Steer clear of Dr. Kevin Caserta. He's not just a physical therapist, but he's a Providence Centralia administrator, and he inappropriately sent me a threatening letter. Catholic health principles, my EYE!!!
I receive IvIg infusion once every 3 wks at Providence Centralia Outpatient Surgery Ctr. Most of the time, it's been OK, but on the occasions it's not, what a nightmare. On one occasion, they put me in a room that was so cold you could hang meat in it, entered the wrong dr's name in the computer for lab orders on which it was clearly stated which dr ordered them, and none of the nurses could get in my veins. The Ig bottles are NOT supposed to get cold, as it can cause the patient to have a reaction. And when I complained, the administrator over that unit, Bruce, was very rude to me. Typical reaction by a healthcare facility. Patient- blaming! Victim-blaming! Inviting lawsuits!
Then the last time I was there, I observed a very disturbing interaction between the nurse-from-hell arguing loudly with an elderly gentleman who she tried to keep prisoner. It's a HOSPITAL, not a PRISON!!! If a patient wants to leave, you can't keep them from leaving. The man snuck out (good for him), and the nurse-from-hell called security, but the man got away (I saw where he snuck off to, and I sure as hell wasn't going to snitch on him). I was just sitting there minding my own business, almost done with my infusion, when the nurse--who clearly should've taken a mental-health break after getting herself all inappropriately worked up with that poor elderly man--turned around and decided to start something with me. She announced, "we're moving you to another room." I said, "Why, I'm almost done." She decided to leave it alone, but when I complained to administration, Dr. Kevin Caserta, who is also a physical therapist I'd never consider going to, is one of Providence Centralia's administrators, and he and Brucie ganged up on me and sent ME a threatening letter. I can see a United Airlines-type incident is on the agenda for this place, and they've no one to blame but themselves.
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