Aside from the recent covid debacle I find our healthcare system to be very good. Short wait for appointments, respectful and caring doctors and good treatment. Granted I have not been hospitalized since 1991 but the outpatient procedures I’ve had have been great.
My mom died in 2021 after a week in the hospital and then about 24 days in a critical care rehab near our house. Frankly I don’t know how she could have gotten better care. The staff at the hospital and the care center were very good and sympathetic people.
short wait for appts is very geographically dependent.
I used to live in MN. No problem. Get in the next day.
In New England or Montana...if your doctor has already GRACIOUSLY ‘accepted’ you as a new patient (I was told in NH “Congradulations Griffin, Dr. so and so has decided to accept you as a patient!”), then maybe you can get an appt in 2 weeks....if you have not been seen before and you have not been chosen to be a patient, well, we don’t care if your coughing up blood or need that immediate heart stress test....you are lucky to get in next month. No kidding.