My daughter had an onset of internal bleeding, associated with a growth on her ovary. She went in for emergency surgery last Sunday. She had a doctor calling around to hospitals in the area, trying to get her in for surgery, and they all said they were full. But the doc pulled in some favors and got her into a hospital. They took out an ovary and two growths (tumors or cysts, not sure) and took care of the bleeding. DW and I were there in her hospital room to see her when she came out of recovery. Strangely, this “full” hospital had no other patients in that ward. No noises, no sounds. Nurses were sitting around at the station with nothing to do until my daughter was brought over. We’re still trying to figure that one out.
She had a great nurse that night and we left feeling like she was in good hands. But the next shift came on and the day nurse tried to lay a “Covid trip” on her. Said she appeared to not be getting enough oxygen (the machine monitoring her would beep) and must have a breathing problem. Got her to submit to a covid test. Would not give her any water, even when swallowing pills, and harassed her when she didn’t have any urine. Threatened to take away her phone. Wouldn’t let anyone at all into her room, not even someone with power of attorney. In mid-afternoon, the same nurse who’d been in and out all day suddenly came in wearing full PPE. My daughter was afraid they’d move her to the covid ward and she’d really catch it there, so she had them remove the lines, got herself dressed, and checked herself out.