Unfortunately I needed to go to the ER at Peninsula hospital last week. Fortunately the care I received once I got in to see the doc and the nurse was great. But the hour spent in the ER lobby left me feeling very unsettled–and not because of the laceration I was there to get treated. It was apparently a busy time according to the staff comments. There were at least a dozen people and sometimes more than 15 waiting. The chairs (which I did not use) were somewhat haphazardly spaced and easily moved around. There was no painter's tape on the floor, no plastic sheeting or Plexiglas dividers anywhere. No bottles of sanitizer and towels for DIY cleaning like the grocery stores have for their carts. Certainly no one came through to clean in the hour I was there. Even putting Covid concerns aside (which none of us should do) there were several people who appeared quite sick, coughing and barely masked.
What's up with that? If any restaurant in town tried that it would be taken to task immediately. I have asked, via the email feedback form, to talk with someone in a position of authority about it, but no response in three or four days. If you have to go–be very careful–unlike if you went to the barbershop on Park Rd. acroos from the old Post Office for example.
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