Singing the Praises of the VA
With all the talk and controversy lately about the Veterans Administration, trouble at the top, resignations, veterans waiting forever to get their benefits, it's nice to be able to say something positive.
I recently suffered a debilitating and excruciatingly painful double pelvic fracture from a bicycle accident and took an ambulance to the Reno VA. The care and attention I received there, from the ER to admission into the hospital, was top notch. Everyone there, maintenance, house keeping, nurses, assistants—night and day shifts, and doctors are very professional and caring. Even the food was good. You can't get that kind of service in a five star hotel.
I wanted ice cream in the middle of the evening—got it. Anyone that comes up with ice cream upon request is aces in my book. The medical care was exemplary. It was determined in sort order that I would need rehab care and that was arranged, all completely transparent to me, TKO (taken kare of). I was given a branny-spanking new wheel chair and goodies, like a leg lifter and a simple plastic and rope cord device for pulling on my socks. The evening of day five I was professionally transported to the Rosewood Rehabilitation facility for the next nineteen days.
Now, I know everyone has heard horror stories about nursing care facilities. I heard some while in Rosewood about other facilities. The Building is old, there's not a lot of maneuvering room for wheelchairs, but it's clean, the food is decent, and I was given good care and excellent physical therapy. It was a painful push but I was walking, parallel bars and walker, within a couple of days. Every day thereafter was less time in the wheelchair, more time with the walker, exercise machines, and stretching. The entire gambit of physical and occupational therapy was aptly covered. Physical dealing with recovery from the injury, ie. learning to walk again, occupational dealing with how do I take care of myself while dealing with the limitations of the injury. There's a reason why they are rated Reno's Five ***** Star rehab facility.
So it comes down to the fact that there is a lot of good out there. Just look at the Reno VA Hospital and Rosewood Rehab. We take care of our veterans.
I recently suffered a debilitating and excruciatingly painful double pelvic fracture from a bicycle accident and took an ambulance to the Reno VA. The care and attention I received there, from the ER to admission into the hospital, was top notch. Everyone there, maintenance, house keeping, nurses, assistants—night and day shifts, and doctors are very professional and caring. Even the food was good. You can't get that kind of service in a five star hotel.
I wanted ice cream in the middle of the evening—got it. Anyone that comes up with ice cream upon request is aces in my book. The medical care was exemplary. It was determined in sort order that I would need rehab care and that was arranged, all completely transparent to me, TKO (taken kare of). I was given a branny-spanking new wheel chair and goodies, like a leg lifter and a simple plastic and rope cord device for pulling on my socks. The evening of day five I was professionally transported to the Rosewood Rehabilitation facility for the next nineteen days.
Now, I know everyone has heard horror stories about nursing care facilities. I heard some while in Rosewood about other facilities. The Building is old, there's not a lot of maneuvering room for wheelchairs, but it's clean, the food is decent, and I was given good care and excellent physical therapy. It was a painful push but I was walking, parallel bars and walker, within a couple of days. Every day thereafter was less time in the wheelchair, more time with the walker, exercise machines, and stretching. The entire gambit of physical and occupational therapy was aptly covered. Physical dealing with recovery from the injury, ie. learning to walk again, occupational dealing with how do I take care of myself while dealing with the limitations of the injury. There's a reason why they are rated Reno's Five ***** Star rehab facility.
So it comes down to the fact that there is a lot of good out there. Just look at the Reno VA Hospital and Rosewood Rehab. We take care of our veterans.
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