Been ER in both USA and Spain; USA for a kidney stone and Spain for severe panic attack we confused for a heart attack (were prone to those even at young age due to health condition) both had a wait time.
USA hospital: wait time was 15 minutes, hospital was not busy at all, no one to check on us while waiting. Overall experience 3/5. Costs ~4,3kusd
Spain hospital: wait time was 5 minutes, hospital was really busy but still had a nurse look over us and a few others while waiting. Overall experience 5/5. Costs 60€
There’s still a few things we don’t like how they do medical stuff here, but we also have the option of doing private health insurance and getting our own doctor out just paying for a doctor out right at a reasonable amount. 🤷🏻♀️
Edit: note we can’t get public insurance yet as we can’t pay taxes yet as an immigrant. Sucks, but those the dice. With public insurance the hospital would’ve been free :P
3-12 hours is insanely long omfq. When we were in the USA hospital it was also for kidney stones.
Can’t think of any other time going to the hospital personally tbh.
Been ER in both USA and Spain; USA for a kidney stone and Spain for severe panic attack we confused for a heart attack (were prone to those even at young age due to health condition) both had a wait time.
USA hospital: wait time was 15 minutes, hospital was not busy at all, no one to check on us while waiting. Overall experience 3/5. Costs ~4,3kusd
Spain hospital: wait time was 5 minutes, hospital was really busy but still had a nurse look over us and a few others while waiting. Overall experience 5/5. Costs 60€
There’s still a few things we don’t like how they do medical stuff here, but we also have the option of doing private health insurance and getting our own doctor out just paying for a doctor out right at a reasonable amount. 🤷🏻♀️
Edit: note we can’t get public insurance yet as we can’t pay taxes yet as an immigrant. Sucks, but those the dice. With public insurance the hospital would’ve been free :P
dammit my USA hospital is usually 3-12 hours, triaged about the same severity as a kidney stone. I would like to trade please.
3-12 hours is insanely long omfq. When we were in the USA hospital it was also for kidney stones. Can’t think of any other time going to the hospital personally tbh.
The 12 hour waits were kind of insane stories. One I get to personally blame on Dick Cheney