5 /5 Lauren Reach: We were on vacation this weekend in Rockport. The first night of our trip our 2 year old woke up with pretty severe croup and was struggling to breathe. I’m a pediatric nurse practitioner and have sworn to never take my child to a free standing ER, however, the children’s hospital was 45 minutes away, so I decided to take her to the nearest ER rather than risk a long car ride.
I could not have been more pleasantly surprised. It was the middle of the night and I believe we were the only ones there. The nurse on duty (I apologize I don’t remember your name!) heard her from the waiting room and whisked us back. They have a pediatric room set up with kid sized equipment and fun art on the walls. When we arrived our angel was NOT herself, fighting everyone. They took it all in stride and Dr. Pastor and his team took excellent care of her. She received the appropriate medication and treatment within minutes. Before long she was calm, breathing comfortably, and happily munching on animal crackers the staff brought her.
From start to finish, we were in and out in less than 2hrs (some of this included time for the medication to start working and monitoring her for recurrence of her symptoms). We are very thankful for everyone who helped care for her Friday night. While I will still always recommend a pediatric facility if available, I would definitely be comfortable returning to Code 3 again!
