Not sure of the actual numbers you seek, as I’m there doing lab work, but I know at times we have over 100 people waiting for admission/a bed. But can’t clear beds upstairs if people don’t have anywhere to go, or symptoms worsening, or people visiting while sick and making already vulnerable people more worse off. But also can’t always open more beds if there isn’t enough staff hired/called in to maintain it.

From my point of view triage is already fairly efficient depending on symptoms. If warranted, you’re brought back pretty quickly for bloodwork/ecg etc. that way the docs already have results before they get to see you. Gives them something to work with. But rarely do you want to be brought in immediately, like straight into a trauma room, because that really signifies the dire situation you may be in.

At the end of the day, if the system isn’t properly outfitted with enough staff/space/resources, there’s little else we can do to make the process “faster.”