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Originally Posted by RedChariot
I was not going to address the multiple horror stories that I see on this thread. But this put me over the edge. I have been a hospital Nursing Administrator for 36 years. I am really sorry you think you got good car, but you did not. If you had acute appendicitis you should have had emergency surgery. There shoukd have been an oncall surgical team that woud have performed your surgery at any time. To wait until the next day put your life at risk for a ruptured appendix. This is sub standard. You did not rupture because of the care at TV hospital, it was because of the grace of God or luck or any other reason you want to attach to it. Not because of the care.
While I am here let me say in all my experience, I have never heard of the Emergency squad/EMT/Paramedics waiting in the ER with a patient. They bring the patient in, give a report to an RN, put the patient in an ER bed and leave. They must free themselves to be available to the community's emergencies. Waiting with a patient in the ER for 45 minutes leaves me speechless. No one available at The Sanibel Firehouse to respond to that fire at the guardhouse-I just don't know what to say.
Organization in the Er is administrative. Have they called in a Consultive team to help them determine how to correct this situation. Yes all ER depts are overcrowded, but again having your emercency response team wait with the patient is the hospital's fix for them not having beds or staff to care for the patient. We are in trouble more than you know.
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Unfortunately, I believe this poster's assessments are 100% accurate, and not about to get better any time soon.
A close family member is a paramedic in NYC and was shocked when told of the policy here...crews remaining with the patient for long periods of time until emergency room staff can take over. Unheard of! Friends and I discussed this very matter just the other day...along with TV Safety Patrol urging Villagers to learn CPR and raise money for diffibrulators to assist until an ambulance arrives...sometimes more than 10 minutes! At a meeting in Captiva not too long ago, residents of Sanibel/Charlotte were told that the local firehouse (litteraly 2 minutes away) is usually empty, its firefighters/EMTs off changing batteries in residents smoke detectors! This is nuts! Checking fire hydrants? Fine! Changing batteries? CRAZY! If TVRH needs more personnel to make the ER run the way it should, then hire the right people! Not enough room? Expand the damned ER. We're not the "Friendliest Hometown" if we can't even take care of our sick adequately.