At around 17:30pm, we arrived at the E.R. and in about 2 hours and 11 minutes we left. It was Maw’s headache coupled with high blood pressure of over 200. The techs, nurses and one doctor were great. I believe this is primarily because of good health insurance – one primary and one secondary.
This was the first time we tried the newly renovated place. I got lost at the old location and had to follow the signs with its arrows pointing back to the front of the building, making a full counter-clockwise travel around the block.
The inside was nice but `off-centered`. Most of the waiting area was to the `left` while the processing units are to the `right`. The double door leading to the rooms were to the right of a large counter where one security guard was working. Some people had masks; some didn’t.
While waiting for Maw’s processing, I tried to get comfortable and unloaded two handbags, two hats and scarves and one jacket onto one of many chairs. There was no way to change the channel to one of the three large screen televisions and I ended up wandering around a bit for circulation.
For the first time, we got to wear masks, too! The guy told us it’s for OUR protection against sick people who were waiting in the back. I thought wearing a protective mask made me look like a surgeon. It was quite breathable.
Earlier, I noticed that the first street light closest to the emergency entrance blinked off upon my intersection. Later, it blinked off again when I went to get the car. But as we drove off from the lobby and into the night, I noticed that it blinked off at a steady rate.
We ate dinner, stuffed my stomach full of home-cooked food to stop the tummy ache I had while drinking bottled water at the E.R., tucked Maw into bed and are now relaxing for what would hopefully be another blessing at night.
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