Hallway Patients

[KMATTOX at aol.com]

In a message dated 3/2/2007 3:18:54 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
ovington4 at msn.com writes:

>From  personal experience, I was left in the waiting room at Newton-Wellsley  
Hospital in Boston after arriving by ambulance.  I was triaged 2x and  
finally admitted to the ED with acute appendicitis after 2 hours in the  waiting 
room.  The EMS crew did not stay with me.  I guess I didn't  look or act sick 
enough.

Kate
BA, EMT-I
Camden,  ME


Unacceptable.   UNACCEPTABLE.   This should have been  reported to the 
Hospital's QA program as a Sentinel Event.   
 
k
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