Culprit of long ER waits not what you think
October 21st, 2008 at 10:07am Georgette Braun
This Newsweek story sets the record straight that it’s not the uninsured who are causing the long waits in emergency rooms at hospitals.
The culprits include an aging population going in for real emergencies. And fewer primary doctors are available so sick people who can’t wait to get in go to the ER instead.
I’ve heard stories that in Rockford, ER waits can be three to four hours long.
I’ve also heard that if you have a real emergency (as opposed to an unreal emergency?) call the ambulance because ERs take patients first who arrive by ambulance. Have you been told this by local medical staff? Is this true?
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