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9 hours to be seen? I thought only Canada was fucked up. Pretty sure there are a LOT of hospitals in the US where that's an expected or short time in the ER wa
by fencepost 3y ago
9 hours to be seen? I thought only Canada was fucked up.
Pretty sure there are a LOT of hospitals in the US where that's an expected or short time in the ER waiting room, and once you're taken in (into a room and charges accruing) you may well wait a another hour or more before being seen by a doctor.
Note that all of these places should prioritize you if you come in with heart attack or stroke symptoms.
- boplicity 3y agoA friend recently arrived (via ambulance), and was in surgery within a half hour. In the U.S. If you're lucky, for certain situations, the system is set up VERY well. Other situations, not so much. I'm happy to live in Canada, where I just don't worry about the cost of things.
- WWLink 3y agoThat makes sense. Emergency room triage happens really quickly in my experience (even if you walk in, usually less than 10 minutes). If it's clear your life is in serious danger, then even faster! Once they know your condition isn't life threatening, you get to wait until they have some free time to see you, however long that is. Problem is most hospitals are setup to be overloaded aka "every day is a bad day" - god forbid you have some staff sitting around twiddling their thumbs! Better to just have just enough staff that the place doesn't fail.