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Old 03-04-2008, 08:45 PM
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Default Re: Heart surgery - what hospitals do you recommend?

At the risk of sounding provincial, Leesburg has a wonderful heart wing. If you are in TV and can't make it to another state, you can receive excellent care right here close to home. Since we spend the majority of our time here, I'm happy to know that Leesburg does a great job. As we all know, sometimes your heart does not give you the option of choosing to travel far away. My husband had an emergency five way bypass in Leesburg. The nurse/patient ratio after getting out of ICU is 1:4. The quality of care they provided was excellent. Several hours after my husband was moved out of ICU, he looked at me and said "I don't feel well." Just as he finished telling me this, the room was filled with nurses, doctors and a crash cart. I was whisked out of the room while they cared for him, yet a nurse, realizing I was terror stricken, came out to me and explained what was happening.
They got him back in ICU and did what they needed to do. They cared for him and for me.
They saved his life and I will be eternally grateful.
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