[richlevy]

Originally Posted by wolf

I managed to survive a trip into the city yesterday to visit. The difference between "city" and "suburban" hospital is eminently clear to me now. The nurse:patient ratio is much smaller, and the staff are very nice, and willing to provide a lot of detail about their expectations for mom's treatment and progress. They even paged the interventional cardiologist for me so I could speak with him. He was no longer in the hospital, but called in and I got to have a long conversation with him on the phone.

They totally rape you on the parking garage however. I was used to $5 for any time over 1 hr ... I paid $15 for about 2.5 hrs. Yikes!!

If I'm figuring out the public transit costs properly (round trip train ride, plus an assortment of subways and busses) I won't actually save much, if anything.

I'm glad it worked out for you. My dad just moved out of Lankenau into rehab for a week or so. At Lankenau a doctor was talking to him in his room and finishing his examination. My mom and my wife walked into the room. The doctor went into a classic 'talk to the hand' pose and said 'Don't ask any questions.' He finished the examination, ignored my mother, and then left.

My mother may have been a little stunned by this and didn't do anything about it. My wife wanted to rip the guy a new asshole but also restrained herself.