# Friend slices finger in half- docs turn him away **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 5, 2005, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friend-slices-finger-in-half-docs-turn-him-away/297888 "2005-04-05T19:20:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2005, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friend-slices-finger-in-half-docs-turn-him-away/297888/201 "2005-04-12T10:41:41Z")
> [@Mauvaise](#): > > No one’s stopping you from commenting on the OP - go right ahead, dazzle us. I’m not the one who needs to comment. **even sven** is. ---
**Author:** ![Sauron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@Sauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sauron)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2005, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friend-slices-finger-in-half-docs-turn-him-away/297888/202 "2005-04-12T13:22:55Z")
> [@splatterpunk](#): > > [Santa Cruz Medical](http://www.scruzmedical.com/services/index.html), maybe? The urgent care facility (also their main office, apparently), is at the bottom of the page. Some of the language on this page is almost identical to **sven’s** previous posts. Can’t be them … the very first item on their “Patient’s Bill of Rights” says the patient can: “Exercise these rights without regard to gender, disability, diagnosis, economic status, educational background, race, color, ethnicity, religion, ancestry, national origin, sexual orientation or marital status, or **the source of payment for care.** ” (bolding mine). In addition, it certainly sounds like they’re set up to accept cash: "When you come to the registration desk, please bring the following items: Current insurance cards HMO or insurance co-payment if applicable **Patients without insurance are required to pay a deposit. The deposit amount will vary depending upon department and anticipated services.**" (again, bolding mine) ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2005, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friend-slices-finger-in-half-docs-turn-him-away/297888/203 "2005-04-12T14:27:46Z")
Agreed, Sauron, when I looked those guys up they certainly appeared able to take cash. The co-payment thing is almost always cash as well. Their policy seems to support taking in a person in his condition and circumstance, of course people don’t always follow policy. ---
**Author:** ![chukhung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e79b87/32.png) [@chukhung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chukhung)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2005, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friend-slices-finger-in-half-docs-turn-him-away/297888/204 "2005-04-12T14:39:55Z")
> [@Agent Foxtrot](#): > > Exactly. You see my point. :rolleyes: Yes, indeed. And you certainly made it forcefully, too. Sort of like protesting the actions of a serial killer by committing a copycat murder… Well, good luck in your search for the Truth. Sorry for the delay. ---
**Author:** ![splatterpunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3be4f8/32.png) [@splatterpunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/splatterpunk)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2005, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friend-slices-finger-in-half-docs-turn-him-away/297888/205 "2005-04-12T15:18:26Z")
> [@Sauron](#): > > Can’t be them … the very first item on their “Patient’s Bill of Rights” says the patient can: “Exercise these rights without regard to gender, disability, diagnosis, economic status, educational background, race, color, ethnicity, religion, ancestry, national origin, sexual orientation or marital status, or **the source of payment for care.** ” (bolding mine). > > \ Yes, I agree. It can’t be them _if_ he was turned away simply because he wanted to pay cash. ---
**Author:** ![Sauron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@Sauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sauron)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2005, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friend-slices-finger-in-half-docs-turn-him-away/297888/206 "2005-04-12T15:43:55Z")
> [@splatterpunk](#): > > Yes, I agree. It can’t be them _if_ he was turned away simply because he wanted to pay cash. By the way, **splatterpunk** , I didn’t mean to be snarky in that last post, and I hope it didn’t come across that way … I’m just trying to get some clarification from **even sven**. I appreciate you doing the research. ---
**Author:** ![Sauron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@Sauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sauron)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2005, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friend-slices-finger-in-half-docs-turn-him-away/297888/207 "2005-04-13T15:04:05Z")
Bumping this once in the hopes that **even sven** will come back in and answer the questions. ---
**Author:** ![even\_sven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dfb087/32.png) [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2005, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friend-slices-finger-in-half-docs-turn-him-away/297888/208 "2005-04-13T18:03:34Z")
It was Santa Cruz Medical. I’m still unconvinced this guy would tell an outright lie for no good reason. ---
**Author:** ![tiny\_ham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2005, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friend-slices-finger-in-half-docs-turn-him-away/297888/209 "2005-04-13T18:39:00Z")
is it possible he exagerrated the details of the situation in order to tell a good story? it’s a common tactic among humans. He probably didn’t think you’d publish the story on the internet for thousands of people to analyze. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2005, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friend-slices-finger-in-half-docs-turn-him-away/297888/210 "2005-04-13T19:34:08Z")
> [@even sven](#): > > It was Santa Cruz Medical. I’m still unconvinced this guy would tell an outright lie for no good reason. I’m a lot less convinced that Santa Cruz Medical didn’t follow their own procedures for no good reason. There are a couple of potential very good reasons why they could have turned him away as has been mentioned: they weren’t equipped to handle the injury or they realized that he was illegally trying to subvert workman’s comp law. My money is that your friend is full of crap or not bright enough to have understood what really happened. Haj [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friend-slices-finger-in-half-docs-turn-him-away/297888.md?page=10)