Local Dude Waits FIVE HOURS For Ambulance Amid Heart Attack

We'll admit bias and offer a peek at our contention . . .

ANYBODY WHO DOESN'T SUPPORT AMERICAN UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE IS A SELLOUT!!!

Every other advanced Western nation has it and it's boring listening to people in good health defend corporate interests. 

Blame MAGA or Former Prez Obama . . . Doesn't matter. 

This local slice of life is one of many stories that remind us the American Healthcare System is broken, needs reform and is worth debating . . . Check-it:   

Doctors had him wait for an ambulance, specifically one with a paramedic on board in case Dan experienced more trouble.

So they waited...and waited.

"Anxiety is building up a little bit," Dan remembered.

He knew in the case of a cardiac event, every second counts. The longer the delay, the more likely the extent of the physical damage to the patient.

Another hour passed and still no ambulance.

Then a third hour passed...then a fourth.

Finally, at 1 a.m. – after five hours of waiting – a paramedic-equipped ambulance showed up.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Man suffering possible heart attack waits 5 hours for ambulance at Atchison County hospital

A man suffering from a possible heart attack had to wait 5 hours for an ambulance at an Atchison County hospital.