So our litte baby boy ninja has not been very kind to his mama for the last several weeks. I've been to the hospital 4 times, 3 for dehydration and once for high blood pressure. Yesterday, I spent another day in the hospital being poked and tested for many things. Turns out I was super dehdydrated to the point my potassium was low and I had started to burn my body's cells for energy.
We went to the Diley Ridge Medical Center's ER, and it was amazing. All of the staff was extremely nice and comforting. The best part, there was hardly any waiting. I was in the lobby for about 15 minutes before I went into triage, and then that nurse took me directly to a room. The doctor came in and talked to me for a bit. Then, about 5 minutes later, our nurse (who is one of the best I've ever had take care of me) was in there getting me set up for IV fluids. Even the registration person asked if she could do anything for me, and brought me a warm blanket. A different nurse came in to listen to the baby's heartbeat and she let me listen too. It was a relief to hear that the baby was fine despite all of the stress my body was under. They also made sure I could keep fluids in my stomach before discharging me (this was never tested at MCE). We ended up beng there for about 4 hours total even though they ran labs at the beginning and the end. My nurse also gave me a bunch of little sacks just in case I have any more surprise attacks of nausea. He said his wife had the same problems with their all of kids and he knew how we felt.
I am not sure how the ER's anywhere else work, but in Central Ohio they never move that quickly. The last time I went to Mt/ Carmel East for the same exact issue, we sat in the waiting room for about 30 minutes then went through triage then another 2.5 hours before we were put in a room. Then, it was a good 20 minutes until a doctor came in to talk to us and another 15-20 minutes until I had and IV. If I had a test of any kind done that usually adds at least another hour per test on to the stay. I think the last time I went to the MCE ER, I spent about 6.5-7 hours total in the hospital.
I highly recommend the Diley Ridge Medical Center to anyone that needs emergency care, and actually wants to be taken care of quickly. On the down side, they don't have any OB doctors. That means once I get to 16 weeks I will have to go to MCE, so I can be seen by the Labor & Delivery unit as well as the ER.