Patients spend an average 41 minutes in the waiting room and often find the experience stressful, which can impact the patient-provider experience. Retail health clinics might turn on cable TV or ...

The “W”wordI’m a patient… you’re a patient…we’re all patients at one time or another. That means we have to wait. Waiting for a diagnosis, waiting for a test, waiting for results. Most people hate ...

(TNS) - More patients who come to hospital emergency departments are waiting for hours to be admitted, often on gurneys in the hallways, and more are leaving before they even get seen by a doctor, ...

Emergency department boarding remains one of the most stubborn operational challenges facing U.S. hospitals. National data show that more than a quarter of admitted patients now wait four hours or ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. YORK, Pa. – Officials have confirmed the ...

Playing too many tunes from Taylor Swift’s poppiest-sounding album “1989” in waiting rooms may have positive and negative effects on dental patients. They may feel anxious but expect a short wait in ...

These days, Dale Cunningham is taking extra time to appreciate the sights and sounds of spring in New England. On a recent walk through a park nearby, Cunningham soaked up the sun and stopped to ...

If you have been to an ER lately — or if you’ve watched the disturbingly accurate TV show “The Pitt” — you’ve seen scenes that resemble field hospitals more than state-of-the-art medical centers.

Syracuse, N.Y. — Michael Carapella expected to get care quickly last summer when he went to St. Joseph’s Hospital emergency room with chest pain. Just eight days before, St. Joe’s doctors had propped ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT/Gray News) – Federal regulators believe a woman in North Carolina died in the waiting room of a hospital’s emergency department, according to a report they issued. The report ...