Lea Regional Medical Center
ER could not locate transport causing treatment of a colon perforation to be delayed for over 12 hours
On May 1st 2009 I went to the ER with extreme abdominal pain. Arrived a little after 10am and was quickly taken back and a contrast xray was ordered.By noon we were told that I needed immediate surgery for a perforated colon and there was no surgeon available at Lea Regional and they were ...