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Originally Posted by Mack184

As Packard used to say.."Ask the man who owns one.." In this case..ask and or at least have the intelligence to LISTEN to the man who works there. The constant carping about TVRH and the "something MUST be done" whines come from people who don't have the foggiest notion how an ER works and what happens behind the doors. I'm sorry you have have to wait and I'm sorry you're going to miss your sacred tee-time or your table at Katie Belle's because you had to wait while people who REALLY need instant-stat treatment go before you.

Something MUST be done. I've told you before what MUST be done..It requires a VAST infusion of cash to build new beds and add a significant amount of staff. It's not going to happen without it. So go ahead and whine all you want, and stamp your feet and holler that "Something MUST be done" and continue to live in your ignorance of how hospitals and ERs work.

People like Russ bust their butts to take care of you. And..unless lots and lots and LOTS of money start getting donated to TVRH, you are NOT going to see any change because TVRH gets fully 88% of it's revenue stream from Medicare and their reimbursements to ALL hospitals are falling at unprecedented rates which leaves TVRH with a VERY thin operating margin.

As Russ & I have both said in the past TVRH has a limited amount of bed space to fill an ever-growing population. It's only going to get worse and not better.

My sentiments exactly