Elaine Trainor

Review of Newport hospital

Very long wait in ER. My father, an 89 yo with res...

Very long wait in ER. My father, an 89 yo with respiratory distress, extreme fatigue and excessive bilateral edema was kept waiting 3 hours in the wait room sitting upright in an uncomfortable chair and then 2 hours additional in exam room before finally being admitted with assumed respiratory infection. Also in the wait room was every other sick person, including some with horrible coughs. Cleanliness was a concern. Something wet (soda? body fluids?) went unnoticed and when they finally sent someone to clean it up, the poor cleaning lady was using a cloth dust mop. Totally skeeved me out ( hope that thing went in trash or laundry and wasnt used again)