Submitted by BetziPGH t3_yc4y30 in pittsburgh
It’s 3AM on a Monday and Children’s hospital has a 9 hour wait time. A room full of sick kids coughing uncontrollably sitting extremely close to each other for 9 HOURS.
I just witnessed parents of a one day old baby walk out because they were there for 5+ hours without being seen. The mother literally just gave birth and the best Children’s Hospital could offer her was a seat in the main lobby away from the virus infested waiting room. The father begged for the baby to be seen and for a bed so the mother could rest. They both left in tears with their sick newborn because nobody could help. It was safer for them to be at home. It was a terribly sad to see.
I shortly left with my baby. It’s absolutely safer to be home than to be exposed to all of that sickness for 9 HOURS.