As a practical matter, how does that work if I’ve never been a patient at that hospital and am unconscious? There are a number of hospitals/health systems in my city that I’ve never been to (and others that I haven’t been to in a very long time, so any expirations would have passed). If I were to be transported to one by ambulance, how would they locate any emergency contact?
Or would I simply be at the mercy of the medical practitioners and their best efforts/judgements until I either wake up or die?
I’m in the US, and we can assume that I have my wallet/ID/insurance card/etc on me at the time.
As a practical matter, how does that work if I’ve never been a patient at that hospital and am unconscious? There are a number of hospitals/health systems in my city that I’ve never been to (and others that I haven’t been to in a very long time, so any expirations would have passed). If I were to be transported to one by ambulance, how would they locate any emergency contact?
Or would I simply be at the mercy of the medical practitioners and their best efforts/judgements until I either wake up or die?
I’m in the US, and we can assume that I have my wallet/ID/insurance card/etc on me at the time.