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I have had a lot of great experiences at Carle. Es...

I have had a lot of great experiences at Carle. Especially with my doctor and staff at Family Med. Not to mention the amazing cardiovascular staff.
One negative experience I have had is, I went to the ER with severe chest pain on a Saturday night. Went through all the tests and scans as needed. I waited 7 hours after the tests until daylight the next day, to have the ER doctor come in(first time seeing a doc since arrival, and not to mention right before shift change) and say all looks good, go home and take Tylenol for the pain. I was still having extreme chest pain when I was released.
Three days later, after the constant chest pain had become unbearable, I returned to the ER once again. This time had a caring doctor who actually seemed concerned with my issue and started testing me for heart issues again. On this visit I was also looked at by a cardiologist. It was discovered that I was, and have been suffering from a heart attack due to a 100% blockage in one of my smaller vessels. I had surgery to put a stint in and admitted for 3 days of observation.
To break it down, the first ER doctor sent me home while having a heart attack, while rushing to get me out acting as if he was too busy to take a closer look at me.

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