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Originally Posted by billethkid
What TVRH calls triage is in no way shape or form or intent, triage.
From recent personal experience the so called male nurses that were pretending to do triage were a disgrace to the profession. One was eating his subway sandwich while typing in my information.
I had a severe hand injury and was bleeding and they never asked to see the wound.
They said they would have to put in an IV but that I would still have to sit in the waiting room. When I asked how long they sort a chuckled at each other. They said there were people out there that had been there for two hours or more. I said I did not care I was in pain and bleeding. They could not assure me I would see a doctor that night.
I asked them both for their names. Gave them my assessment of their incompetence and that that were an insult to nurses. They said I would have to sign a release. I told them I was about as likely to sign that release as they were at assuring me to see a doctor.
Then left.
Aquick search of Monroe and Ocala Regional netted me with info there was a hand surgeon on call at Ocala Regional Trauma Center. I walked in, signed in their computerized kiosk, and was in with their triage office in less than 5 minutes....real triage nurses doing nursing and caring for patients....I was admitted nad in surgery the next morning.
In the future there is little risk to one's health safety by going to Ocala Regional or Monroe Community.
Like some have a do not resusitate document....we have do not take to TVRH under any circumstances.
And yes I did write a detailed letter to the board of the hospital.....it has to be obvious to them they have a problem. It is also obvious by reading the posts over the years that nothing has ever been done.
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You are so right.
A few months after moving here I tore my achilles tendon over the weekend and drove myself to TVRH and hobbled in to the ER. After waiting 15 minutes I could see this place would not help me and learned it could be a 24 hour wait. Hobbled back out and went to an urgent care facility that did xrays, gave me a diagnosis and stabilized my foot until I could see an orthopedic surgeon on Monday.
Now that I know better, in retrospect, I should have gone to Ocala Regional who would have taken care of my problem right away as they are equipped to handle emergency and trauma cases. I have gone to Ocala a few times for other health care issues and would never again set foot in TVRH. Another excellent facility is Shands in Gainseville