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Originally Posted by mommieswamie

After being seen in the ER in Greenville, I was admitted for a severe infection - Cellulitis on both legs. After my hospital stay in Greenville, I returned home to The Villages. The day after returning home, I knew I was still sick. So I called my doctor - granted it was late at night. He told me that he was going to admit me, but he wanted me to go in through the ER for immediate treatment. After waiting 7 hours in the ER waiting room, in severe pain,. I waited another 4 hours to even get a room in the ER, then almost another 12 to my hospital room.
Now with regard to EMS services for prompt treatment in the ER I recently had a kidney stone. I did not know that it was a kidney stone at the time. All I knew was that I had pain at a 10+. Paramedics arrived and did not like the way I answer one of his questions - mind you I am in 10+ pain - so he said that unless I "cooperated" with him by answering his question to his satisfaction, he would just take me to the ER and "dump me in the waiting room where I could wait for 7 hours with everyone else".

Inpatient in The Villages hospital, I have had excellent treatment.

Just some of my recent experiences. Granted everyone's experiences are different.

oh, my dear! how awful for you! The times you waited were ridiculous....and I do hope you called the EMS people after you got better to find out the names of the people in the EMS crew who dealt with you.....nobody should be treated so poorly.

Hope you are better now.