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Originally Posted by Russ_Boston
Why would an Urgent care center (where they can do most if not all those tests) say that she need to go to an ER for the tests? What urgent care was that? I know that premier medical would not have done that unless it was an absolute concern on their part that her case was very dire and needed attention they could not provide. They have X-ray, CT, labs, etc. etc.
Yes I'm defensive because I work there but more importantly I know how triage works and I've done triage for 2 years. If it did indeed take 9 hours then there was a whole other story that you are not divulging.
You say 'released'? So she was admitted? If not then they couldn't 'release' her. You can always leave anytime you want. A hospital would never admit a patient without cause since they wouldn't be reimbursed. I think the story is embellished?
And I hope you post again since the one thing that we see a whole lot on this forum is people who are brand new posting VERY negative stories about some element of The Villages. I, for one, take them with a huge grain of salt!
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Would suggest that there is more to the story than we have seen here. I served for 17yrs on the board of a 265 bed community hospital in Md.
Heard complaints about our ER almost every weekend from golfing buddies and other social contacts. The fact is that ERs may present the most difficult management situation in the universe short of combat. They are presented with bad situations(the sick and injured) 24/7/365. Federal laws dictate that none can be turned away and triage is essential in order for the system to opperate under the tremendous numbers of people who present for care.
Not defending TV hospital although my personal experiences with the ER have been satisfactory and what I could reasonably expect. I for one would like to hear more input on the facts in this case. Probably not going to happen , because of privacy issues.