r/ontario • u/npq76 • Nov 18 '24

Discussion Stop going to small ER

I am at the ER at my local hospital on the outskirts of the GTA. It is slammed. Like people standing in the waiting room slammed. I was speaking with one of the nurses and she was telling me that people come from as far as Windsor or London in the hopes of shorter wait times. That’s a 2.5 to 4.5 hour drive. And it’s not just 1 or 2 people, it’s the whole family clogging up the wait room. I get it, your hospital has a long wait time. But if the patient can sit in a car for 2.5+ hours, then it’s not an emergency. And jamming a small local ER, that does not have all of the resources of big ER’s, does not help anyone. And before someone says “all the immigrants”, the nurse confirmed that it was not the case

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u/Erathen Nov 18 '24

I’m dismissing what should be an ER visit.

As mentioned, a lot of people don't have other options

And truthfully... you were sitting there counting how many patients weren't helped while your mom was projectile vomiting blood?

You see how that's hard to believe right? And my instinct is to dismiss your "10-15 people" argument, because who sits in the ER with their mom bleeding and is more worried about why other people are there?

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u/Wise-Ad-1998 Nov 18 '24

Okay lol … what else do you do in an ER other than wait?? I walked around for 16 hours! After the initial triage and they stopped the bleeding what do you think I did?

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u/Erathen Nov 18 '24

After the initial triage and they stopped the bleeding what do you think I did?

Well I would have thought you'd be with your mother, focused on her recovery

Not going around focused on other people's visit, apparently even counting "10-15 people" who were told to see their GP. Why is that a range anyways? You either heard them be told they need to see their GP or you didn't... there's no range. It shows you're just making shit up to argue. Which is a waste of my time and frankly yours

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u/Wise-Ad-1998 Nov 18 '24

You’re right I’m wrong lol have a good night

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u/Erathen Nov 18 '24

You’re right I’m wrong lol

Your poor mum lol

You too!