Emergency room waits
well I stopped by the hospital after hockey last night and it was standing room only, said screw it and went in this morning after a night of no sleep and pain. it wasn't as full but still quite busy. so as I sit there I am looking at people and the majority of people in there are for sprained ankles, flu/cold, cuts that may need 2 or 3 stitches. so I went in there because I fell playing hockey and broke a rib or two was in intense pain and had difficulty breathing.
so as I waited for 2.4 hours to get into a bed I watch the people that are so sick going out for smokes, others with sprained ankles walking around to the vending machines getting coffee/food, ect.. I think about 80% of the people in there would have been better served by going to a walk-in clinic. do people not realize it is 500.00 just for registering and having the doctor take a look at you in the ER. a clinic is like 50.00 we wonder why there are long line ups and such at the ER's well if you need something to do on a weekend take a trip down and see what kinda of waist of our tax money is pouring into the ER's instead of into doctors offices and clinics.
ok done my rant. me and my broken ribs are going to go take it easy now.
Steve
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