On today's Your Call, we’ll speak with Peter Nicks, maker of the new film, “The Waiting Room,” about a day in the life Oakland’s Highland Hospital. Mitt Romney has said the ER will provide health care for those without insurance. But what’s the reality of the public ER? If you’ve spent time at Highland or any other public hospital, what was your experience? Join us at 10am Pacific or post a comment here. It’s Your Call with Rose Aguilar, and you.
Guest:
Peter Nicks, producer and director of documentary film, The Waiting Room
Melissa Stafford Jones, president and CEO of the California Association of Public Hosptials and Health Centers
Resources:
Film website: The Waiting Room
The Washington Post: Romney: Uninsured have emergency rooms
YouTube: Emergency Room: Mitt Romney's Jaw-Dropping Answer on Health Care -- Another Flip!
KALW News: Examining the healthcare system through its public waiting rooms
SF Gate: 'The Waiting Room' review: People in crisis
Remote Area Medical California
California Association of Public Hospitals
