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Cherokee Medical Center

4.7 (3 reviews)

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Marshall Medical Center North

Marshall Medical Center North

3.0(6 reviews)
46.2 mi

My experience at Marshall Medical North on June 19th was extremely alarming and put my health at…read moreserious risk. I was evaluated during my first visit that late morning/early afternoon and was told to return immediately if my condition worsened. Later that same day, my symptoms became significantly worse, so I returned as instructed. During this second visit, the physician on duty did not come into the room, did not examine me, did not reassess my symptoms, and did not repeat labs despite clear deterioration. The medical record from that second visit states that an exam was performed and that I was "in no distress." This is not accurate. I was sitting on the side of the bed actively vomiting, in severe pain, and visibly unwell. My blood pressure at discharge was 90/43. After being discharged in that condition, I traveled to a hospital in Birmingham, where I was immediately admitted with acute kidney injury and infection. I remained hospitalized from June 19th to June 23rd and required urgent surgery on June 22nd to remove the obstructing stone once the infection and kidney injury were stabilized. I have filed formal grievances with both the hospital and my insurance provider regarding the care I received during the second visit. Based on what happened to me, I cannot recommend this ER and would not feel safe returning. However, I do want to acknowledge that the initial doctor I saw, Dr. John Alves, was outstanding. He acted quickly, ordered the appropriate tests, and made sure I received pain relief. I truly appreciate his care and professionalism. I only wish he had still been on duty when I returned in worsening condition.

This emergency room is as slow as slow can be. Every single time I have had to come here it's…read morenothing but excuses as to why they can't get you in a room. I've been in the waiting room for more than 2 hours with a possible blood clot in my leg with the pain steadily increasing and the dizziness increasing in waves along with being cold and hot randomly. Now they don't have any beds. I literally could've been driven to the Birmingham VA hospital and had this figured out by now but came here under recommendation of its possible severity. If I could rate zero stars I would. After finally getting to the back, the staff was very polite. They asked about my experience in the front and apologized for the treatment. They were fast and efficient.

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DeKalb Regional Medical Center Emergency Department

DeKalb Regional Medical Center Emergency Department

1.5(4 reviews)
20.2 mi

Wait time was short, diagnosis was fairly quick, but the bedside manner in the ER was awful…read more Maybe I should have been a little more clear about having autism and requested an advocate, since my partner was not allowed to enter the building. I was made fun of by a nurse for crying while getting blood drawn (never had bloodwork or IV prior). There was a lot of noise from on going construction and my IV was very uncomfortable, leading to me having a MILD sensory meltdown (basically some crying and rocking). My nurse came running in a scolded me for crying and for squealing when touched and told me to calm down. The radiology department was very kind and respectful of my sensory issues, touching only when absolutely medically necessary. I had appendicitis and the surgery team was great.

Do you love waiting for at least three hours in an ER bed? Do you love nurses that would rather…read morestare at their phones than actually check on patients, and wait nearly 5 minutes to answer a call button? Would you like to be brought in by an EMT and left in the hallways screaming when only three rooms have patients in them? Would you like to wait those three+ hours and never even see the doctor once? How about have them give you a prescription for something you don't even have just so they can dismiss you and charge insurance. Oh, that prescription will worsen your symptoms, by the way. I have never used this ER, personally. But I have brought several family members and the things I have witnessed are beyond terrible. Dirty floors and walls. Dried blood and pulverized pills on the floor. I watched a woman suffer in the hallways because it took over an hour to clean a room for her. Then they shoved her in the room when she would scream and nobody went to check on her. She hit the call button and a voice came over the speaker asking what was wrong but she couldn't get words out except yelling. The nurse? on the speaker just kept asking over and over what the patient needed. The room was two doors down from the desk. Finally I heard an exasperated sigh, the scooting of a wheeled chair, and the nurse at the door asking the woman if she rang and what she wanted. She told the lady the doctor would be in in a bit, and left her suffering. In the time I sat with family waiting to see a doctor, which never came, I saw two bodies wheeled out the door by the funeral home. Bills were charged to insurance stating that they had seen the doctor, but they 100% did not. The staff threw away my person's samples and when asked to give more- they couldn't. So, my family member was given an incorrect assessment and medicine that aggravated the situation. My other family member went in with a kidney stone. They made him wait for over two hours before taking him to CT. They would not give him any medicine but instead let him suffer for over three hours. Finally, they gave him some heavy medicine (very addictive, probably not the best choice when something could do just as well and not cause possible future problems- but, hey, I'm no doctor). Sent him home to come back if needed. His three+ hours of suffering and only seeing a doctor right before leaving, left a bill of 10K. Uninsured. So, I would say go anywhere else. If you can. These were by far the worst experiences I've ever had in an ER and I have seen some bad ERs!

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