Jim Scott

Review of Our Lady of the Lake Regional ...

I had acute appendicitis and was admitted on a Sun...

I had acute appendicitis and was admitted on a Sunday afternoon. I have blue cross insurance. While laying in the emergency room waiting to have an MRI several different OLOL personnel reputedly came in the room that was shared with myself and two other patients and their families. The personal asked me to say my name social security number out loud, and then read off my previous stays medical conditions and asked if that was me. Have these people ever heard of the HIPPA act? The ER doctor requested that the surgery be done immediately but because the on call surgeon lived out of town he had me put into a morphine coma and put me at risk for a perforated appendix. I did not go in to surgery until Monday afternoon. when I awoke in the recovery room I was on the floor. I tried to get up and fell, Some young man came over and tried to walk me down the hall and I passed out again. The nest thing I know I was in my room, This place is the new Charity hospital. When and if I need emergency care next time I will go to the General!