koalabear johnson

Review of Baywood Medical Center ED

I don't even know where to start. I WILL be filing...

I don't even know where to start. I WILL be filing an injunction against this facility for false imprisonment and criminal negligence. I took my father to this hospital when he had a stroke several days ago. this is his second stroke in 2 months which has left him barely able to use a spoon or fork. the very first night he was there he made the comment that he "didn't want to live like this" for obvious reasons he had become incontinent which would be hard for anyone to go through. however due to the comment they deemed him suicidal! they took away his cell phone and all other personal belongings and put a person in his room to sit there and watch him like he was a criminal or psychopath. this happened as i walked in to the hospital on my first visit with him. seeing him in distress and visibly upset i felt that it would be best to move him to a different hospital. the manager on duty at the time told me that he could not leave do to the suicide watch. When i asked her to show me the papers stating that my father had been found unable to make sound decisions and was a danger to himself or others she could not provide them. I explained to her that it was very risky legally speaking depriving someone of their civil liberties due to the fact that there many issues when it comes to holding someone against their will. i then asked if she was refusing to honor his wishes to be moved to another facility she said "YES" i then asked are you also refusing honor my wishes as his son to release him again she said "YES" i then replied ok then we will see you in court and turned to leave. during the exchange of words three security guards had arrived and as i walked away she said they needed to talk to me i told her i didn't give a f**** if they wished to talk to me they then piled into the elevator i was in and proceeded to tell me that i was not welcome back at the hospital that night. i called them from home and again requested they transfer him to a different hospital they again declined. i told the manager i would be hiring a team of attorneys to land in the middle of their sh** and they would burn for what they where doing. again they took words out of context and told local police that i had threatened their lives. I WAS AT A LOSS AND FINALLY JUST GAVE UP FIGHTING THEM.
the next day they had evaluated him and deemed him not a threat to himself but failed to notify me of this i went to see him the next day and he was tangled up in his blankets with the bed alarm going off and the nurse didnt come for at least five minutes after i got there it was goin off when i walked out of the elevator. my brother his other son had called me saying that he couldnt get through to him when he called the hospital when i visited this morning he was again tangled in his bedding trying to get free to use the urine bottle that was placed right next to his breakfast which he did not eat remember that he has no motor control i had to help him use the urinal he told me he felt worse every day and was losing more of his motor function every time he woke up. i looked for his room phone and there wasnt one!!!!! thats why my brother couldnt get through so i pushed the call button on his bed AND 15 MINUTES LATER A MANAGER SHOWED UP SAW I WAS THERE AND THEN CALLED THE NURSE. the nurse came and when i explained that he felt worse every day she replied "well i see he's not eating. he needs to eat" my father then said he didnt want what they brought him she said "well you have a menu all you have to do is use your roomphone to call and order whatever you want" i pointed out that there was no phone in his room she acted shocked. The bottom line is these people in this hospital have made a difficult time pretty much unbearable the lack of compassion and care is horrific and i will do everything i can to make sure no other family has to go through what we have. AND THEY STILL HAVE YET TO CONTACT ME.
THIS HOSPITAL SHOULD BE SHUT DOWN.