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Lesson learned - when you need to go to the ER, unless you're going to die right now, take the extra 20 minutes to go to either Manhattan (NYP, Sinai, Beth, Lenox, NYU) or Nassau County (Northwell, LIJ)
And when you get there, you'll find the same issues.
Crowded emergency rooms are a problem in every borough and it will take a major upheaval to change things.
Montefiore adult ER is really crowded and involves long waits for sure. One thing to mention is if your doctor communicates with the ER beforehand, you'll be seen quicker. When my son went in for asthma at the pediatric ER at Monte, he was seen right away, but another time we went for a broken bone and had to wait all night. In retrospect, we probably should have left and gone to Manhattan but they kept saying they thought the doctor would be there soon and we didn't want to start from zero. When he finally arrived he said that he was the only doctor in the entire borough that night doing casts.
Unfortunately my experience with other ERs haven't been any better. My worst experience hands down was the St. Luke's Roosevelt maternity ER but details would be TMI.
I've had family members admitted to Montefiore 4 times that I can remember and while I've never considered it fast, it hasn't been anywhere near as long the experiences of other posters. I was very impressed with the care everyone received after being admitted. I believe that statistically, the hospital's outcomes are very good.
Crowded emergency rooms are a problem in every borough and it will take a major upheaval to change things.
generally yes, but on an order of magnitude less intolerable in Manhattan / Long Island and with much better quality of doctors.
The NYU Langone emergency room, specifically, was completely rebuilt within the past 5 years and is as close to problem free as you're ever going to find
Yep.
I had a minor stroke (super fun in your 30s!) and refused to go to Monte, made my mother take me into Manhattan to go to NYU. But you know what? I was in a CAT scan within 15 minutes of walking into the ER, and in a room about 4 hours later.
That's standard protocol when a stroke is suspected, though, since time is of the essence. My mom has had a few seizures, and when we took her to Coney Island Hospital (not the greatest, and not our choice, but again, they'll only take you to the closest hospital when stroke is suspected since the clock is ticking), they always immediately took her for a CAT scan to rule out stroke.
That's standard protocol when a stroke is suspected, though, since time is of the essence. My mom has had a few seizures, and when we took her to Coney Island Hospital (not the greatest, and not our choice, but again, they'll only take you to the closest hospital when stroke is suspected since the clock is ticking), they always immediately took her for a CAT scan to rule out stroke.
I think they would have gotten me into the CAT scan quickly, but definitely would not have received the close attention that I did at NYU, and DEFINITELY would not have gotten into a room within a few hours.
generally yes, but on an order of magnitude less intolerable in Manhattan / Long Island and with much better quality of doctors.
The NYU Langone emergency room, specifically, was completely rebuilt within the past 5 years and is as close to problem free as you're ever going to find
we have northshore lij by us ... we found it very very good
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Originally Posted by martinjsxx
I don’t recommend the Northwell/LIJ system in general. Maybe for something minor but I know too many stories where the outcome was bad at LIJ.
Although the wait times and at Northwell/LIJ may not be too bad, I was misdiagnosed in 2012 at one of their ERs. After spending several hours there I was sent home by a nurse (as there was a shift change and new ER doctor didn't even bother to release me) with the wrong diagnosis. I was back in less than 48 hours when they finally diagnosed my appendicitis and needed an emergency appendectomy.
Although the wait times and at Northwell/LIJ may not be too bad, I was misdiagnosed in 2012 at one of their ERs. After spending several hours there I was sent home by a nurse (as there was a shift change and new ER doctor didn't even bother to release me) with the wrong diagnosis. I was back in less than 48 hours when they finally diagnosed my appendicitis and needed an emergency appendectomy.
In my opinion they are a business first and a hospital system second. I know of too many people who went in there and didn’t come out.
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