poor care @ applingco.hospital

[nobody needs 2know]

it is a shame when the hospital is in such pitiful shape and the psych ward is so great1 MAYBE NEXT TIME WE'RE IN PAIN WE JUST GO CRAZY FOR A FEW HOURS????

[fully agree]

ever notice that the er is getting sorrier by the week??? u go in there u better take your own bandaids & pack a meal cause youre gonna be there a while. what happened???wasnt like that when mr. crews was the administrater. dale did you 4get how it used 2 be or do u even care?

[Appling Honor]

I too have been to the ER. I have found the staff to be professional,personable, and willing to go the extra mile to help out a patient. The problem with the E.R. in Baxley and many other hospitals is this: People who do not have a primary doctor use the ER for a Dr. visits. People who do not have insurance use the ER. People who are not citizens and are illegal use the ER. It is an Emergency Room not a Dr.'s office. Because the staff is required by law to treat these people, it slows down the progess for those who are actually in need of Emergency services.

[frog gigger]

nobody needs 2know wrote:

it is a shame when the hospital is in such pitiful shape and the psych ward is so great1 MAYBE NEXT TIME WE'RE IN PAIN WE JUST GO CRAZY FOR A FEW HOURS????

lol.........great post!!

[frog gigger]

fully agree wrote:

ever notice that the er is getting sorrier by the week??? u go in there u better take your own bandaids & pack a meal cause youre gonna be there a while. what happened???wasnt like that when mr. crews was the administrater. dale did you 4get how it used 2 be or do u even care?

no he don't care!!. he throws HIS work on someone else. the only time u see him is out @ the smoke pit or sitting in his office doing NOTHING!!!!!!!. THEY JUST AS WELL CLOSE THIS VETENARIAN CLINIC. if i get sick & have to go to a er, i go to hazlehurst.

[frog gigger]

Appling Honor wrote:

I too have been to the ER. I have found the staff to be professional,personable, and willing to go the extra mile to help out a patient. The problem with the E.R. in Baxley and many other hospitals is this: People who do not have a primary doctor use the ER for a Dr. visits. People who do not have insurance use the ER. People who are not citizens and are illegal use the ER. It is an Emergency Room not a Dr.'s office. Because the staff is required by law to treat these people, it slows down the progess for those who are actually in need of Emergency services.

now days some people can't afford a drs office visit!! and a LOT of people can not afford insurance. so other option do they have??

[Been there-done that]

I have to say that the times I have been there, not for myself but with family members, I was not impressed with the care of the physicians but I personally know many of the nursing staff back there and trust them completely. I do agree with "Appling Honor" that the ER is abused in that people that could be treated in physicians offices use the ER because they have no insurance and cannot pay and know that they will be treated anyway. But I am been around enough to know that those patients that are emergencies are seen first and non-emergent patients seen last. So if you had to wait a long time, perhaps you were considered non-emergent and could wait. And while your illness or your loved ones illness seems like an emergency to you, it's not considered emergent unless delaying treatment will cause you harm. In other words, nausea,vomiting, belly pain would take a back seat to a possible heart attack or stroke. However, that having been said, I am sure improvements should be made and won't ever be unless you have a change in upper level management, especially at the very top. Anyway, that my two cents worth.

[Been there-done that]

Sorry did not mean to post twice. My computer seemed to freeze up and I clicked it twice.

[Missi]

The problem with the ER in Baxley is management and the physicians on staff. I have personally been to the ER and I have been with family members and the wait has always been over three hours. When I was taken to the ER there was only one person being seen, an elderly lady from the nursing home. I was seen in triage and then sent back to the waiting area for another 3 hours while the ER filled up with patients. I would say that all of them should have been classified as emergencies. I received several apologies from the wait desk and was even told they didn't know what was taking so long. When I finally did get taken to a room, I could hear that the physician on call was giving a lesson to the nursing home staff that were with the elderly woman. That wasn't an issue for me, but if she were stable it looks like he could move on to emergencies and speak to the staff after clearing a few patients. By the tone of the conversation she was no longer in harm's way. My ISSUE came when he was heard outside the door talking to another staff member about her pulled back muscle. She complained about her back and he offered to rub her down if her husband would not oblige.(WTH??) This conversation went on for at least five minutes and was also heard by my sister who happened to be sitting in the room with me. I got up and walked out of the ER while my sister complained to a nurse about the whole ordeal. This was going on the fourth hour and we were a bit short on patience. I left and went to the Hazlehurst ER. The staff rushed me into the ER within 10 minutes of being there and had my sister complete my paperwork. The doctor told me that I was very lucky that my heart had not stopped before getting to the ER(due to an adverse reaction to medication). To top it all off, I received a bill from Appling Triage for taking my blood pressure and temp...I had already done both before ever going to the ER. GRRR!! Needless to say, Hazelhurst ER will always get my business before Appling County. Again, I have had friends and family go through the same thing at our ER and from the sound of it we weren't the only ones. Sorry for the long post, but I find it hard to defend my hometown on this topic.

[Appling Honor]

frog gigger wrote:

<quoted text> now days some people can't afford a drs office visit!! and a LOT of people can not afford insurance. so other option do they have??

I completely understand where you are coming from.I remember when a dr.'s visit was $10.00.times are hard for us all. I stated my opinion based on
what I've seen when at the E.R. We all get frustrated when our needs are not being met. I know I do. I do believe that the E.R. staff is good and they provide quality service. we are a small town with limited resources. Here's hoping things get better for us all.

[frog gigger]

Appling Honor wrote:

<quoted text>I completely understand where you are coming from.I remember when a dr.'s visit was $10.00.times are hard for us all. I stated my opinion based on
what I've seen when at the E.R. We all get frustrated when our needs are not being met. I know I do. I do believe that the E.R. staff is good and they provide quality service. we are a small town with limited resources. Here's hoping things get better for us all.

i totally agree... i sure hope things get better, but i don't see it!!!! just look @ this country........IT IS ONE BIG BIG MESS!!!!!

[just my opinion]

Be Thankful we have an ER to go to a lot of towns don't have that privelege and with this new obama plan, we may not have one long, I would rather know I could get treatment quickly if I were having a heart attack or stroke or wreck, wrather than having to drive an hour!! Not everyone is dissatisfied with our ER just the ones who don't get the PAIN meds they want. If you walk in with a problem that has been going on for a week or two or three days that's not considered an emergency!! Use it for an Emergency room and not a clinic and you might quite possibly see the wait time change!

[Appling Honor]

just my opinion wrote:

Be Thankful we have an ER to go to a lot of towns don't have that privelege and with this new obama plan, we may not have one long, I would rather know I could get treatment quickly if I were having a heart attack or stroke or wreck, wrather than having to drive an hour!! Not everyone is dissatisfied with our ER just the ones who don't get the PAIN meds they want. If you walk in with a problem that has been going on for a week or two or three days that's not considered an emergency!! Use it for an Emergency room and not a clinic and you might quite possibly see the wait time change!

Iagree!