Diana Mikels

Review of Vista East Medical Center

Let me make it clear that I have no complaints abo...

Let me make it clear that I have no complaints about any of the nurses or my doctors. They were wonderful. The nurses were very efficient in spite of being overloaded with all they have to do. I do have complaints regarding their nursing assistants. They often made more work for the nurses. On top of that the sanitary conditions of the hospital rooms were deplorable. In the room of which I was first admitted in, I only saw a lady use a Swifter and empty the garbage. However, I was only in that room for a short time, as I was taken up to the Cardiology ward stat. Never saw housekeeping once. Dirt was accumulated in the corners of the room, looking like someone just did a quick swipe...baseboards were filthy. The nurse's assistant emptied the garbage can. How in the world can this be good for patients with heart conditions, or any kind of illness? Then there was an issue with staff only having two machines for tests, one was down, and arguing in front of patients, (myself) about who gets to use the one. On top of that they kept delaying a test my doctor had ordered. One that I needed before he could do a procedure that was rather urgent. How in the world are they getting any accreditations?...Oh and I haven't received anything in regards to a survey. Wonder why? I also have an issue regarding admittance not listening to the fact of the doctor's orders to admit me immediately, and questioning me like they weren't going to admit me. If there wasn't a bed ready, then I was to go emergency, but she acted like I couldn't do that either. I was very weak, and finally lost my cool telling her I don't care what she has to do, I'm to be admitted. She had the doctor's orders!