While Surfing the web I found Dan Neumeister's blog. It only has the one post right now but it is an interesting read. He writes about "long waits in your Emergency room's". This subject interests me because I have spent many hours waiting in an ER. Yeah, I was not on the verge of death however the waiting time was way too long.
Dan defends the Hospitals in his post, which is no surprise when you read that he has worked in the health care field for 27 years. I bet he has heard a lot of complaints in his 27 years.
I can understand why he wrote this, most people think that hospitals/doctors do not care about the patients, only money. While is may be true in some cases, it is not true all the time.
The size of the Hospital (or town, if only one Hospital) makes a difference on your wait time. I have found that smaller hospitals have longer wait times for non-life threatening injuries.
Next time you find yourself waiting in an ER, remind yourself to be patient (unless you are on the verge on Death, then get the help you need). If you are not bleeding or in imminent danger of dying they will get to you when they can.
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