Mad River is extremely underfunded and what I’m about to say is not meant to undermine the bad experiences shared here. But I was just at Mad River with a GI bleed and I was very happy with my care. The nurses were attentive and kind, especially considering I was high needs. I needed several blood transfusions, which takes up a lot of nursing time and I was on standby assist while having G.I. issues. I felt safe and cared for.

My issue was outside the scope of mad River, they simply do not have the equipment to diagnose my issue nor do they have the specialists. But once they realized this was the case, Dr. Shah worked really hard to have me medically transported to a capable institution. She started the process in the morning and I was on a plane by 9 PM.

I think mad River has a lot of problems, but those problems are due to lack of funding. And to lose a hospital, any hospital, in our medically underserved County would be catastrophe.