laura odell

Review of Sentara Albemarle Medical Cent...

I wish I could give 0 stars. I took my 6 year old ...

I wish I could give 0 stars. I took my 6 year old son to get evaluated due to being on the wrong meds. I told them exactly what I needed from them for my child. After hours of just sitting and them putting him on 24 hr watch they put an order for involuntary commitment. HE IS 6 YEARS OLD!!! They banned all visitors from seeing him including me his mother when I am the one who tried to get him help in the first place and have deputies 24 hours outside his door that he cant come out of and only coloring and TV is allowed. Again....he is a child. They are trying to send him to a facility 3 hours away without my consent. All I tried to do was adjust his meds. And they want to hold him for nothing and days because they don't have the right staff or specialists until Monday. NO ON CALL SPECIALISTS? THIS HAS BEEN A HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE FOR OUR WHOLE FAMILY AND MY 6 YEAR OLD SON WILL REMEMBER THIS ALWAYS AS HE GROWS. NEVER EVER TRY TO GET THEM TO HELP YOU. THEY WILL TURN AGAINST YOU AND TAKE YOUR CHILD AGAINST YOUR WILL.