david sturgeon

Review of Brotman Medical Center

My girlfriend was transferred here from UCLA Santa...

My girlfriend was transferred here from UCLA Santa Monica for asthma issues and the difference in the level of treatment is astounding. They did not have a working spO2 monitor for more than 5 hours. Eventually I just walked down to cvs and bought one which we have been using since. For an asthmatic patient to not have an oxygen reading for that long is astounding.

The doctor visited her once during 3 day stay. Her nighttime nurse doctors were awful and she had to page them frequently when struggling to breathe.

Her daytime nurse Debbie was very good, and so far the only one to update the whiteboard in her room with statuses. If the goal is to make this a good hospital you need to support the good nurses with the supplies they need.

Add in addition to the experience another patient across the way yelling for water for 20+ minutes. I would recommend anyone that comes here to record every interaction with the staff, note date times and names. You will most likely need to monitor yourself or your families own medical treatment.

Hopefully we will be able to be discharged soon, the doctor during his only visit said we could be 5 hours ago. The nurses though don t see it in the system.