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Originally Posted by OilersBaby
I think its just good customer service (and yes, working at the ER is customer service) to ask on people if you notice they are waiting. I know lots of friends and family are present in waiting rooms but you think that the receptionists/nurses that would notice a man that has been waiting there their ENTIRE shift and just ask the poor man what's going on!?!?!? He probably felt too sick to check in.....
I hate the ERs everywhere. I know they are supposed to help but my poor dad was there for like 10-12 hours and he's a cancer patient who is suffering because his lungs were filled with fluid adn he kept collapsing because he couldn't breath.....yet they still take that long. So frustrating!
Sorry thats my venting for the day......
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Sadly alot of degenerates just want some shelter and will camp out for hours in the waiting room, especially the frequent flyer variety. They're often cold/drunk/high or whatever and just need a safe place to lounge around in. They don't actually need acute medical care, and are thus often tolerated (ie. left alone) by the hospital staff, as long as they arent disruptive or being a nuissance.
You couple that, with the fact that most hospital staff are 8 hour shift workers, and its no surprise that one of these guys was able to fester in the waiting room for so long without being attended to.