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Originally Posted by OldDave
This is the second such story I've seen just in the last few days here. I wasn't too worried until Gracie also seems to think there is a problem. Frankly as someone who has had more than their share of ER visits, it terrifies me.
Can you explain what is causing these long delays in the ER? Are they understaffed, are they just overwhelmed with too many patients coming to the ER? There must be come explanation for this. Can anyone shed some light on this cause and whether it is like this everyday, or just in some cases..
And what is the closest hospital with a well run ER?
Thanks,
Dave
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Someone suggested that the flu epidemic is one of the reasons for the crowding and that seems very logical and of course so many people are here now who are NOT year 'round residents who get sick and don't know what else to do but go to the ER and I suppose a lot of people do NOT see their doctor when a problem is emerging and wait until it becomes an emergency.
It is wise to get yourself a doctor here even if you are a part time resident. I hate to point out to any of you that we are ALL a little older and have more medical problems than we used to have.
I think that finding a doctor here is very difficult because so many people judge physicians primarily on bedside manner and I don't care how curt and abrupt a doctor is, I just want him or her to be knowledgable. So someone liking a doctors personality really isn't all that helpful. AND so many of us are fairly new here ourselves and it is scary to start a new doctor patient relationship. You are placing your life in their hands.
I don't mean to be negative and yet I do sound negative. Our daughter has had some very serious and unusual health situations over time and I became so grateful for the knowledgable physicians that guided us through them and became aware of others who were born with her cardiac difficulties not faring so well in small communities across the country. We continue to go back to Cincinnati for her cardiac check ups because her plumbing is so unusual.
I guess over time I have become a doctor snob. I have not had a bad situation here with our doctor in the four years parttime and one year full time we have been here. But thank heavens we haven't really been sick either.
Dentists are a different story. There are some very unethical dentists in Florida.