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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]public transportation is important but so is parking. How many people take the metro with a sick child? Not many.[/quote]

Uh. MANY.

I work at Children's and a lot of patients/families arrive via Metro (and then shuttle.) Not everyone has a car and/or can afford an Uber.[/quote]
I used to work at CNH and I agree with you. A lot of families came to us via Metro. However, I think in this PP's defense, she means an acutely sick child vs. a chronically ill child. Yes, a family whose child has epilepsy and is visiting CNH for a medication management visit will probably be fine taking the metro or bus. A family with a feverish, vomiting child is probably going to prefer car, if they have access to one.

They do have shuttles from Columbia Heights and Brookland, but I agree with a lot of you, that's not really a draw when you have a sick or injured child and it's cold and rainy and you have to wait outside for ten minutes for the shuttle.[/quote]

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