Andorra la Vella ED: 2‑hour wait for minor cases, 4‑hour for complex
Ivette Ruiz, head of Emergency, says triage separates serious (levels 1–3) from minor (4–5) cases; complex cases take longer due to extra tests.
Key Points
- Minor cases (levels 4–5) wait about 2 hours in the ED.
- More complex cases wait about 4 hours, often requiring additional tests involving other teams.
- Triage classifies levels 1–3 as most serious, 4–5 as minor conditions.
- Two‑thirds of ED visits are not serious enough to justify emergency care; less severe patients complain most about waits.
In Andorra la Vella, waiting times in the Emergency Department are two hours for minor cases and four hours for more complex ones, according to Ivette Ruiz, head of the Emergency service, in remarks reported by RTVA.
Cases are classified at initial triage: levels 1, 2 and 3 are the most serious, while levels 4 and 5 correspond to minor conditions. Waiting times for the more complex cases tend to be longer because they often require additional tests involving other teams.
Ruiz said that patients with less severe conditions are those who complain most about waiting times, and she reminded the public that two-thirds of visits to the Emergency Department are not serious enough to justify using the service.
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