Christine Hemphill

Review of UCLA Olive View Medical Center...

Olive View is the BEST. I have had good experienc...

Olive View is the BEST. I have had good experiences here. Yes..there is a long wait time in the ER. People need to understand that it is not first come first serve. It is an ER and a Triage basis. Once you do get in ..you are taken very well care of. They all are very thurough and very kind. The Doctors here are the Best of the Best! They ask alot of questions and they take their time. They are extremely knowledgable. They will even have other Doctors come in to evaluate you and give their professional opinion as well. They do not just rush thru your symptoms and give you antibiotics. They really do check everything. I have a high respect for all of these Doctors and Nurses and Medical Techs here! This is a GREAT Hospital and they are the Best! The staff is always respectful and give you the best treatment. People need to understand that the more honest information you tell them, the better they can help you. I have also seen alot of reviews about the homeless and cleanliness of the place. This is a hospital for people that have NO INSURAMCE and who have Medical and basically low cost or nor cost insurance coverage. Yes, there are times when there may be HOMELESS people here waiting to be evaluated in their 5150 unit. What people need to understand is that this Hospital has the BEST teams for the Psychiatric units and that is why there may be HOMELESS people here. It is because they are getting the treatment that they need. As far as the cleanliness of this Hospital, any time I have been here.. the ER, the Clinic areas, the Public Restroom areas.. all of the areas have been clean. The Hospital is fully equipped with cleaning and stocking crews ..and the only times I have seen for myself that the areas where not clean was only because of guests and people coming in and they have no cleanliness or respect for cleanliness and leave TRASH laying around or do not clean up after themselves. People also need to realize that when you get these services for very low cost and or for free, there may be more of a crowd and more people coming to get treated. You cant just come to a place and demand to be seen immediately. You have to be realistic in what you are demanding or expecting when it comes to the services of a County ran Hospital. Regardless of what others have said on their reviews, I have been to Olive View for several times thru the last 4 years and I can honest say this is by far the Best as far as the Doctors and Staff knowledge and care.