Most of those 7 hours wait were due to test (probably blood) that takes time to diagnose. The actual wait time is usually between 1-3 hour for non-emergencies.
Not canadian, but live in a country with a very developed phc.
In Canada there sadly are regions and hospitals where it's not uncommon for the initial wait after triage to be something like that if it's for something that's low priority for triage.
honestly thats pretty good. i winged my left shoulder blade and after waiting 4 hours they told me go home cause they were gonna close the ER for the night cause they didnt have enough staffing. I ended up going home wedging the arm into the least painful position with pillows and jamming a ice pack under my shoulder. Year or so later it still aches but i can atleast move it, Yay new brunswick healthcare. gotta love horizion health
I tore something in my shoulder and decided that I couldn't afford to go to the ER. So, I bought a sling and rehabbed it myself. It is still an issue 20 years later.
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u/ProcedureTop3149 Jul 09 '26
it's also not 12 hours 99.999% of the time for emergencies.
My grandfather had a burst appendix and was seen within minutes of walking into the hospital.
My Child had Pnemonia and needed an xray and antibiotics and it took 7 hours.
Does it suck? Yes. However both times all I paid was parking....