Shavon Sullivan

Review of Glenwood Regional Medical Cent...

I went to ER in severe pain, for which I have been...

I went to ER in severe pain, for which I have been under a doctor's care. My doctor is on vacation, and the earliest I can see him is a whole week away. Apparently there was no doctor on call, because I had to see a Nurse Practitioner. She met me in the triage room. I was able to tell her specific details about my problem. She was very nice, but the first thing she told me was that they couldn't do anything for me but give me a shot that "might" last a couple of hours. I gave the triage nurse a typed list of my allergies, current medications, and medical history.

When I got to the exam room I was put in a chair (no beds in the room). Sitting is excruciatingly painful. I was not examined at all. The nurse came in to give me a shot, but couldn't remember what the medication was, and had to go out and find out what it was. She came back in and told me, but it was one of the meds on my allergy list. I gave her my list (allergies were the first thing on the page) and told her that I had given it to the triage nurse, but she said the computer listed "no known allergies."

It was a very expensive shot, but lesson learned. If I or anyone in my family need ER services, we will add another few minutes/miles to our hour-and-a-half drive and go to another hospital, and hopefully we will be able to see a doctor and be treated appropriately.