Sequana Murray

Review of Carolinas Medical Center Pinev...

I am here now with my toddler son. He came in with...

I am here now with my toddler son. He came in with very bad breathing issues. It took 30-45 minutes before anyone even began treatments on him. I asked the first nurse that came in if he would be able to get immediate attention, and she sheepishly replied, "You can ask the doctor when they get in" (who I didn't see until close to an hour into the stay). When I did meet him, he had few words and was very minimal as far as giving reasons for why certain things/treatments were taking place. I had to pry him. Besides that, of at least one dozen or more people who have been in the room, only about three actually introduced themselves to me and looked me in the eye. When we first got into an exam room, one of the nurses named Mario immediately adjusted the heart rate alert from 170 to 205. I asked the doctor what average heart rate was and he said 130. It appeared that the alarm was adjusted for convenience sake perhaps so that they wouldn't have to "hear it" go off. But it begs to question why they have the machines in the first place. To add, some of the nurses who were in there were gossiping and chiding about another co worker in front of me. I felt/feel somewhat invisible. All in all, don't come to the ER here. I don't know how the hospital runs, so I can't speak for that. It seems that there is no special protocol for patients with breathing issues, especially children.