StéphanieThe healthcare system is so broken. I know some people come to the ER for small reasons because they don't have a family doctor, etc.
But a woman next to us has been here since 7 am. Average wait time is over 14 hours now.
At least it's free 😕
Pete Anderson 🚲@stephanie When I went last summer (ended up at the General because it was the closest to where I was) I had a similar trajectory to what yours sounded like. I went in and then rushed from diagnostic to diagnostic immediately. Then I sat for about 8+ hours before being sent home with a raft of prescriptions and referrals. The speed to eliminate life threatening health event was appreciated but by the end they said they were just waiting for a doctor to clear me and that was a bit painful. Silver lining, I guess, is that when it slows down it means they're pretty sure you're not in a life threatening condition.
Eric Goodwin@dairpo @stephanie the real solution is to like tripple the staff so we’re actually getting real healthcare but in the interim I wish there was a way to short cut those “wait for six hours to be sent home” parts and get you out the door faster.
gardencat@auxonic @dairpo @stephanie
If the staff and docs didn't have so many admitted patients to care for, they could look after the walk-in patients faster. But with hospital occupancy above 100%, the emergency department gets filled with those patients and they need ongoing care. So frustrating.
If the staff and docs didn't have so many admitted patients to care for, they could look after the walk-in patients faster. But with hospital occupancy above 100%, the emergency department gets filled with those patients and they need ongoing care. So frustrating.