[Jayhawk]

Originally Posted by billethkid

And from experience by me as well as other posters...it really does not matter if a real emergency shows up or not.

I had a crushed ring finger that was broken open and bleeding badly. It was 20 minute before I was called and exposed to the (now laughable ) triage. I was told it would be at least an hour before I would be able to see a doctor. I was told there was a room full of people ahead of me. I asked how many had a crushed hand and bleeding. He said I would have to wait my turn. When they said they were done and dismissed me to the waiting room, I asked if they were even going to ask me to open up the towels I was wrapped in to see what we were dealing with. They said no, the doctor would do that.
I told them to take me off the so called list as I was going to find a real emergency room.

I wound up at MRMC signed in...under doctors care 15 minutes after I arrived.

We have standing instructions in all our directives and medical information to not be taken to TVRH!!

MRMC first choice...LRMC second choice.

So, it takes 32 minutes according to Mapquest to get from TV Hospital to MRMC. Then 15 minutes wait.

Your net gain was 13 minutes for an injury you waited 20 minutes to be seen in TV. Plus drive time to TV emergency room.

Is it possible that the complaining about TV hospital is so unbalanced that some folks sense of reality is clouded? Maybe your injury wasn't as serious as some of the real emergencies ahead of you (not the head colds and hangnails.)

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by Jayhawk

So, it takes 32 minutes according to Mapquest to get from TV Hospital to MRMC. Then 15 minutes wait.

Your net gain was 13 minutes for an injury you waited 20 minutes to be seen in TV. Plus drive time to TV emergency room.

Is it possible that the complaining about TV hospital is so unbalanced that some folks sense of reality is clouded? Maybe your injury wasn't as serious as some of the real emergencies ahead of you (not the head colds and hangnails.)

How would they know if they didn't take the towel off of the finger to look at the damage?

There's also the problem of attitude toward the patient.

[billethkid]

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[billethkid]

Originally Posted by Jayhawk

So, it takes 32 minutes according to Mapquest to get from TV Hospital to MRMC. Then 15 minutes wait.

Your net gain was 13 minutes for an injury you waited 20 minutes to be seen in TV. Plus drive time to TV emergency room.

Is it possible that the complaining about TV hospital is so unbalanced that some folks sense of reality is clouded? Maybe your injury wasn't as serious as some of the real emergencies ahead of you (not the head colds and hangnails.)

Wait a minute.......