Julia H.
Yelp
As someone with undiagnosed chronic illness (still in the process of receiving ongoing specialist care for years) it is very hard to find medical staff that actually care about what i am going through instead of diagnosing me with just anxiety.The last time I had to go to the ER (two days ago) I went to the closest one to me which was PeaceHealth. I had a very discouraging experience there and I swore I would never go back. As my symptoms got so much worse today, I decided to give Legacy in Salmon Creek's ER a shot. Immediately upon arriving, the entirety of the large waiting room was PACKED. This wasn't my biggest concern, as I was much more concerned about the quality of care. I was initially called in for vitals, and sent back to the waiting room. Then I was taken back for an EKG and then sent back into the waiting room. Then I was called back for triage, and once again sent back into the waiting room. I was once more called into the back, However, this time, the nurses hooked me up to an IV with fluids, as well as a heart monitor, and I was sent back into the waiting room hooked up to all of this. This has to be some sort of HIPAA violation?! I don't need strangers knowing what I'm going through/what kind of treatment I'm receiving. That was a very odd and quite honestly, humiliating experience. One I was finally called back into a room to go over my results (about 3 hours later), the doctor came in and only focused on one of my issues even though I came in for a plethora of them. For context, I came in for fainting, chest pain, shortness of breath, nausea/vomiting, and numbness and tingling. I was only treated for pain. The doctor told me I didn't look like someone who was experiencing pain. As someone who has been in and out of the hospital for YEARS now, I'm almost used to my pain. Was I supposed to be moaning and groaning to make my symptoms believable? I was prescribed extra strength tylenol sent to my pharmacy (???) and given torodol (pain medication) and advil. What was the point of coming here? $250 copay for that? I ended up spending about 2 hours more just waiting in between when the doctor would come into speak with me. I ended up spending a total of 8 hours here. I would have 100% rated this experience a one star, but I gave an extra star for the kindness of each of the RN's I came in contact with, as well as the cleanliness of the hospital compared to PeaceHealth. The American Healthcare system is truly a joke, and my experience here just justified that fact even further.