If there's another ER available go there. What an expensive mistake I made coming here. I came with elevated hypertension and chest pains. I'm still in a waiting room after 2.5 hours full of homeless just spending the night. There have been two impending violence warning announcements and several calls for security since I've been here. I asked to leave to go to the Pineville ER on my own but they tell me they'll charge me for two visits. Place is filthy!
Unbelievable! They just took a woman that came in 2 hours after me.
Why oh why did I come here instead of going to Pineville like I usually do?
Have now been here over 11 hours:
- seen a real doctor once
- haven't had the same nurse more than twice
- have had to repeat personal info etc. again because within the same hospital the computer systems aren't compatible.
- since coming in for ER cardiac care:
--- 95 % of the time I have been unobserved by a medical professional
--- at least 25% of the time the three different sets of monitoring equipment I've been attached to have failed.
I just received a call from my cardiologist and find that this hospital has neither notified or consulted with his office even though I informed them of his and my relationship during admittance to the ER last night and again in this area.
Finally got around to the stress test. Was told that it would be a nuclear stress test but turned out to be stress w/ultrasound. Right hand doesn't know....
You have to ask and push for things to happen and make the do what they said they would or you'll just sit there ignored while they do their things elsewhere; squeaky gets the grease.
Finally did get to speak to an intelligent Doctor. I was beginning to wonder. Got great explanations and updates plus explorations I could understand about options and symptoms. Cool!
Now waiting on cardiologist review of data and recommendations.