Hospital Patient In Denver Shares Story Of 20-Hour-Long Wait For Room

By Rick Sallinger, CBS Denver:

DENVER (CBS4) – As the pandemic wears on, hospitals are filling up fast. A normal visit to an emergency room can mean hours of waiting before being admitted to a hospital room.

Jack Stone had the misfortune of a high fever with pneumonia. So he came to Swedish Hospital last Saturday to the emergency room. There, he says, he waited 20 hours before he could be admitted into in a room.

“They are overworked. They are really stressed because of all the people coming into the hospital it’s crazy,” Stone said.

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