Champaign Voices

Hospitals Deploy AI Triage Tools; Waiting Rooms Remain Waiting Rooms

Published: April 26, 2026

Health systems piloted algorithms to prioritize care while patients continued to experience the ancient technology of fluorescent lighting and old magazines. What do you think?

“The AI can triage me after it finds me a chair.”

“If it shortens the wait, bless it. If it misreads my pain, sue it.”

“Help the nurses first. Then help the robots.”