Ann Kosa

Review of Cartersville Medical Center

My friend dropped to the floor in sudden agony and...

My friend dropped to the floor in sudden agony and was soon throwing up and unable to get up off the floor. We went to Cartersville Med Ctr by ambulance. My friend laid on a gurney in the hall for quite a while before she was put into a room and there we waited hours for a doctor. I was very much afraid she had an appendix about to rupture--in fact that is what the EMT told us. So we were terrified in addition to her excruciating pain. My friend is usually very stoic and has high tolerance for discomfort but she continued writhing in agony and calling out for someone to help her. It was a nightmare. There appeared to be no effort at triage. My impression? The place is old, inadequate, and pathetically understaffed. And I'M A HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL!