My husband had a hospitalization in 2020 (8/2020 to 10/2020 approximating the time). I was with him 4 hours a day, every day for the 7-1/2 weeks. I was restricted due to COVID restrictions policy by the hospital even though I was his POA for medical. He was in the ICU (single room as they all were), so I was witness to how it looked at t…
My husband had a hospitalization in 2020 (8/2020 to 10/2020 approximating the time). I was with him 4 hours a day, every day for the 7-1/2 weeks. I was restricted due to COVID restrictions policy by the hospital even though I was his POA for medical. He was in the ICU (single room as they all were), so I was witness to how it looked at that time. There were so few people there that pods were closed down and nurses sent home. Fast forward to a week ago. The ICU has been redesigned. The rooms now have 2 beds each. They are so full that people wait hours to days for a bed. The care is so bad that 1 of 4 nurses can put in an IV without sticking someone repeatedly. An IV push alarm running on a battery can go off for an hour, be 5 minutes before stopping before someone will show up and plug it into the wall. There is no sleep, at all, even with ear plugs due to noise. Removal of a continuous monitor (which sets off an alarm) does not cause anyone to come to the room. Request for a shower is denied by the nursing staff, as "a request has to be put in for an order to be provided by the doctor" and the request even 6 hours later has not been provided.
Wow your comment should be in the headlines, not buried at the end of a long thread! I had no idea, and I bet lots of other people have no idea about the state of hospitals now! This is the kind of information being hidden from us.
I can't provide that information as it would make it exceptionally easy to dox me. I can say, it is a University Hospital. The timing was my husband's hospitalization was 2020, August. Mine was 2024, February. it is now February 2025, and I am hearing that some people are waiting 4 days in the ER for a room. The above referenced department is the CVICU (Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit). I'm holding back on a good many details.
My husband had a hospitalization in 2020 (8/2020 to 10/2020 approximating the time). I was with him 4 hours a day, every day for the 7-1/2 weeks. I was restricted due to COVID restrictions policy by the hospital even though I was his POA for medical. He was in the ICU (single room as they all were), so I was witness to how it looked at that time. There were so few people there that pods were closed down and nurses sent home. Fast forward to a week ago. The ICU has been redesigned. The rooms now have 2 beds each. They are so full that people wait hours to days for a bed. The care is so bad that 1 of 4 nurses can put in an IV without sticking someone repeatedly. An IV push alarm running on a battery can go off for an hour, be 5 minutes before stopping before someone will show up and plug it into the wall. There is no sleep, at all, even with ear plugs due to noise. Removal of a continuous monitor (which sets off an alarm) does not cause anyone to come to the room. Request for a shower is denied by the nursing staff, as "a request has to be put in for an order to be provided by the doctor" and the request even 6 hours later has not been provided.
Wow your comment should be in the headlines, not buried at the end of a long thread! I had no idea, and I bet lots of other people have no idea about the state of hospitals now! This is the kind of information being hidden from us.
What state and city is this? Do you have any idea why they are so full?
I can't provide that information as it would make it exceptionally easy to dox me. I can say, it is a University Hospital. The timing was my husband's hospitalization was 2020, August. Mine was 2024, February. it is now February 2025, and I am hearing that some people are waiting 4 days in the ER for a room. The above referenced department is the CVICU (Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit). I'm holding back on a good many details.
I understand. I wonder if it is considered a blue or red state.
It is a red state; however, my county is blue.
interesting....I wonder if that is the case in most blue counties. Who knows.