Spot Fall Review of Kaweah Delta Health Care Distr...
Several (5-6) years ago I was one of the unfortuna...
Several (5-6) years ago I was one of the unfortunate KDDH ER patients who got a major infection following an emergency appendectomy that could have been avoided had the er doctor listened to me instead of ignoring me, prescribing Tylenol and sending me home for "just back pain" against my pleas. The resulting, second surgery was by far worse than the appendectomy! My gut was scraped for abcesses and the wound ran from my navel to just above my crotch. I was there for an entire MONTH and released with an open wound to care for it myself after I decided I'd probably be safer that way.
Its been many years now and im still enduring chronic, often debilitating lower abdominal pain from the scarring, adhesions, and resulting (2) hernias.
I've seen this hospital deny advocates to mental health patients who screamed for them in obvious distress for lack of empathy and advocacy, by repeating "they're coming. Youre not the only one who needs help" for so long the patient is finally discharged or drugged before even seeing an advocate, whos supposedly always too busy to come. IS IT LEGAL TO DENY A DISABLED PATIENT **ACCESS TO AN ADVOCATE**??
The way they treat the homeless, non english speaking and mentally ill is brutal, and it's a shameful embarrassment to our heavily Latino community. Its a good thing they've got several decent Spanish speaking nurses since the docs are transitory, only doing mandatory (residency) duty, and aren't culturally apt for this heavily farmlabor (and Medi-cal!) populated area.
I sense they'll be walking a tightrope with that in the years to come if they don't clean up their act fast, given trends of social media, vlogs and passive observers to record bad medical providers with hidden cameras.
Disgusting. I'm sad that there aren't other options for low income patients who can't afford the money, nor the risk of driving out of town for --emergency-- care!
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