Which country are you in and what’s a typical doctor visit like? How much? Wait time? Etc

  • TwinTitans@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    The hospitals usually have a severity for triage. If you broke your arm your going to be waiting longer than someone with a sever allergic reaction. Which makes sense, some injuries can wait longer than others.

      • ElectricWaterfall@lemmy.zip
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        2 days ago

        But the wait times in US emergency rooms are longer since people are there who are unable to get the care they need elsewhere or they haven’t been able to afford to go to the doctor and have no waited until it’s an emergency.

        • Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works
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          1 day ago

          Honestly, as someone who’s spent a lot of time in emergency departments, it depends a lot on the hospital and the time of day. Sometimes they’re packed and sometimes they’re almost empty. (At those times it’s very important not to invite disaster by mentioning how quiet it is.) Having an Urgent Care in the same place for Triage to divert people into helps a lot as well.

          • Russ@bitforged.space
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            20 hours ago

            Can confirm the same thing, there have been times where I’ve gone in, checked in, and speaking to the doctor within 20 minutes of stepping in the door - whereas other times I’ve waited 5+ hours to even be given a room to sit in (and then wait another couple of hours for a doctor to see me).

          • skeptomatic@lemmy.ca
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            2 days ago

            Sorry. The “money” part didn’t actually factor in for me because I’m in Canada and it wasn’t on my mind. Doesn’t mean we don’t pay for it through taxes I just mean it wasn’t on my mind. I just meant greater severity should equal earlier service.

            • Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works
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              2 days ago

              Yes. If I have to wait in the ER, I try to think of it as a sign that I’m going to be okay.

              Extremely fast service, or people suddenly starting to be really really nice to you, means something very bad is going on.