I had a friend in the Emergency Department last month. I can only say they should have admitted a friend of mine immediately but they didn't. I am going to say nothing more about that experience.
I want to give an immediate five stars to Dr. Hurowitz of the Medical Sub specialty Clinic. I will also give those five stars to the young gentleman at the front desk of said clinic. I will edit this review to give that person's name and the name of a person from another department at a later date.
Why five stars to these people? My friend was truly suffering from an acute flare up of rheumatoid arthritis. When I arranged with the front desk to get a wheelchair stat the next day, it happened. Dr. Hurowitz spent ten minutes with my friend and had her in a hospital bed forty five minutes later. It was heartening to see a physician recognize that a fifty eight year old woman who could hardly walk and was swollen to about three times her body size all over had a real problem which is more than I could say for the ED Department. On top of that, Dr. H showed an incredibly compassionate attitude in working with my friend, Mary Lou, and believe me she needed it.
We have been back to the clinic after Mary Lou spent five days in the hospital and had what seemed, every test know to man run on her and was seen by as many Dr's in every area. He is realistic enough with her to say that my friend's condition is unusual and there is more work to be done. With both agree, that with a specialist like Dr. Hurowitz, what needs to be done will eventually occur. He's that type of physician.
There is something to be said to having your care at a teaching hospital.