This comment (from “c”) came in last night, making  me realize that it could be interesting to hear others’ experiences with Emergency Medical Care, the new facility at Chambers at West. (I cleaned it up just a bit—no offense, c! Maybe EMC can help with Compulsive Editor’s Syndrome….)

I came down with a nasty cold/flu this week, out of nowhere my temperature spiking up to 104 degrees. My doctor said it would be four days before he could see me. I rushed over to Emergency Medical Center, and they admitted me immediately (no wait). They also took my insurance (UNH). Unlike a doctor’s office, where they look at you and talk to you and then send you out with a prescription, this place actually treats you on the spot. Thinking I might have pneumonia, they gave me an X-ray (with results in no time) and took and analyzed my blood on site. Then they pumped two IV bags of meds into me. I went from shaking with a 104-degree fever to stabilized and feeling much better in an hour. I am glad I didn’t wait four days just to see my Upper East Side doctor. The place is no frills but who cares? They had good equipment and the people were super nice and professional. And if you are afraid of New York Downtown Hospital as much as I am, this is a great emergency/quick care alternative.

Have you been? What did you think?