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Originally Posted by jojo

Having followed TVRH posts for several years on TOTV, it appears that most of the negative experiences at TVRH are in the Emergency Room. Do others who have followed long term discussions have the same perception? It's my understanding that they have just expanded the ER physically. The question is whether adequate staffing will follow.

I would say you have identified the key issue. Increasing the size of the ER without adding staff and improving processes will only make things worse.

My wife has had two ER visits and neither was acceptable. However her associated hospital stays were fine.

My personal (and professional) opinion is that the root problem in the ER is with the ER staff physicians. I don't know if they are understaffed, have an improper doc to PA ratio, or what the problem is. But they are the care bottleneck until something else surfaces. After one visit an orthopedic surgeon told us he complained to administration about the (lack of) care my wife received by the ER doc.