Usually this hospital is my go to place. I have ha...

Usually this hospital is my go to place. I have had several serious emergencies over the years. However, tonight was horrible. We came in at 2am. So far have been waiting 6 hours just to be seen. I overheard another guy say he has waited 10 hours and the nurse say someone else has been here for 12! For the amount of money the er charges you would expect at least some type of speed. The rehearsed line of "no beds in the back" makes you wonder how many people do they have working in the "back". Many people waiting could be seen and released with a 15 minute evaluation. If no beds are available set up a station to see the none life threatening emergencies that do not require a bed.
While typing this a man asked to see a social worker and he would need to wait another 4-5 hours to see them!
The weather right now is dangerous to be out in so you would think many of those waiting to be seen did not drive out here for fun.
Another idea is to let people know of the wait times prior to sitting here for hours. They could have the choice to go somewhere else.
Someone needs to evaluate the work flow in the "back" and see where the improvements NEED to be made because something is not working or maybe "someones" are not working.
It is a shame because this is a beautiful hospital and I always recommended it but that is not the case any longer after tonight.

***Update***
After 14 hours. Once we made it back the staff was fast and efficient. Found out that most of the issue was not the hospital's fault. However, I do feel they could have had an exam room for non life threatening emergencies to get people in and out quickly.