The Editor,
On Friday evening, I accompanied a 16-year-old soccer player to the Richmond Hospital emergency room.
She had fallen on her ankle, and it was incredibly painful and swollen.
We arrived at 7:45 p.m., and I was anticipating a long wait.
However, this was not the case as the entire length of our hospital stay was only two hours and 15 minutes!
During this time, the patient was admitted, thoroughly examined, given X-rays (yes, the ankle was broken) and treated.
We left with crutches, a cast and an appointment for the bone clinic on Tuesday.
I was extremely impressed with the efficient and quality care we received.
Thank you emergency room staff for a job well done.
Gillian Partridge
Richmond
