Urban Studies Assignment for Mon 5/8

UWMC (Cancer Clinic & ER/Urgent Care)
~ Sat. is not the best time to go observe a hospital because it's virtually empty (we shoul have tried harborview maybe)
~ Most of the clinics were closed & locked (Genetics Cancer Clinic)
~ Cancer Clinic was open but dark & deserted

• lots of resources available (community bulletin, info pamphlets/magazines)
• waiting room is family-friendly

~ ER was the only open clinic to the public

• most people waiting seemed here for urgent care (less severe conditions)
• One ambulence pulled up with a patient on a stretcher

(advantageds with method) observe how much emphasis clincs put on the insurance issue

(disadvantages with method) hard to discern how people feel about this issue