{"id":9815,"date":"2025-03-19T19:24:30","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T19:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/?p=9815"},"modified":"2025-03-19T19:36:36","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T19:36:36","slug":"patient-testimonial-sonia-rivera-tells-the-flushing-hospital-medical-center-staff-they-saved-my-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/patient-testimonial-sonia-rivera-tells-the-flushing-hospital-medical-center-staff-they-saved-my-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Patient Testimonial: Sonia Rivera says, “The Flushing Hospital Medical Center Staff Saved My Life”"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>\u201cThey saved my life\u201d, is what Sonia Rivera said after her experience at Flushing Hospital Medical Center. On October 23rd<\/sup>, 2024, Ms. Rivera was suffering from complications from hernia surgery. She wanted to go to her usual local hospital but was brought to the ER at Flushing Hospital because it was closer.<\/p>\n

When Ms. Rivera arrived at the ER, she was taken immediately. Two doctors and three nurses attended to her. After an hour of assessment, they explained to her that her digestive system was shutting down, there was a blockage due to her not being able to digest, and gases and toxins were building up. \u201cThey explained everything well\u201d, she said. She wasn\u2019t digesting anything, and if she had waited a day or two longer to go to the hospital, she would have become septic.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was the best experience I\u2019ve ever had at a hospital\u201d, Ms. Rivera said. She boasted about how well she was treated and how friendly everyone was during her recovery time at the hospital. \u201cThey didn\u2019t talk down to me or beat around the bush. They treated me like a friend. Everyone knew about my case and checked in on me while I was there.\u201d Because of her experience at Flushing Hospital, Ms. Rivera changed her gastrointestinal doctor to one at the hospital. \u201cI\u2019m exceptionally happy with Flushing Hospital.\u201d<\/p>\n

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