I have waited at a hospital for hours and hours. This is an issue that must be solved asap.
This is really an issue! I just read a story about a cancer patient who sat for four hours waiting. As she slowly drifted away her relatives had to continually go pay for parking. They were there so long she ran out of money. The patient passes away four days later after eventually being admitted. She wasn't even given any pain killers. The government needs to intervene before it gets any worse.
New to the ER I pay attention to a lot of the conversations and have to agree that not only is the wait time to be helped an issue but also the liability it puts on the nurses. If anyone ever sued, the nurses license may be in jeopardy.