As ERs see a spike in wait times, there are ways to avoid a non-emergency trip to the hospital
Hospitals nationwide are experiencing longer than usual wait times in their emergency rooms. Part of it is due to the recent COVID-19 surge.
Author: Kayla Solomon
Updated: 11:46 PM EDT July 21, 2021
MACON, Ga. — Coliseum Medical Centers is one of five Central Georgia hospitals currently in the red zone, meaning the wait to get into the emergency room is severely overcrowded.
One hospital leader says they're looking for ways to cut down on that.
Just weeks after Coliseum Medical Centers reached zero positive COVID-19 patients, that number is slowly creeping back up with a national surge.