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Monday evening, my mom was hospitalized for a pretty severe asthma attack and although she started receiving treatment right off the bat in the emergency room, we had to wait over six hours before she was seen by the doctor. Not only that, but the sight was shocking - patients were laying around in the lobbies and hallways and basically anywhere the beds were able to roll. I have to admit that I was pretty surprised to see that in New Jersey.
But what matters is the care my mom received in the hospital.. and fortunately she received pretty good care. Overall, the nurses and doctors were really nice and took pretty good care of my mom... but of course nothing beats being home.
At this point I have been up for well over 48 hours and I am exhausted (Monday night my brothers and I got home from the hospital really late and then I couldn't sleep because I am a worry-wart and then last night I stayed in the hospital with my mom). Throughout the night, I felt like every five minutes a nurse, an aide, or someone would come in to do one thing or another. But, my god, I have to give them credit for their patience and the way they carry themselves. I know there is no way I would be able to do what they do day in and day out. Throughout the day, considering it was the summer, many student doctors would be coming in and out and it was interesting to see the contrast between them and practiced doctors.
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Patients were laying around in lobbies and hallways ... in New Jersey??? At least it appears your mother received good care! Several friends have been recounting stories to me where here, in the midwest, getting into a hospital room isn't the horror story, but the treatment is. I was less than thrilled when my own father was in the hospital and the nurse berated him for somehow "letting" his IV needle pull out from his arm, which caused quite a bit of bleeding (of which I had largely cleaned up, but of which the nurse still had the audacity to complain about)! All told, it makes me want to remain pretty healthy!
Yeah, it's pretty ridiculous... and scary. But I agree, fortunately she received great care while in the hospital and that is what matters most.
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