New Billboards Display ER Wait Times

Note: We noticed this in South Florida this past spring. I think it is a good idea!

SANFORD, Fla. -- There's a new way to avoid long waits in the Central Florida Regional Hospital and Osceola Regional Medical Center's emergency rooms.

A new billboard along Interstate 4 displays current emergency room wait times.

Two new electronic billboards have been erected along Interstate 4 in Seminole and Osceola counties that allows residents to see just how long their emergency room wait should be.One sign was installed on eastbound I-4 near state Road 46 on and the on Highway 192 in Kissimmee. The signs display the average wait time at the emergency rooms and are updated every half-hour.