Maryland’s emergency room wait times the worst in the nation

Anne Palmisano once waited 10 hours on a gurney in an emergency room hallway after arriving by ambulance to a hospital in the Maryland suburbs for a severe reaction to medications. When she finally got to a room she spent several days in treatment. Palmisano, head of the advocacy group Marylanders for Patient Rights, said she’s heard many stories of long waits in Maryland emergency departments.