Kyle Rekedal Review of The george washington universi...
Had to go to GWUH ER after visiting urgent care an...
Had to go to GWUH ER after visiting urgent care and being told that I need to go to an ER for further evaluation.
Lobby was crowded and dirty. GWUH discharged a man that was actively bleeding from his head and hand into the lobby and let him stand there for minute still bleeding after they had supposedly finished treating him.
At one point two of the security guards were having a screaming match at one another in the back room that the entire lobby could hear. Two red flags within the first hour.
Check-in was fine, and was triaged in under an hour, good so far. 45 minutes later insurance info is collected. Under 2 hours, not too bad. Then comes the three hour mark which is fine considering they're understaffed and overwhelmed due to covid - but a security guard has the great responsibility of telling everyone in the lobby that the wait is 10 HOURS to be seen. At that point you have a better chance of making an appointment with a GP before ever being seen at GWUH's ER. I have been to ER's with a fraction of GWUH funding that have a faster turnover rate.
Will be going to MedStar Georgetown or Suburban Hospital instead in the future.
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