Doctor On Demand

APRIL 28, 2025

Learn more about which symptoms mean you should go to urgent care or the ER, as well as when to use telehealth or see a primary care doctor. When to go to the ER for a sore throat Go to the emergency room (ER) if your sore throat causes any difficulty swallowing or breathing.

ER 52

ER Telehealth Primary Care Doctor Appointment 52

GeriPal

MARCH 6, 2025

So we did a podcast on aging and homelessness with Margot Kushel in 2023. You know, we found that 64% of the people we cared for never went to the hospital or ER. Eric 40:08 Okay, right after this podcast, I gotta go back to the inpatient consult service so you can see I’m focused on this issue. Alex 40:07 Thank you.

Healthcare 100

Healthcare IT Community Illness 100

GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Louise 05:02 Yes, well, I don’t know about 2024, but in 2023, yes, it could happen. Alex 15:13 This is really complicated. So elderly people who aspirated, got pneumonia, had an mi, didn’t get hauled off to the emergency room on an ambulance crew so they could die in the ER. It happened to my mother.

Patients 98

Patients IT Patient-Centered Hospital 98