Duke University Medical Center Administration

We have been in the ER at Duke University Hospital since approximately 2:30 PM. Our daughter Ellen Whittington has been a Duke patient for going on 11 years. We have seen pretty much every aspect of this hospital in some form or fashion. I am absolutely appalled at the lack of organization, process, and follow through we have experienced this afternoon and evening. They appear to be completely understaffed, and the staff that are here are seemingly oblivious to the patients needs that are waiting. No one and I mean NO ONE seems to have any sense of urgency. This is a far cry from the Duke University Hospital we have previously experienced. To whom it may concern, if you have a loved one that is in need of emergency care that can’t communicate for themselves, MAKE ABSOLUTELY SURE you accom

No answer when I call this number. I have been waiting for a return call from the spine doctor I saw on December 20th 2023. It is now January 17th 2024. I did reach a nurse at the spine center this morning, and she said she would have the doctor call me.

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