Ernie had such a great day on Friday, we wondered why they insisted in keeping him at the hospital. Saturday, about 4 AM, we figured out why. Ernie woke up and could feel his airway becoming very constricted. He rang the nurse, who rang the on-call doctor, who never came!! Four hours later he got his breathing treatment. Luckily, this incident was not as severe as the one that landed him in the ER.
The fact that treatment took so long gave us a good scare. The nurse was also upset about the incident and notified her supervisor. The ENT department apologized for the "communication problem" and now Ernie has the direct dial number for the Rapid Response team. Truly fortunate that Ernie is still able to talk and advocate for himself.. At this point, the WFBMC doctors may be wishing they HAD transferred him to John's Hopkins!
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