Don Koester

Review of Detroit Medical Center

My father spent the last 11 days of his life in IC...

My father spent the last 11 days of his life in ICU here in November after a cardiac event that caused him to fall and hit his head.

We saw the main Dr 3 times for maybe 5 minutes. Meanwhile cardiology and neurology were by once a day for maybe a minute, giving completely contradictory information.

My family had to constantly be on guard because he was incoherent most of the and time trying to pull at cords, the staff couldn't be bothered after a day or two.

On night ten we went home to get some rest... He "got free" pulled out his breathing machine and crashed that morning, spent about 5 minutes without air to his brain.

They tried surgery that morning, after, to put in a pacemaker but it was far too late. He was gone by that evening.

I later read an article that multiple cardiologists quit late October, 2 weeks before he was admitted, due to abhorrent conditions... Wish the article have come out sooner, my father might have had a shot somewhere else.