Refusal to admit a patient with urgent care
The man had a swollen throat, extensive inflammation of the neck and scalp with pus under the skin within a radius of 20 cm (from the outside to the skin). We tried to call and register in hospitals as standard. We met the next day to see a doctor - dermatologist Veselibas cents 4, skanstes Street 50. After the examination, the doctor said to contact the emergency department in Bikernieki as a matter of urgency, prescribed antibiotics, because the inflammation was already larger, painful and with a large amount of pus. We immediately turn to the emergency center at Bikernieki Lielvardes Street 68. We were unable to explain the situation at the door. As soon as we heard the word neck, without opening the door, in a harsh voice, on the intercom, without even specifying the details, said: "we do not have doctors who deal with sore throat, walk away. " Attempts to explain what kind of sore throat are in question - he stopped talking and said, "I already told you, go away. " When asked where we could turn, they said that they did not know anything and that was not their business at all. As it is possible.
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