08-11-2006, 12:46 PM
I have to agree with Lee, I work in an emergency room and we face the same problems .Staff shortages,retaining doctors and nurses and a lack of specialists who will take call and family practictioners who cant fit patients in so they tell them to go to the emergency room for things they should be treating.It is a vicious circle everywhere. I do think that the health care there could be improved but I used to work at Hilo Medical and I found the staff there to be very professional and caring about their patients and their care. I work at a level 2 trauma center now and if you came in with a broken finger you would probably get a splint and you would still wait days to see an orthopedic surgeon.