bkmk
Anybody that has been around a while KNOWS this.
Any one that has had reason to go to an ER. Knows the lobby is full. And while not being an MD. You see the majority of people waiting appear to not have “emergency” needs.
And generally don’t speak English. And it’s not just Spanish/ Portugese. In my area, lot’s of Creaole, Hmong, Hindi, Arabic, etc.. This is not a race thing.
Add to that.. 20 yrs ago.. Who ever heard of an “urgent care”?
And, now probably 1/3- 1/2 of Emergency rooms have closed. many hospitals here had ERs. But have shut them down.