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Originally Posted by rp001
The place is opulent. It seems to me the money has been spent in all the wrong places. Simplify the decor
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Seriously? Are you serious? OPULENT is the word you use?
Please - I work there 3 shifts a week as an RN and the place is almost the opposite of opulent. Yes we have a few well appointed rooms but the vast majority are just run of the mill hospital rooms. The cafeteria needs an upgrade, the staff rooms are small and under equipped. I could go on and on.
Yes, the hospital is expanding by about 100 beds (19 more in ER). But that will be awhile yet.
Yes, the wait can be long in ER and even longer to get a bed if admitted. But I see first hand when I work in ER that serious patients are seen to on a true triage rules basis.
Yes, some patients are way too demanding of the RN's and CNA's time with trivial matters that take away from our ability to handle the truly needy.
Yes we have things to work on but we have over 200K people (TV and locals with the vast majority being elderly) to serve. When you run the numbers it just doesn't work sometimes.