I went to hospital today with my husband with heavy flu symptoms. We are both working I’m Spain and we have private insurance from Cigna . However ı waited 2 hours in the EMERGENCY waiting room to be able to see a doctor ! I never visit a hospital in Spain since we moved and I was really afraid to need one but I don’t know why we waited 2 long hours and not attended ?? When you look outside it seems very clean and professional hospital but I am still wondering the wait and in the end I could not stand more and left it. I asked the nurse ( or staff) how long it will take after 1 hour waiting and she said there is 2 in line before us . However there were maybe 50 people circulated before us and I am just wondering 2 means 2 foreigners ? Because all locals seems to attended . I felt neglected and uncared . After 2 hours wait I asked again and she said there is only 1 before us . I asked if this is normal and she said there are people who wait 4 hours. is this real for emergency ‼️ please do tell me and we won’t go anymore . I heard the Spanish health system is not good due to lack of nurses and doctors but I did not expect this. I am still questioning the reason, I have money to pay and two type of insurance and I don’t know why we could not see a doctor .
If you come to Turkey , you can try any single ‘public and private hospital ‘ you would never wait such long and you would see a doctor immediately . I hope you can have an experience and learn about it . I don’t know what is the meaning of emergency for this hospital .