1/5 Rocky Biggs J. 2 months ago on Google • 160 reviews New
I
was
born
and
raised
in
Tampa
Florida.
I’m
37
years
old.
I
have
cancer
and
have
spent
a
lot
of
time
in
various
hospitals.
This
is
the
first
time
I
went
to
a
St.
Joseph’s
hospital.
My
care
is
manage
at
JOHNS
HOPKINS
in
Baltimore.
however,
I
am
back
home
in
Tampa,
visiting
family
and
had
an
emergency.
Upon
entering
the
emergency
room
with
chest
pain
I
advised
the
triage
nurse
my
cancer
status
as
well
as
the
fact
I
had
previous
open
heart
surgery.
I
was
37
and
that
I
had
a
full
pneumonectomy
and
only
one
remaining
lung
on
my
right
side.
I
told
the
triage
nurse
I
have
no
cold
or
flu
symptoms
only
Chest
pain.
Virtually
none
of
the
nurses
or
CNAs
and
even
security
or
registration.
Staff
were
wearing
masks.
The
ER
had
no
less
than
13
people
of
which
at
least
eight
were
very
sick
with
something
viral
or
respiratory
or
contagious.
I
told
the
nurse
I
was
incredibly
uncomfortable
that
I
would
like
to
just
wait
outside
in
the
carport
outside
the
doors
to
minimize
the
potential
for
exposure.
Being
that
I
only
have
one
lung,
it’s
incredibly
dangerous
for
any
sort
of
respiratory
infection.
Apparently
standing
outside
the
ER
doors
is
too
far
for
the
triage/er
nurse
to
call
my
name.
One
of
the
security
guards
who
ship
started
later
in
the
evening
after
my
arrival,
and
relieved
the
guard
who
was
there
initially
coughed
the
entire
time
I
was
in
the
waiting
room.
it
was
almost
2.5-
3
hours
before
they
took
me
back
into
a
room
and
then
I
sat
in
that
room
for
34
minutes.
I
literally
watched
the
clock.
For
34
minutes
i
sat
alone
confused
and
annoyed
before
anyone
opened
a
door
to
even
say
hello
introduce
them
self
-
nothing.
After
being
in
this
new
ER
room
with
all
the
doors
shut
I
literally
stepped
out
of
the
room
into
the
hallway
where
I
was
led
in.
I
searched
for
someone,
anyone.
There
was
no
nurses
desk
-
nothing.
I
couldn’t
find
anyone.
Just
an
empty
hallway.
It
was
the
absolute
worst
experience.
I
will
say
the
ER
doctor
once
I
met
him
was
incredibly
nice.
The
x-ray
technician
her
name
was
Miss
Priscilla.
She
was
by
far
the
nicest
most
empathetic
of
everyone
I
met
that
night.
I
asked
for
a
patient
advocate
when
Priscilla
took
me
back
for
x-ray,
because
I
just
felt
like
there
was
unnecessary
exposure
and
inherent
danger,
and
nobody
seemed
to
care
except
for
Priscilla.
Priscilla
said
she
contacted
someone
in
admin,
but
I
guess
that
person
refused
a
patient
advocate
I
don’t
know?
Priscilla
was
so
kind
she
went
and
got
a
chair
from
radiology
and
set
up
a
seat
for
me
behind
the
pediatric
kids
area
behind
the
bathrooms
so
I
could
still
hear
my
name
being
called
when
it
was
my
time.
I
heard
all
about
one
person
taking
a
trip
to
Chicago.
I
heard
about
another
person
taking
a
vacation
to
Seattle.
I
heard
all
about
someone
planning
their
daughters
birthday
party
you
know
I
get
it’s
a
workplace
and
you
do
more
than
work,
but
when
people
are
very
very
sick
,
and
for
example,
I’ve
been
there
from
9:40
PM
until
after
2:45
AM
almost
3
in
the
morning
you
just
realize
there
is
zero
sense
of
urgency.
I
even
heard
while
in
the
ER
one
employee
say
to
a
nurse
oh
my
God
you
have
two
patients
tonight.
I’m
surprised
you
let
them
give
you
a
second….
There
must
be
cameras
in
the
common
areas.
I
really
encourage
hospital
administration
to
take
some
time
to
review
the
efficiencies
of
that
evening
and
the
effectiveness
of
the
staff
because
I
never
ever
experienced
this
when
I
lived
in
Tampa
and
I
went
to
university
hospital
or
later
Florida
hospital
And
I
certainly
would
never
ever
experience
this
sort
of
thing
at
JOHNS
HOPKINS
because
it
would
absolutely
be
unacceptable
behavior.
This
is
not
how
hospital
should
operate.