iTriage

I want to thank everyone for the kind words last night and today. If you didn't read it on Facebook I visited the emergency room last night due to a pesky "little" kidney stone. 

Tip #4 is one that I had to learn last night after waiting at one hospital for over two hours in excruciating amounts of pain.

Tip 4: iTriage

iTriage is just one of the many apps that hospitals, and medical groups are putting out to help combat the wait times in emergency rooms. I was not aware that such a tool existed until I waited for over two hours at one ER last night. It wasn't until I became so frustrated that I chose to leave and checked online for a different hospital and found out that you can check the wait time on various hospitals in the area. Luckily I found one that had an average wait time of 11 minutes. I was literally back in a room in less than that. I was greeted by a doctor who assessed my pain and had me back in a room before I could ask how long this would take. Now I know what you are going to say...you can't predict emergencies, but you can bookmark these particular sites on your computer and have them ready to use in the event you need to visit the ER.

I feel this is one of the most important tips I can give and could very well mean the difference between life and death.