Wife had to go to emergency room after taking a bad fall off her bicycle. It was Friday night so of course it was busy. There was a snooty rude guy doing triage who barely looked at my wife while she explained she was in bad pain. Apparently that wasn't enough because she kept getting pushed further down the list. It took us THREE HOURS (3!!!) to finally see a nurse, even after I kept complaining to the staff. Eventually one of the nurses took pitty and gave us a bunch of ice packs for her injuries. When she was finally taken in the back, we sat for another hour before another nurse came to administer IV drip. By the 5th hour, Mr. Grumpy finally came back with painkillers. At least she wasn't in any more pain. The doctor, a young dude who was very friendly and had a good bedside manner, did a very thorough examination. He did sonogram, then sent her up for Xrays and CTScan. In the end, nothing was broken. When we finally left the hospital after EIGHT (8!!) hours, it was almost 3am. At least thanks to Alberta Healthcare, we didn't have to pay anything when we left; the same visit to a U.S. hospital would have cost us $1,500 USD. But the wait time was just ridiculous. Oh and the parking fee is ridiculous. It's cheaper to park at YYC Airport than this hospital.