Went to PCH Jan 6. My son had an elevated heart rate, high BP, was dizzy and weak and felt like he was going to pass out. He has Lyme disease and I thought he was having a bad reaction to the medication he's on We waited close to 3 hours. I checked in twice as he was going downhill. They eventually took his BP and again told us to wait. I told them he was hyper sensitive to sound and light. Sitting in the ER made him worse. He could barely sit up. As we neared 3 hours I was told there were still 4 people ahead of us. We left. I told the desk person my son was too sick to sit in the bright noisy room. I wanted to make sure I wouldn't be charged for the visit since they didn't have the capacity to treat him. They said I would not be charged. We went home where I spent the night holding my son crying trying anything I could do to make his pain go away (by then he had a severe migraine and still a racing heart rate). We considered calling an ambulance, but did not want to return to pch. A few nights later we instead went to the chandler regional ER which was an entirely opposite experience. Today....I received a bill on the mail from PCH for $250. This is a hospital that turned away my son and refused to treat him yet I'm still expected to pay them??? I will never step foot in PCH again. I am in utter shock that they think this is appropriate. And yes I called to dispute the bill. The $250 is a charge for them to take his BP.
Update! They're actually charging me $1350 for a 3 hour wait and for a blood pressure reading! Really???!!!