Our hospitals fill up this time every year with flu patients and homeless people faking ailments to get out of the cold for a few hours. When I used to work in Urgent Care, anyone needing a transfer to the hospital was in for a 5-6 hour wait minimum and sometimes didn't get there for a full day. People would get frustrated and leave to go to the hospital directly, thinking we were the ones holding things up only to come slinking back a few hours later to ask for their room and bed back. It's nothing new.
Our hospitals fill up this time every year with flu patients and homeless people faking ailments to get out of the cold for a few hours. When I used to work in Urgent Care, anyone needing a transfer to the hospital was in for a 5-6 hour wait minimum and sometimes didn't get there for a full day. People would get frustrated and leave to go to the hospital directly, thinking we were the ones holding things up only to come slinking back a few hours later to ask for their room and bed back. It's nothing new.
100% about the homeless people. Here in S Texas, when it gets cold, the suicidal ideation rate skyrockets!