I just got a call from Nurse Dawn at Woodland Terrace. She was calling to let me know that mom was now back there for the night. She said that mom had been taken to Halifax Hospital, but was “turned away because of overcrowding,” and was “diverted” to Fish Memorial. Unfortunately she called while I […]
I just called April, the charge nurse at the Halifax Hospital Emergency Room. I wanted to let her know that my mom had been found, because she had been so kind when I spoke to her an hour ago. I didn’t want her to be keeping an eye out for my mom since she was […]
At 1:47PM PDT I called Nikki at (386) 238-2285 because I still haven’t received word that mom has arrived at the Halifax ER. There was no answer and the call went to her voice mail; I didn’t leave a message. At 1:48PM PDT I called (386) 254-4080, the main number for the Halifax Psychiatric Center […]
I called the Emergency Services phone number (386) 238-2285 listed on the web page for the Halifax Hospital ER and talked to Nikki, a Physicians Services Coordinator. I explained to Nikki that my mom was on her way there — or may already be there — from Woodland Terrace, and gave her a quick synopsis […]
I just got a phone call from Woodland Terrace. A woman named Amy said that she was calling from Woodland Terrace and that she wanted to know to which hospital I wanted them to send my mother for “altered mental status”. I said, basically, “Whoa, whoa, whoa. Who is this? What are you talking about?” […]
This afternoon at 3:43PM PDT I called Woodland Terrace in another attempt to talk to mom. Someone named Marty answered and I asked to speak to Kathie Gagne, in room 207 on the West wing. Marty asked if I knew if she was in the window bed or the hallway bed, and I said I […]
Marsha Porter from Halifax Hospital responded to my request for more information regarding the informed consent form: Mr. Gagne, Thanks so much for your assistance with the consent form. I’m not sure if you will hear from any of the people at CARES unless they need more information. I’m not sure of the protocol after […]
My sister sent me this message via SMS after reading the previous post: Mom’s glasses were more likely lost at Coastal prior to being taken to the ER or at Halifax. She had them on at Coastal when we were there. I hate that. I had to keep telling EVERYONE at the nursing home, ALF, […]
I just got a phone call from mom’s friend from her Church in Florida. She was calling to let me know that she’d been called by someone named Nancy who claimed to be from the Patient Accounting Department at Halifax Hospital. Apparently Nancy thought that she was calling mom. Mom’s friend explained that she’d been […]
Since nobody at all responded in any way to the fax Marsha Porter told me to send last week, I sent the following email to her: Ms. Porter, I found the Florida Department of Elder Affairs 2040 form as you instructed, then printed it, completed it, and faxed it to the number you instructed to […]