Local man I know is in the hospital

debodun

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Location

way upstate in New York, USA

• Sunday at 2:12 PM

• #1

He threw his back out twice today. He just posted on FB that he's been on a stretcher in a hospital hallway for 2 hours waiting for someone to see him.

 

Naturally

Well-known Member

Location

Corner of Walk 'n Don't Walk

• Sunday at 2:18 PM

• #2

That sounds miserable. Back pain is no joke, and waiting in a hallway on top of it is rough.
Is the about the wait times, or just how bad his day’s been? ... both, or something else?

 

debodun

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Location

way upstate in New York, USA

• Sunday at 2:32 PM  Original Poster

• #3

Naturally said:

That sounds miserable. Back pain is no joke, and waiting in a hallway on top of it is rough.
Is the about the wait times, or just how bad his day’s been? ... both, or something else?

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The medical system!

 

Sunkist

Member

• Sunday at 2:35 PM

• #4

That's just plain awful!

 

Jules

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• Sunday at 3:17 PM

• #5

As miserable as he must feel, the system triages the most serious first.

 

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smiley

Senior Member

Location

Australia

• Sunday at 3:27 PM

• #6

in usa you pay for it and wait for ever - in oz and uk we wait for ever but don't pay for it - well at least not directly!

 

PeppermintPatty

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Location

Canada

• Sunday at 3:36 PM

• #7

The last time I went to emergency at a hospital, I waited 10 hours to be seen

 

Sunkist

Member

• Sunday at 3:37 PM

• #8

Good lord, what's happening to healthcare these days?!?