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Review of Exempla St. Josephs

I went to St Josephs Hospital in Denver a few days...

I went to St Josephs Hospital in Denver a few days ago for what I believed to be a serious infection. I was experiencing tremendous pain in my ears, throat and sinuses, basically unable to talk normally and was admitted for treatment. I spent 3 hours in the hospital, and eventually Dr. Glaser who saw me spent 5 minutes asking about my symptoms which he eventually interrupted, saying I only had a cold. He ordered an x-ray to rule out pneumonia, which I knew I did not have, but he did
not examine my throat, ears or acknowledge the possibility of an infection which is normally treated with antibiotics. I asked about cough medicine with codeine, as my coughing at night was making it difficult to sleep, and while he acknowledged codeine is effective, he did not prescribe any medications, giving me a sarcastic wink that I "only have a cold". The next day I had no hearing in my left ear and my pain throughout my body, and particularly in my throat and ears worsened. I could not sleep due to violent coughing. I got my regular practitioner to prescribe the codeine cough medicine and antibiotics and 24 hours later feel about 15% better. I feel Dr Glaser violated the first rule of medicine "Do no harm", by ignoring my symptoms and essentially providing no treatment whatsoever for my acute condition. I am not paying one cent for any bills I may receive for this gross negligence. The staff was courteous and professional as you'd expect from any business out to make money on it's customers/patients.