Op-Ed Article #6
E.R's May Be the First Victims

This article is about the growing problems in Hospitals. The problem is to many patients being in the emergency room at once. The author of this article is Eric Toner. Many patients in the emergency rooms are in the hospital with mild symptoms of the H1N1 flu. They really do not need to be in the emergency room and can treat their symptoms with over the counter medicine and rest. Most of the cases are lower levels of the flu and do not require hospital care. If they did not go to the hospitals, the emergency rooms can be less crowded and provide more and quicker care to patients who really need serious medical attention. Some communities should educate the public about the flu and how to treat it. They should teach citizens how to know when he or she should go to the hospital and when not to. Communities should also set up flu centers to help flu patients directly instead of sending the patients to hospitals. Another possible solution is having hospitals work together to send patients evenly to each hospital.

The writer wrote an informative and persuasive essay with a clear problem stated. Eric clearly states the present problem at the beginning of the article. Then he states multiple solutions to the problem throughout the article. With each solution he specifically states why he thinks this should occur and how the public could arrange it to happen. Eric’s writing is very precise and informative. He creates a clear picture of what is going on and what should change. This essay has a very serious public problem within it and very good possible solutions to the problem as well