2/5 Raven B. 2 months ago on Google • 13 reviews New
I
went
to
Methodist
Hospital
for
the
first
time
in
twenty-plus
years
last
week
and
it
was
a
mistake.
The
last
time
I
was
there
was
in
the
early
aughts.
I
sat
in
the
ER
while
a
blood
infection
spread
up
my
arm
and
had
a
grey
shirt
ruined
from
the
bloody
puss
spilled
on
me.
I
swore
I
would
never
go
back.
I
should
have
listened
to
myself.
It
deserves
a
one-star
review,
but
at
least
I
saw
a
doctor
and
a
nurse
found
a
vein
on
the
first
try.
I
have
a
bit
of
a
complicated
health
history
and
the
reason
I
was
there
was
a
little
complicated.
I
figured
that
since
Methodist
has
merged
with
NYP,
one
would
get
around
the
same
quality
of
care
at
a
satellite
facility,
as
they
would
at
Columbia
or
Cornell,
but
wow,
was
I
wrong.
Prior
to
my
waking
nightmare
at
Methodist,
I’ve
been
to
the
ER
with
gastrointestinal
issues/pancolitis
5
times
since
February
of
this
year,
been
hospitalized
3
times
since
then
for
the
same
reason,
have
long
COVID,
had
COVID
at
least
6
times
since
February
of
2020,
have
had
4
cervical
spinal
surgeries
since
2016,
and
a
myomectomy
in
2021.
I
take
a
lot
of
medication,
am
a
long-term
pain
management
patient,
and
have
a
complicated
health
history.
After
being
in
the
ER
waiting
room
for
more
than
two
hours
(I
know
hospital
ERs
are
busy,
but
we
were
pretty
much
the
only
people
in
the
waiting
room),
while
puking
up
deep
intestinal
bile,
they
finally
called
my
name
while
I
was
in
the
bathroom.
Instead
of
waiting
for
me
to
come
out
(less
than
a
minute),
they
took
someone
in
front
of
me,
who
could
only
say
she
just
didn't
feel
well.
When
I
was
seen,
I
had
to
explain
to
the
triage
nurse
(who
was
also
the
security
guard)
what
pancolitis
was
while
she
Googled
it.
Once
I
taken
back,
the
only
reason
I
was
seen
by
a
Dr
and
given
antinausea
and
pain
medication
is
because
my
partner
went
to
the
desk
every
five
minutes
for
almost
an
hour
before
I
was
seen.
Once
he
went
home,
they
ignored
me.
Methodist
is
a
jail
hospital
(obviously,
people
who
have
been
arrested
deserve
to
be
treated
for
their
medical
ailments).
There
were
at
least
3
people
handcuffed
to
their
beds.
Most
of
the
other
patients
screamed
and
cried
about
abuse,
when
nurses
and/or
Drs
tried
to
touch
them.
Each
bed
had
an
aide.
Their
only
job
was
to
watch
each
bed
and
the
patient
in
it.
They
were
not
allowed
to
get
up
or
liaise
with
nurses
or
Drs
on
behalf
of
the
patients
in
their
assigned
beds.
Once
the
vomiting
stopped,
I
demanded
to
be
allowed
to
leave
as
they
weren't
treating
me.
Security
wouldn't
let
me
leave
without
an
okay
from
the
nurses
station.
I
without
going
into
too
many
details,
I
think
I've
painted
enough
of
a
picture
describing
why
Methodist
is
horrible.
I'm
giving
it
2
stars
as
I
have
very
difficult
veins.
The
nurse
in
the
Methodist
ER
was
able
to
find
a
vein
on
the
first
try.
You
can
see
below
that
the
hospital
is
trying
to
look
like
they're
on
top
of
complaints.
I
sent
a
complaint
to
that
email
on
8/23
and
have
yet
to
receive
a
response.
Don't
treat
patients
like
prisoners,
treat
patients
with
their
at-home
medicine,
if
possible,
or
something
comparable
(I
was
told
to
go
home
and
get
my
medicine,
while
vomiting
green
intestinal
fluid,
BUT,
I
wasn't
allowed
to
leave
without
permission),
pay
attention
to
patients
(even
if
they
don't
have
a
white
man
to
advocate
for
them),
don't
leave
patients
to
languish
in
the
ER,
and
don't
try
to
save
face
with
an
email
address.
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