The Villages Hospital
As a former Director of Nursing at a hospital in NYS, I find it extremely unsettling that your husband had to wait in the ER hallway for 9 hours. The Standard of Practice for ER's across the US is approximately 3-4 hours, either discharged to home or admitted to a bed in the hospital. I am questioning whether hospital personnel gave your husband the "clot buster" to dissolve clots that occur during a stroke as he appeared to have symptoms indicative of a stroke. I am unclear as to whether this hospital administers the "clot buster" in appropriate instances as there must be a neurologist available 24/7. It is important to be aware of other hospitals within a reasonable radius of TV that can provide the necessary care that one needs.
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