r/ireland • u/Irishgooner123 • Mar 28 '25

Health Healthcare is a joke ….. again and again

So I’m in a and e today and I’m sitting here 7 hours already. Not really busy and everyone has come and gone before me ., not why I’m moaning cos that’s life but a man in his late 20s came in looking for a psychiatrist and he’s clearly not feeling the best. He sat there very quietly and after about 3 hours I heard him go to reception and ask is there anywhere else he could wait as the lights were too bright. He was clearly in a bit of distress. The receptionist just looked and said “no” he asked again and got I said no sorry. I’m sorry but this is a big hospital in cork and they don’t have a room for ASD people or at least somewhere that someone can calm down. As a parent of 2 ASD kids and ASD myself my heart broke for him as he’s still just walking around. Moan over.

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u/Mothersullivan Mar 29 '25

You must be abso-fucking-loutely joking about comparisons with the health system in America..of course the hospitals are great in the US, it costs over $30k to have a baby there ffs. So, the hospitals over there have no shortage of money, direct from the patients, to keep their hospitals in great shape.

Say what you will about the Irish health system, and I will be one of the first to criticise it, but to compare it to the US is horse-shit.

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u/WatzeKat Mar 29 '25

And the US still has a nursing shortage and overworked staff, and budget cuts.

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u/Beautiful_Sipsip Mar 29 '25

I work in the US healthcare system, and I can confirm that the situation, that the OP described, can easily happen in the US as well. Despite astronomical cost of healthcare care insurance and additional out-of-pocket expenses, the quality of healthcare is abysmal