Problem still occurring at TVRH. Today, my neighbor went to ER with Chest pains. No beds in ER so he was seen seen, sent for testing, IV started and then returned to waiting room. The bottleneck IMO, is open beds "upstairs" in hospital, but no nurses . So folks remain in a bed or gurney in ER or out in waiting room until more nursing staff is brought in. This situation occurs now, unlike peak season when there are nurses but no rooms. Meanwhile TV continues to grow, but there does not appear to be a plan in place to manage this problem at TVRH. My wife just spent and extra weekend in hospital occupying a bed because they had no Physical Therapist available to do an assessment of her post hospital needs.
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