[Freedom_Is_Not_Free]

And yet they won’t let you call a taxi cab either. It has to be someone you know, or some appoved form of medical transport. You can’t just call Uber and have them take you home. They won’t release you.

What is that about?

[kaila]

Yes, that is stupid. You should be able to go home in a taxi. It is going to be a real problem with this country. Many people live alone, children don't live near them. Elderly friends cannot drive. Your neighbor has to work and cannot help you. Its something that needs to be addressed. It would be nice if some entrepreneur started a uber like company that picked people up at home, and stayed with them for a few hours.

[Freee-dame]

Many people are released from same day surgery while they are still effected by local anesthesia. Having a person stay with you for a few hours after you get home might keep you from walking on a recently operated on foot, for example. An Uber driver will just drop you off.

[Tired of Taxes]

As explained to me, the hospital won’t let us go home in taxis, even after anesthesia wears off, because the stranger who picks us up could take advantage of us, if we are still a little drowsy. Yes, it’s silly, but that’s their reasoning. I don’t have a ride nearby, either. I thought about tricking the hospital (”My ride will be here to pick me up later...”) but the hospital won’t confirm an appointment without knowing who will pick me up - either a ride from someone I know or medical transport.