tabatha johannemann

Review of Palisade Medical Ctr

This is by far the WORST hospital I have ever had ...

This is by far the WORST hospital I have ever had an encounter with. My mother was rushed in by ambulance for kidney pains, chest pains and troubled breathing. She was brought to the ER and placed in a bed immediately but the staff did not seem concerned at all. They did not know how to put the needle in her arm and it took multiple tries, leaving her with bruises on her arms and did not have gloves on to give her medication. Once she was admitted into a room most of the staff showed no care for helping her, she is bed bound and needs help getting up and down and they just watched her struggle. There were however 3 male nurses that were very kind - Alex, Ruddy and Kyle very helpful. The hospital did not "have the resources " to do the procedure my mother needed and kept trying to send her to Hackensack where my mother's insurance does not cover. They had been told many time that she could not go there but they would not listen and basically were just trying to get rid of her, regardless of her situation. One staff member was even overheard saying to another memeber that he wasnt sure why she was so concerned since it's not like she has much time left. My mother was very hurt by that as this was news to her, and lost all trust in this hospital at this point. I will never recommend this hospital to anyone at any point for any reason.