I know first hand is better so the only experience I have with that is a friend who is 89 that we transported to the Village ER was taken in and treated like he owned the joint. They all knew him and one Nurse said he had Frequent Flyer Miles. He had a favorable outcome.
When we moved here and were trying to make the best decision we could we had the great fortune of making friends with a Hospital Administrator and a Doctor of 35 years who also had his wife in TVRH for a few months. They were very knowledgeable helpful and loved posters on Our Forum They both had no iron in the fire and told me it was a green light as far as using the Hospital. From what I've seen I'm going to bet our lives on it. My wife is having some difficulty and I told the Specialist she saw today that I lined up an appointment at Columbia Presbyterian in NYC. He gently laid out the case for staying local and I'm going to do just that.
I believe every person who had a rough go of it at TVRH. Most of it anyway. It must have been rough waiting so long as some of what I've read especially when you feel like garbage but until it happens to me I'm sticking to the original plan. I'm not going to clog up the emergency room with a hangnail, I'll go to the care place up in Summerfield on 441. Good Luck to all.
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