The Hollywood Community Hospital at Brotman Medical Center has mightily grown over the last ninety years to its current status as one of Culver City’s largest employers. Under new ownership since 2005, what once started as an eight bed clinic during the Roaring Twenties is now a 420 bed DNV Healthcare recognized institution. Providing quality care for Culver City and the entire West Los Angeles community, the Brotman Medical Center maintains all the amenities of a full-service hospital including inpatient and outpatient services, rehabilitation, psychiatric care, and chemical dependency, in addition to a 24 hour emergency room.
The Brotman Medical Center is one of the growing numbers of institutions that has gotten onboard with offering an online check-in service, powered by InQuicker in their instance. Through this service, a patient can check-in online in advance of their projected treatment time – just like frequent flyers are accustomed to doing for a Southwest Airlines flight for example. As a result of this provided application, patients spend 70% less time in the waiting room than traditional ER visitors.
Online check-in’s and appointment booking is quickly becoming a breakthrough service in the healthcare industry that is catching on with both patients and doctor’s offices alike. It’s virtually a win-win for all parties involved. Doctors get to fill up appointment vacancies and last minute cancellations that they wouldn’t have been able to capitalize on otherwise. On the flipside, patients get to see a doctor often at a discounted rate (great for those currently uninsured) and they also get to skip the long lead time that used to be such a planning burden.
Two of the leading companies working with clinics and doctor’s offices today to provide this online check-in benefit are CarePilot and ZocDoc. Through a company like CarePilot, a patient is able to compare nearby options online and save money, book with accredited providers, and pay easily with credit card, Health Savings Account (HSA) or PayPal. Booking appointments online through companies like these are an ideal solution for the millions of uninsured Americans out there because the discounted rates wind up being comparable to or even less than that of insured healthcare.
For those who are ever in need of the 24 hour E.R. service provided by Brotman Medical Center’s board certified emergency physicians and nurse specialists, the commute is an easy one. Just hop on the Expo Line of the Los Angeles Metro which connects Culver City with downtown Los Angeles. And if you’re smart about it and able to, you’d best be served by checking in online or on your smartphone while on your way over. This wonderful new service is catching on, so don’t get left behind.
