3 /5 RHONDA KEENAN: Ill start by saying, the staff is very nice. They dealt with this anxious,tired mother very well. They seem to be a bit disorganized though. Lack of communication maybe? It took alot longer than it should have for my sons broken arm to be fixed. They did manage his pain as best as they could. But had it been fixed sooner, he wouldnt have required so much pain meds. And Im sure the bill we will recieve would have been cheaper too. We were there for 10 1/2 hours, overnight. 8 1/2 hrs til his arm was finally set back in place. Thats not including the 5 hrs we sat at the er in Starke before being transferred here. So 14 hrs total before his arm was set and put in a cast. Thats unacceptable. Staying overnight is awful. The fold up chairs are very uncomfortable. Being a peds unit youd think they would have somewhere for the parents to sleep (like those recliners in labor and delivery) I slept on the floor with my head on the chair. My husband didnt sleep. The nurses and Drs attitudes did help make it more bearable though. Again, they were excellent in that regard. The 2nd Ortho Dr that came, in was the one who had his stuff together. He got everything rolling and done very quickly.
