Ron is right about this--The BBC's story is not even remotely accurate, they made up a name for the hospital, and put it in Harlem, and confused Queens for Queen's, and that's just for starters--the Daily News got the details right, and if the Daily News gives is more accurate than the BBC, you all are in a peck of trouble.

It really was an unfortunate situation, which then went terribly awry. What one calls "A New York Experience"-- And things could have been much worse--all's well that ends well, as someone once said.

It really comes down to cultural differences, as Kevin pointed out--most of us, at least the ones who have lived in big American cities, know better than to go to the ER of a city hospital with a health issue--it's the place to be if you've been shot, or hit by a semi, but if you're feeling a little off, you're put in the back of the line--

The same goes for needing help--if you go to ACS and ask for help, they don't have a lot of options--they do child neglect and child abuse, and in a "New York" kind of way. Even neglected and abused children don't want that--but you have to live in the neighborhood to know that they are a must to avoid--