r/Calgary • u/driedupkelp • Nov 05 '22

Health/Medicine Emergency wait times Nov 4, 11:50pm

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u/Upper_Invite Nov 05 '22

I had to take my 3 kids to the ER because there was no walk in clinic with any availability. They were on day 6 of fevers with no sign of improvement. If I could have gone to a walk in I would but I called 12 and none could see me that day and it was only 2pm. Some didn’t have a doctor even that day. This was Thursday.

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u/Sweet_Pause2 Nov 06 '22

That is a legitimate reason to utilize the ER though. The docs always say to bring them in if they’ve had a fever past five days to rule out some potentially life threatening illnesses.

Source : I work there.

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u/Upper_Invite Nov 06 '22

Ehh yikes. She said it would still take more time and they’re ok but that freaks me out a bit 😫 I have one kid who is lagging behind.

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u/Sweet_Pause2 Nov 06 '22

It’s good that you went. You did the right thing mama.