next to them has something contagious. |
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like Ari, I use it as an excuse to read some ghastly magazine from cover to cover. |
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Pros: You get a clean fresh smelling waiting room. |
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Con: Doctors now have MORE reason to make you wait
longer, b/c the longer you wait, the more you spend in
the machine. |
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//its eerily quiet and everyone just sits there trying to guess if the person next to them has something contagious.// |
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In some countries where there are forced-quarantine orders on those that live with SARS infected persons, I have heard of patients giving PO Box addresses. |
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