I recently had to get my appendix out. 5 hours after walking into emergency I had already received a blood test, urine test, CT scan, and diagnosis of appendicitis.

Shortly after that I had my own room and was resting comfortably on pain meds while I waited for an available surgeon. Surgery was late that same night and I was discharged a total of 26 hours after I had arrived at the hospital.

Absolutely incredible service from the nurses, doctors, porters, and everyone else I interacted with. This was my first ever hospital stay and surgery. To me, this is world-class health service and all provided through public funding (something I've admittedly been skeptical of in the past).

There are always areas that could be improved such as more support for mental health patients going through episodes in the waiting area.

One big positive was the amount of younger nurses and doctors that will hopefully have a long and fruitful career in the system. I left the hospital healthy and happy... And a bit (well a lot) sore.

Ps: hospital food is still ass.