hardest. cnn's adrienne broaddus has more. >> reporter: good morning, amara and boris. patients who show up in the e.r. will have to pack some patience. a visit to this emergency department might leave you waiting hours. >> a few hours unfortunately. we do our best to shorten that, but with the overall surge of patients we're seeing at this time, it's very difficult to see people seen immediately when they get to the emergency department. >> reporter: dr. kim quail is the director of st. louis children's hospital emergency department. she said the number of children treated here is concerning. >> if you compare volumes to