Seth Christie

Review of HCA Rockford Center

Had a run in with this place after saying I had is...

Had a run in with this place after saying I had issues, and they said a 7-10 day prognosis from start to finish. I was out in 13 days after I threatened to cut the flow of money because they were not going to release me. Further, I was kept from talking to my wife, my calls were monitored, privacy was obstructed at best, and my requests (as in every time I was to take meds) for medical information on the meds I was taking were denied via proxy, saying "They will get them to me tomorrow." One of the meds they put me on was to treat nightmares, Prazosin, and if I had been able to read the medical information on it, it would have told me that I was not to get up quickly the morning after taking it the first time. I did not get to read said documentation, and the staff never told me about that risk. The morning after, I fell and could not get up, speak, breath, see, or hear, for an unknown period of time. After I regained my senses, I was able to get back up after some unsteadiness, and made my way to the nurses station, at which point I related the incident to the nurse and asked for documentation again. It was once more denied, this time outright, and I was told that my doctor would take me off the medication promptly. My disappointment with this establishment has lead me to believe that I would rather recommend a good psychologist/psychiatrist before I ever thought of putting someone through the prison sentence that is this hole in the ground once more. Please do not ever send a loved one here, they will not enjoy it in the least, it is not therapeutic, and it does not help with any negative thoughts. Not every nurse here deserves this review, however, as a whole, the few good nurses did not make enough of a difference to change my opinion of this place. Please do not ever consider this place for treatment, it is akin to living in hell.