~Daisy Rioux

This week my daughter has been to two ER's. The first was on Tuesday at St. Peters in Olympia where they barely examined her and we sat for 4 hours only to be sent home with no diagnosis. Today her pain was still there so we took her to the MultiCare ER in Auburn at the recommendation of a friend. The experience was night and day. Yes, they were slammed. but they took great care of us and ran every test possible to find out what was going on with her. From Jessa, Dr. Tran, Dr. Yi, Chloe and Mark in the ultra sound department we could not have been treated any better. Yes, we had a bed in the hallway and we were there for 6 hours, but as I sat there I could see how hard they were all working to take care of everyone who needed help. After raising 3 kids I know how crazy ER's can be and the nurses and Dr's have to prioritize those who need help the most first. We were a non-urgent issue and they treated us as if we were just as important as their most urgent patients...we just had to wait a little longer. I am so grateful for all the staff who took care of us from the check-in, the nurses, "uber" wheel chair staff, the doctors, radiologists, ultra sound, to the check out we left with a diagnosis and we finally know what is wrong with our daughter. Thank goodness it was something fixable and we left with a plan to get her better. As I sat in the hallway with my daughter watching everyone work they were hustling to take care of everyone with little to no thanks. In a world where our medical system has been so beaten down since Covid we all need to be more patient and grateful when we are lucky enough to get great medical care. Also, the hospital was clean and the waiting room was comfortable. Thank you to our whole team for helping us find a solution to our daughters problem.