"ED is Useless"

I believe Swan Hill has the slowest ED outside Melbourne.

I have never seen such a slow emergency department. I understand Melbourne has long waits. They are a busy environment. But Swan Hill is just slow / useless in my opinion.

Patients I've noticed come in with seemingly relatively minor injuries and just need basic care. They file into the waiting room. I was there watching them. The waiting room filled. Then the foyer. Then the area outside the entry door. There were no major injuries, but still required care.

I watched this happen from the afternoon to late evening. No one went in and nothing was happening. It was like the doctors had all knocked off.

I left after 7 hours. When I told the receptionist I was leaving I recall they even commented, Sorry. These doctors are all so slow tonight. They arent sure what they are doing.

What a great confidence booster this was. Glad I wasn't really sick.

I ended up driving to another hospital and got treated within 30 min. Maybe I should have done that in the first place.