waiting room

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Background actors who fill the overcrowded waiting room or lie on gurneys waiting for treatment have medical journeys organized by the show’s production team.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

“Patient passports” introduced by Dr. Al-Hashimi, the new chief attending physician, to improve people’s experience at the hospital became fans in the hot waiting room.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The regular crowd shots of the waiting room too often reduce the afflicted into a zombie-like horde bent on making life more difficult for our beloved medical staff.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

In other words, nearly one in five people spending long hours stuck on a corridor, waiting room, or a bay, with no idea of when it was going to end.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

Then we would wait again in the embassy waiting room.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri