One of the most incompetent, understaffed, and slow hospital I have EVER had the nightmare of being stuck in a town with. Today I went to emergency due to having a swollen throat, which led to breathing and swallowing difficulties. When I got there, a man whom had been in TRIAGE for 2 hours for a broken foot, had started a conversation. I waited a while to see not a single person had been see by the triage nurse still. The man and I both decided to leave. I drove all the way to Alexandria, got into triage in 5 minutes, and got seen by a doctor 20 minutes later. I had time to drive to a different town, get into triage and see by a doctor in less time than that poor man had been waiting in triage for and never been seen. I NEVER recommend Hawkesbury general hospital for anything besides a cold. This is but 1 of MANY horrid experiences I've had there.