From Fox News: A woman seeking emergency care for severe abdominal pain recently shared her frustration on social media with the long wait times at a Canadian hospital.
Amanda Gushue, 37, first visited her primary care physician — who sent her to the emergency department (ED) with a swollen appendix.
After waiting for two hours in triage, she was sent to the waiting room — where she was shocked to see that it could be anywhere from five to 15 hours before she could see a doctor or nurse.
She ultimately waited another 10 to 12 hours before she was seen.
“There were probably about 150 seats, and they were all full,” Gushue, a resident of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, told Fox News Digital. “This is what we deal with when we go to the hospital on a regular basis — you’re looking at spending a full day there.”
“We have tons of nurses, but no doctors,” Gushue said.
This is crazy
A resident of Canada has a swollen appendix so was sent to the emergency room
She shows the wait time screen…. It’s over 15 hours to see a doctor. She says she’s already been waiting 3 hours. So that’s 18 hours
This is the Universal Healthcare system in Canada pic.twitter.com/vMOf0OjwCY
— Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) March 2, 2026
Patient in Canada waits over 12 hours in hospital emergency room: ‘I’d rather pay’ https://t.co/wBXDDus7lz via @foxnews
— Chris 🇺🇸 (@Chris_1791) March 16, 2026
In December, a 44-year-old man in Edmonton, Canada died in an emergency room waiting area after he went in with chest pains and collapsed after waiting for about eight hours.
44-year-old man in Canada passes away in an emergency room waiting area where he went in with chest pains and collapsed after waiting for about eight hours.
This is the horrible reality of socialized medicine and why it must never be realized in America.
RIP.
(cbcnews on TT) pic.twitter.com/hZyc4pZp2v
— Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) December 28, 2025
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