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Originally Posted by GreenTeaFrapp
I've had to go to the ER on multiple occasions last year and I never had to wait long. I suspect that they make the people who were just there for a cough or a sore tummy wait a bit longer then the people who have serious issues.
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Oh, they have to wait. Problem is, they still have to get a bed, so sooner or later they get in. Then, inevitably, people will come to the ER with serious problems, but can't get a bed because they're full. ERs do have certain areas reserved for more serious cases, but those too fill up fast. So when you have 30 people who could have gone to a walk in clinic waiting, it backs up pretty quick. Couple that with system abusers such as the homeless or drug addicts who have to take beds the system gets clogged very easily.