Wow. I thought this was very well worded, and you got the point out right there which was important. I know all too well the feeling that goes along with such horrid treatment for emergencies. I hope your letter helps change something, or at least lights a spark in someone, somewhere.
Apparently I'm skilled at writing complaint letters. :-)
I doubt it'll change much, but I do hope they call me. I mean, jeezus, there's something wrong when you need therapy after an ER visit because of the way you were treated.
I thought about using the acronym but decided professionalism was a better idea. Most people dislike being told to FOAD.
I'll probably be going with St. Vincent's. That's where the ENT who patched my eardrum in January is, and I have an allergist there too (nut haven't seen him since high school). I've had far better experiences with them.
Hell, even DCH was better. When I busted my face (broken nose, orbital fracture, 11 stitches), the whole ordeal took around 3 hours. And that, to me, seems like it'd be lower on the triage scale than, say, a possible STROKE.
I know, right! My biggest problem at DCH was the x-ray tech having apparently no comprehension of how neck joints work and not understanding me going, "Ow! God didn't mean for my neck to do that!"
Well, that and the triage nurse assuming I was drunk because I showed up with a busted face on a Friday night, in a karate gi, and said "I got in a fight with a table."
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I know all too well the feeling that goes along with such horrid treatment for emergencies. I hope your letter helps change something, or at least lights a spark in someone, somewhere.
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I doubt it'll change much, but I do hope they call me. I mean, jeezus, there's something wrong when you need therapy after an ER visit because of the way you were treated.
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Best of luck in it all. I'm right behind you on everything, and agree with you 100% on it all.
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I'll probably be going with St. Vincent's. That's where the ENT who patched my eardrum in January is, and I have an allergist there too (nut haven't seen him since high school). I've had far better experiences with them.
Hell, even DCH was better. When I busted my face (broken nose, orbital fracture, 11 stitches), the whole ordeal took around 3 hours. And that, to me, seems like it'd be lower on the triage scale than, say, a possible STROKE.
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Well, that and the triage nurse assuming I was drunk because I showed up with a busted face on a Friday night, in a karate gi, and said "I got in a fight with a table."
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