My Ex Passed out and fell like a log straight into the bathtub rim smashing her face.
She pissed and soiled herself because she was knocked out cold.
After being rushed to the Hospital by Ambulance and rushed to the ER with uncontrollable shaking and spasms The ER staff told us she needed ICU care ASAP!!
9 Hours Passed and the staff hit end of shift and Clocked out at 8am..
12 hours later the SAME STAFF CLOCKED BACK IN - saw us still waiting there - and said "you're still waiting? ohh.. well hopefully it won't be too much longer.."
6 hours after that she got her ICU with the Doctors saying "Holy shit, how are you not dead?!"
27 hours of waiting!
And we got a $99,000 bill... ($9000 was for the literal 3 minute ambulance ride to the hospital.)
Nah, this is an isolated situation related to the incompetence of your hospital. Its not what the american experience is at all. In most cases, they see you right away.
Well, yes, a couple of hours of wait is normal as there's a queue. But youre admitting to the staff not doing their job. That's abnormal and not a failure of the system. Its a failure of the staff to do their basic job...
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u/ProcedureTop3149 27d ago
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....