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fromBoston.com
1 month ago

Massachusetts emergency room wait times rank among the longest in the U.S.

If you find yourself in need of emergency care in Massachusetts, it could take a while. The Bay State ranks No. 3 in the U.S. for longest average time patients spend in the emergency department, according to World Population Review. Patients here spend an average of 189 minutes - more than three hours - in the ER before leaving the hospital. Only Maryland (228 minutes) and Delaware (195 minutes) report longer average delays.
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fromMission Local
10 months ago

Over 20 arrested as UCSF workers protest understaffing, patient wait times

Labor advocates protested a staffing crisis in healthcare that endangers vulnerable San Francisco populations, leading to arrests at a UC Board of Regents meeting.
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