Our experience was wonderful with the Emergency Department, while in Vegas for a conference several years ago.
I was rushed in by EMTs after hours of vomiting (eventually blood). They asked about alcohol consumption. I don't drink, but the EMTs figured it was food poisoning. They said about half of their calls are food poisoning. It's very common on The Strip. They asked me about my dinner, I told them it was Panda Express, and they said it was probably "bad Panda". (This was in the Venetian. Will never eat there again, and to date have never eaten at any other Panda!)
They put me in a wheelchair (the hotel cooperated wonderfully) and we went to the hospital by ambulance. They started an IV en route. I freaking hate IVs but they had no choice, given the duration of vomiting and obvious dehydration. They were very careful and stayed completely unruffled. They were angels. Amazing how sweet and calm they are with such a stressful job, in the middle of the damn night!
When we arrived at Sunrise, it was odd to see nurses smoking, but it was Vegas after all.
They put me in a private room with a fantastic nurse. The doctor saw me right away, a really sweet guy with a smile and good bedside manner. They made sure I was totally comfortable with blankets (IVs can make you freaking COLD!! Brrr!) and a place for my sweetheart to sit.
As sweet as they were, I wanted to get the hell out and said so. I was a damn mess. They said I could leave as soon as I peed. Pee is their indicator that the dehydration has been solved. The staff all remained cheerful throughout.
The doctor explained that the eateries on The Strip often serve old, unfit for consumption food because they are open 24 hours. You never know what you're going to get. The sanitation is questionable and freshness often nil. Made us want to just get groceries and make our own food next time we're in Vegas.
Hours went by, and I finally peed. They let me go, and even let me take a plastic barf pan with me in case I had any more nausea. I still have it to this day, and it's pink, so it coordinates with my office. They gave me a prescription for nausea pills. The pills were great, they really helped. (Of course if you are passing contaminated food or something, that needs to come out, and the pills won't stop that.)
The missing star is for the exit wait. We had to wait quite a while for the staff at the counter to take our payment. It wasn't busy, so we didn't know what the holdup was. In my condition, it seemed like forever. That did allow some time for a cab to show up, to get back to our hotel.
I glanced at the other reviews and am so sad that so many have had terrible experiences. I guess we truly lucked out because it could have been dreadful. I don't ever look forward to getting sick but Sunrise made it a much less atrocious experience than it could have ended up.
The Venetian was incredible in letting us extend our stay for another night, even though we hadn't reserved it, because I was too frail to get on a plane when the sun came up. We changed our return flight. They were pretty booked up too, so we were very appreciative.
They also provided a wheelchair for me to get downstairs, through the lobby, and out to the cab when the time came. If you've been to the Venetian, you know that's a lot of real estate to cover. It's gigantic. One of the biggest properties in the world.
If you find yourself vomiting so hard and for so long that blood is coming out and you're too hoarse to speak, don't ignore it! Call the paramedics (the hotel did it for us) and re-hydrate. Dehydration can kill.