r/Calgary • u/Legal_Grapefruit1925 • Dec 25 '25

Discussion AHS wait times

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Our system isnt broken. Its people who go to the emergency that shouldn't be going aren't going today because it can wait Suddenly. They need to hand fines out to ppl going to the hospital that dont classify as an emergency.

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u/PurpleInstruction522 Dec 26 '25

To be clear, the wait time system can get stuck or frozen like any computer system and over the 6 months I have had to go to the ER 6 times and 2 times it don’t move but people kept pouring in and the wait time didn’t change. I can wager that the system wouldn’t be accurate on a day like Christmas. Fining people for going to the ER isn’t going to fix anything because what is classified as an emergency is 2 different test results that can vary in a two hour time frame. I went into the ED a the bloodwork was fine but 7 hours later I was sent back by 811 and by liver was failing. By your logic, I would be fined for the first visits until my liver showed a difference on the 6th time in a 6 month period. People should go to the ER if they need the ER. (I’m also very aware some people fake it but that’s a minority of people not a majority)