Outcry over emergency department’s six-hour wait

No patience: Many people took to social media to express their displeasure with the notice put up at the hospital’s triage counter.

GEORGE TOWN: A notice warning people to expect a six-hour wait at the Penang Hospital Emergency and Trauma Department (ETD) has not gone down well.

Many people took to social media to express their displeasure with the notice put up at the hospital’s triage counter on Sept 29.

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