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Originally Posted by schrdr
I would like start a discussion on the state of ER services in TV. I know this issue has been beaten to death over and over.
However its a new day and with the 2 new ER centers that have opened, has there been any improvement?
Has anyone used either of these new ER centers?
How are these new ER centers staffed?
Has the TVRH ER gotten any better with additional centers to absorb the load?
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I was in the TVRH ER yesterday and -yes, there was a little glitch but considering that at one point there were 70 people in the waiting room and I heard two stroke codes called plus a heart attack, I think everything was handled as well as possible. Hospital ER’s across the country are overwhelmed as the population continues to grow exponentially. We have an unusually unbalanced population with a higher percentage of over 65ers than anywhere especially during season. I had an ER situation but not an imminently life threatening situation and in spite of that, I was registered, triaged, treated, and discharged in 5 hours (including the glitch of not being able to locate chart info). I do not think that is unreasonable considering how swamped they were. The entire staff was caring and knowledgeable.