ExFlyBoy5
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There does not seem to be that issue here. Because of our age we have a lot of friends that need stuff done. Here are some personal examples YMMV.
1 Hip replacement - 2 weeks wait (Pretty Normal)
Next door neighbor had a heart flutter and dizzy spell while playing tennis 4 days ago. Was admitted after 4 hours of tests in the ER. Home as of yesterday morning.
I had an endoscopy 2 months ago that was scheduled 1 week after docs visit.
So not so bad. Our health system here in the North East has been really good for us over the years.
The wait can be concerning. A friend had an episode a while back that sent him to the ER. He as stabilized and some tests were run the discharged. About a week later, the hospital called and said he needed to get to the ER because of an irregular test result. He went in and they determined he needed to have a procedure that couldn't be done there...he had to go to another hospital. Problem was, that hospital was full...so he got to stay at the original hospital for four days until he get transferred. This was in Atlanta, so PLENTY of hospitals, yet he still had to wait.