I’ll have to ask to be sure of the exact length, but my wife commented that our daughter was there for a long time before she saw one of the two ER doctors that was on duty - we’re talking about a city of over 90,000 with two hospitals. I also recall my wife stating that the other doctor was seen NOT washing between patients.
Please DO let me know the follow up. I’ve spent what feels like half my life with an asthmatic child in ERs. He’s grown now, so I’ve no idea of how they operate today. But back in the day, an asthma attack was treated like a heart attack ... we’d walk into the ER (when he wasn’t taken by ambulance) and within minutes he was behind the door going thru the initial screening. It usually was hours and hours before they would decide if he should be admitted or sent home.
Wonder if the doc used one of the ubiquitous antibacterial spritzers in lieu of traditional washing his hands? At out local hospital, Purell stations are placed about every 3’.