25 minutes Gene Perry // July 7, 2014 // Updated: July 7, 2014 Number of the Day Average wait for emergency room patients in Oklahoma before they are seen by a doctor. Source: ProPublica. Share This:FacebookTwitterLinkedInTumblrRedditPocketEmailPrint ABOUT THE AUTHOR Gene Perry // media@okpolicy.org Gene Perry worked for OK Policy from 2011 to 2019. He is a native Oklahoman and a citizen of the Cherokee Nation. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a B.A. in history and an M.A. in journalism.