Donald Roy

Review of Christus St.Elizabeth Hosptal ...

I wish there was a negative star to give. I came i...

I wish there was a negative star to give. I came into their emergency room after suffering a seizure while driving and totaling my car by hitting telephone pole.
after being assisted into the emergency room and telling them what happened they told me to sit down and fill out the admittance paper work, despite how much pain I told them I was in. After filling out the paper work waited 30 to 45 mins before they even admitted me into a room to WAIT once again for a doctor to see me. While I was waiting the first 45 mins I went up to the receptionist desk twice telling them I had awful pain, and they pretty much ignored me and had me sit back down and wait. But after they admitted me into a trauma room and told me to wait for a doctor to see me. I waited about 2 1/2 hrs before a doctor even came in to just see me. after that they took me to get an MRI and X ray's to see what was wrong. I had a broken bone above my collar bone and a small cut on my spleen, The doctor said that I could have bleed out pretty quick had the cut on my spleen been worse. Him saying that kind of reassured the thought that "I could be dying" while waiting 2 hr for a doctor to see me. They don't care about anyone who comes into their Emergency room. The receptionist just don't care about the condition of a patient coming into their doors. It is pretty much first come first serve, despite the amount to damage or pain you have. I another patient just like me going up to the receptionist desk begging to be seen or get something to help the pain she was having, but they ignored her and let her just walk around in pain waiting. I will go to Baptist hospital or even a clinic or let a homeless person take care of me before going back to St. Elizabeth. If you don't mind dying in the emergency room and having it not being noticed until the next day, then feel free to go to St. Elizabeth. If you want to live go somewhere else.