Dick Allan Chaney

Review of Palmdale Regional Medical Cent...

I am an emergency medical technician at an undiscl...

I am an emergency medical technician at an undisclosed ambulance company. I have been transporting patients to this facility for 5 years. Palmdale Regional is the worst hospital I have ever been too. In my 5 years of experience I have come to realize that Palmdale Regional cares more about money than it does patient care. I have waited for countless hours with patients in pain sitting in the hospital hallway. Due to Palmdale Regionals greed, ambulance personnel are forced to wait with patients on their ambulance gurney in the hallways of the emergency room for hours on end. This is due to the fact Palmdale Regional refuses to adequately staff nurses, resulting in the deaths of numerous patients in need of urgent medical attention. This also effects ambulance response times to 911 calls throughout the Antelope Valley. Almost daily there are times where not a single ambulance is available within 30 miles. This is because a majority of ambulance crews are sitting in Palmdale Regional hallway doing the hospital s job of watching patients. There have been numerous times when critical calls such as traffic accidents or cardiac arrests are just miles from the hospital however the nearest ambulance available is 45 minutes away. With all the negative reviews and negative experiences I am surprised this hospital has not changed its ways. Every time someone posts a review they get an automated response from the owner acting like he actually cares. The owner does not care about his hospital s patients, all he cares about is another dollar in his pocket.