HMOs can be confusing, and there is no urgent care center in Vacaville, so they come here. One patient is released, one admitted complaining of abdominal pain. Vacaville firefighter-paramedics bring in their first of two 911 patients of their shift, an elderly woman with breathing problems. A woman with foot problems is admitted needing pain relief. As the doctor orders a workup on the woman, a private ambulance company brings in another 911 patient.
Count rises to eight patients.
Three patients discharged, one admitted with an eye injury. 3 p.m. Vacaville firefighter-paramedics bring in another 911 patient. The ER has come to life, with family members keeping their loved ones company, the clanging of instruments on metal tables and ER personnel bustling in and out of the patient's rooms. Vacaville police bring in a man who had gashed his arm open repeatedly with a knife. The lab work is ordered and stitches will sew up his arm wounds.