Tag: emergency rooms

Average wait for a patient in an ER suffering a heart attack: 1997: 8 minutes 2004: 20 minutes Pretty amazing – isn’t it? Well how about this: — In 1994 there were 93.4 million ER visits (adults) — In 2004 there were 110.2 million ER visits (adults) — In 2004 there were 12.4% fewer hospitals […]

One of the biggest talking points the GOP makes when talking about universal health care is that it will increase our waiting time for emergency services. Well it looks like that is already happening. Patients are waiting longer for care in the nation’s emergency rooms, a potentially deadly result of the shrinking number of emergency […]