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Forum: LiquidLounge
Date: Jul 08 2008, 21:50 GMT
From: DangerJudy

The problem isn't confined to hospitals that serve mostly the uninsured. Wait times of several hours also occur at places like Hoag Hospital in Orange County, Calif., according to Carla Schneider, a registered nurse and director of the emergency care unit there.

"It does get frustrating," she said. "People deserve better care."

I waited a lot longer than I wanted to in the ER with my wrist , but not several hours... whereas my nephew in law got his nose broken flat by a mugger on a late Sat. night and had to wait at St. V's ER for 6-7 hours!

What is the deal...

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=3322309&page=1

"...while critics have pointed to poor fiscal responsibility in the case of Stroger, or poor patient care in the case of King Harbor, a look at emergency rooms around the nation shows that wait times -- and their health consequences -- are increasing everywhere.