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The patient wife is upset; because the staff that called her husband to inform them regarding the time change was very rude. The patient was supposed to be here at 11:30 P.M. was informed he need to be her by 10:00; which was not a problem, but when the patient wife asked the staff member why did they change the time, the staff response was I don’t know just be here on time. She also stated that the staff would not give her their name.
They patient wife also was upset because they came in early for the procedure; but was delayed after the patient procedure was completed because the room up on floor was not available. The patient wife stated that the patient was being held in PACU for hours, because the room was not cleaned or available. She

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