[quote=AN]I rather get a large bill than die or get my legs chopped off.

4-6 hours wait if there is trauma patient. They take precedent. I went to urgent care in Torrey Pine a few months ago and no one was there. I was the only patient, so I went in immediately. Although, it was ~11PM.

If you don’t have insurance, Hospital can’t turn you away. They have to treat you. If you tell them, they’ll work with you. They have an uninsured fund.[/quote]

Most of urgent care facilities have limited hours, just like one in Canada.

If hospital treats me and I don’t pay, other patients will pick up my tab. That is pretty much completely ineffective socialized medicine.

Other than your anecdote, there is very little evidence that US hospitals treat patients better than equivalent ones in Canada.

And finally, 82 per cent of Canadians believe their system is superior to US.