I do understand that the flu epidemic is increasing and that other emergency illnesses are ongoing. The problem that I had was being moved from my room into the hallway where stayed until I informed staff that I rather go home and continue my care. You go to the hospital for getting better and the privacy of getting your care. No to placed in the hallway as though you are a "leprosy". You have all the traffic of the emergency room and their masked health officials but that paroled through were not, not say anything you personally needed to be addressed with you was out in the open for others see. I personally was very upset, uncomfortable and was feeling like I could not get well in that type of environment. The surge of other people unmasked was a concern for me. The environment that I was in was more unhealthy to me. If you had me in the hallway while awaiting for a room, you could at least provide me a chance to order what I chose to eat rather than just "throwing " food at us in the hallway. You have to try and eat this food on your lap and if you have all your cord hooked up it is very hard to maneuver this situation.The food was "terrible" what they feed us, we were patients waiting for a room so we should have been given the same service as though we were a patient in a room. I was "lucky" I was released, I did inform my health officials I wanted to "sign myself out ".  I felt terrible in this situation. This situation needs to be addressed. I do have more to say about this situation but I will leave it here. Thank you 
CMC ED