For the benefit of the one or two people (it seems) who do not already know, I had the opportunity to experience firsthand the reality of the closing of the Suburban Campus emergency room and inpatient units very soon after last Friday's change.

I had an accident Saturday night, not long before the urgent care center was to close at 10 p.m. At that time I believed that all I needed was urgent care treatment so I decided to wait until the next morning for it to open again. I have a feeling a lot of people out there will be doing this. Take it from me, it's probably not a good idea.