Reply To: Good experiences in hospitals

I got appendicitis when I was in high school. My father came to the yeshiva to pick me up and take me to the hospital. One of the heads of Hatzolah was in the yeshiva that night for something, and they had brought him into the office to check me out. When my father came in, he recommended that I go to LIJ. My father said no, I’m going to drive him to Maimonides. The Hatzolah guy said, “Do you want to give your son the best chance to live, or be conveniently close to home? Take him to LIJ, avoid Maimonides whenever possible!”