The doctor will see you now
There's no flu emergency now. No heat wave. Just normal times. What's "normal" in the Emergency Department?
CDC has just reported that 10% of emergent cases (patients who should be seen in less than 15 minutes after arrival in the Emergency Department) and 20% of urgent cases (should be seen in under an hour) had waiting times of more than an hour to see a doctor. These two categories constitute half of all ED visits.
And if you are black or Hispanic you were even more likely to wait:
If this is "normal," what do you think a flu pandemic will be like at your friendly neighborhood Emergency Department?
CDC has just reported that 10% of emergent cases (patients who should be seen in less than 15 minutes after arrival in the Emergency Department) and 20% of urgent cases (should be seen in under an hour) had waiting times of more than an hour to see a doctor. These two categories constitute half of all ED visits.
And if you are black or Hispanic you were even more likely to wait:
If this is "normal," what do you think a flu pandemic will be like at your friendly neighborhood Emergency Department?
posted by Revere at
4/28/2006 06:29:00 AM
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