For the second time in 3 years, my elderly mother ...

For the second time in 3 years, my elderly mother nearly lost her life prematurely due to the actions of some at Augusta. Some doctors and staff were helpful and great people. Dr. Blake McKibbin was in charge of her care and that was a disaster. Poor treatment and worse handling of her situation. Then the outrage: Dr. McKibbin discharged her without any service linkages whatsoever. Family was only in town temporarily at that point. That decision defied all logic and ethics and merits an investigation and reevaluation.

Most nurses were ethical, professional and compassionate people. A serious exception was the RN primarily assigned to my mother. Victor Somers was highly inappropriate with patients and families. Further, he spent excessive amounts of time loudly and inappropriately trying to impress his peers. A reassessment of his credentials and qualifications is most definitely in order.

My mother survived that nightmare thanks to good service providers elsewhere. The horror of the experience at Augusta speaks volumes because it is likely to continue happening to others.