1/5 Elizabeth B. 4 years ago on Google
Perhaps
I've
been
spoiled
by
Boston
area
hospitals
but
the
few
hours
I
spent
in
this
hospital's
pediatric
emergency
department
was
perhaps
the
most
abominable
experience
I've
ever
had
at
a
medical
facility.
The
waiting
time
was
prompt
and
the
administrative
staff
did
mostly
everything
right.
However
once
I
actually
was
admitted
as
a
patient
the
medical
staff
treated
me
with
minimal
attention
and
care.
No
one
asked
me
for
any
drug
allergies,
and
the
nurse
proceeded
to
direct
me
to
take
a
drug
I
had
never
heard
of.
When
I
communicated
my
concern
about
my
allergies
she
seemed
bothered
that
I
would
even
bring
it
up.
Throughout
the
visit,
I
was
mostly
left
in
my
room
alone,
visibly
freezing
the
whole
time,
while
I
listened
to
the
nurses
yell
in
the
hallway
about
how
they
didn't
want
a
certain
patient
administered
because
she
was
a
daily
cocaine
user.
The
doctor
spent
a
brief
few
minutes
with
me
as
I
described
my
symptoms
but
was
incredibly
dismissive
of
everything
I
said,
including
past
diagnoses
I
had
received
from
my
PCP
and
emergency
department
at
home.
She
spent
no
time
trying
to
determine
the
source
of
my
symptoms
and
I
eventually
fell
asleep
in
the
room
and
left
after
being
woken
up
and
being
told
there
was
nothing
they
could
do
for
me.
I
ended
up
having
to
go
to
a
different
ER
the
following
night
where
I
received
a
proper
diagnosis
and
treatment.
The
lack
of
comfort
is
one
thing
to
be
expected
from
a
city
hospital,
but
the
lack
of
thought
that
went
into
the
actual
patient
care
is
a
true
concern.
Administering
drugs
without
taking
a
proper
patient
history
and
being
unaware
of
any
existing
allergies
is
reckless
and
dangerous,
regardless
of
whether
the
drugs
are
over-the-counter.
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