An 83-year-old woman waited in vain for three and a half hours with knee pain before losing her stamina. They said she needed an appointment. The hospital justifies itself with the greatly increased number of patients.
There is strength in calmness – a saying that Ulrike Sch. can win something. But: “My patience ran out,” says the 83-year-old. What had happened? “I woke up on Friday with severe nerve pain in my legs and could not walk, sit or lie down. Leaning on a broomstick, I managed to call the emergency doctor and get ready,” says Sch. The woman from Linz was admitted to the Hospital of the Brothers of Mercy and received infusions for her complaints when pain occurred in her knees.
Hours passed
“I was advised to have them looked at by the Sisters of Mercy immediately. A nurse took me in a mobile chair to the orthopedic outpatient clinic. I registered there and waited,” the 83-year-old explains – unfortunately in vain. Hours passed and when asked, a doctor only said that Mrs. Sch. would need an appointment. “After 3.5 hours my patience ran out, I went back to the ‘brothers’ and took the medical taxi home.”
Enormes Patientenaufkommen
The ‘Krone’ wanted to know from the hospital in question why such long waiting times arise: “Due to the enormous number of patients, people with non-life-threatening diseases have to accept longer waiting times.”
Source: Krone
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