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About_Yeah_High t1_iwoi9hr wrote

Sorry you had to experience that, it’s bad enough just having to go there, let alone see that. A month ago I went there bc I had symptoms that suggested a detached retina. Arrived about 8:45 pm, got triaged, then waited…and waited…and waited…until 6:30 am when I left and went into Mass Eye and Ear in Boston Got checked out, told I was ok, just a minor issue. In and out in 2-1/2 hours after waiting ~45 minutes, seeing a nurse, a more technical specialist, then a doctor who gave me the most thorough eye exam I’ve ever had. They need to remove “emergency” from the sign at Lake Ave.

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Frosty_Delay_8466 t1_iwpikzo wrote

Glad everything worked out for you. The ONLY place to go with an eye problem is Mass Eye and Ear. You literally risk blindness elsewhere.

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hawilder t1_iwstta9 wrote

Is that in Worcester ?

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Frosty_Delay_8466 t1_iwu4pdn wrote

Mass Eye and Ear is in Boston on Fruit Street, right next to MGH. 24/7 emergency room, valet parking (recommend). They do have a satellite office in the Longwood area for surgeries and follow ups, but the main one is on Fruit Street.

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hawilder t1_iwx7mrs wrote

Damn, that’s definitely not “in network”

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idkwhatimdoing25 t1_iwrnhtc wrote

For an eye related emergency its 100% worth the extra drive to Boston to go to Mass Eye & Ear. The UMASS system has some amazing ophthalmologists but they aren't emergency specialists and are actually located at the Hahnemann campus, not Lake Ave where the big ER is so they aren't even on site.

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aKaake t1_iwpbsv6 wrote

I had to go to the UMass ER a few weeks ago for what I thought was a blood clot. My husband and I were going to go to Urgent Care instead, but it was 630 am and URGENT care didn't open until 830. Just like the "emergency" room is allowing people to die from long waits, "urgent" care isn't urgent either, it's convenient for them.

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