Beware: Do not ever go here/send anyone here.
This is the ABSOLUTE worst place (Meadows Unit) I've ever been in my entire lifetime. Rock Springs has the most flagrantly abysmal, lack of Quality of Care, Ethics, Business Conduct, and Professionalism I could ever even fathom. This appears to be a top-down trickle effect from leadership to lower echelons in the organizational structure.
My Patient Bill of Rights, which I wasn't given a copy of until I asked for one several days in, was violated several times: One example: I was restricted from making calls after I called the Patient advocate line excessively, which was a misunderstanding of my intentions, I was not getting a response so I called and left a few messages so I would be heard - that never happened. Second example: I was unlawfully detained for a total of 13 days, as to which I should've been made aware of my options and should have been discharged. Also, my necessary medical equipment to which I was given restricted access to be used punitively against me after I ruffled the feathers of The Good Old Boys and Girls Club. I do admit I stooped down and lost my temper a couple of times with employees under great anguish, but I subsequently apologized profusely.
I was constantly abused mentally, verbally, and emotionally - with employees, both male and female regularly yelling at me for no apparent reason, including a male behavioral tech who got into my face and attempted to rip my medical equipment out of my hands one night. Despite trying my best to be a good faith contributor, I was treated like a pariah. This occurred with a Psychiatric Dr., Nurses, Counselors, and Techs. The only reason I was able to withstand the emotional and mental health impact of this Fiasco was my previous hard work on Trauma & becoming Trauma informed which is done continually in long term sobriety & recovery.
Nobody should ever be treated like this, the stigma of struggling with Mental Health is already hard enough without being bullied and antagonized by the people who are supposed to provide you with quality care.
There were many Employees pretending to be doing work, yet had their eyes glued to their personal cell phones, and you had to speak up several times to even be acknowledged - this happened day and night. This is extremely odd in a healthcare setting. Also, many times, the employees contributed to the disruptive nature of the noise level, which was already loud, by also being loud and cuttin' up, complete lack of respect and consideration for patients. I had to push ear plugs all the way in.
There were fist fights that ignited right next to me, and I had to run down the hall to avoid. I had clothing and personal products either disappear from petty theft or go missing for reasons unknown to me - one time an employee helped find an outfit, but I was blown off when I asked about it. Once, I was the subject of unwanted physical touch by another patient; I'm not sure if a report was made, although I did tell a Tech, nobody ever followed up with me.
This was an absolutely harrowing experience. Upon discharge, I need extra time to recover just from the time spent at Rock Springs. I jumped through every hoop, followed every direction given for medication, drank water, ate meals, and maintained good blood pressure through coping mechanisms. The carrot dangling kept moving and I was subject to indifference or gaslighting. I was only trying to get home to my Son, however I was a self-pay due to my insurance not having Rock Springs in network: to which I can only presume due to my keen business acumen: I was left to languish and continued to be strung along, for a lengthy stay, to be bilked for extra cash at a for profit, private facility.
Note: There were a few good techs/nurses/counselors. The food was actually surprisingly amazing: The French cook (I can't think of her name) and Miss Shakinah - awesome Southern cooking.
Katie in intake was nice to speak with. Lillian in billing is also friendly. read more