Shoutout and PSA to anyone about using Medinav
Wanted to share the story about my friend who fractured a finger last night.
Got a call from some friends asking for help after one of them fractured their finger at about 9 PM. Some suggested visiting urgent care, but I told them to sign up on Medinav to see where we could go since I knew a visit to urgent care or the ER would have our night taken away and waiting for 7-8 hours.
Medinav listed the St Boniface primary care extended hours clinic as the only place accepting walk ins at the time, so we went there.
Granted, we entered at 10:20 and they closed at 11:00 so there was no line or wait, but we got seen, x rayed, and sent home in about less than an hour.
This thoroughly impressed me as someone whose past experiences with hospitals is attributed to long, boring, >5 hour waits. It was also nice to know that we weren't clogging up the emergency/urgent care waiting rooms and contributing to long wait times. We were told that the emergency room upstairs had a 15 hour wait.
There's still a long way to go for our healthcare system to become perfect, but last night gave me some hope knowing that changes are being made and work is being done. It was nice to see that I, along with what I assume many others have had their experiences improved by such changes.
If you aren't already signed up on Medinav, do it now, and let those around you know that they can do the same. We have a part in improving this system too.