dionne wheeler

Review of Tallahassee Memorial HealthCar...

This hospitals ER is a joke. If you have a life th...

This hospitals ER is a joke. If you have a life threatening emergency, please go to the other hospital. We took my dad (who had a stent put in 3 1/2 weeks ago at TMH and now has to wear a life vest) there because he was having chest pain and a heaviness in his chest. After a major heart attack, three cardiac episodes, and a stent (all at this hospital) we know that these are symptoms that need immediate medical attention for anyone, but especially someone with his cardiac history. We called his cardiologist and were told to go immediately to the ER. We got there at 2:00 pm, 6 hours later we were still sitting in the waiting room, and had not been seen. We would go to the desk every few hours and ask if they might have an idea of when he might be seen, and we just kept being told we are full so we don't know, it could still be hours. By this point his battery on his life vest had died, which left us in a very dangerous situation. Do we stay and take the chance of his heart stopping with his life vest battery dead and unable to start it back, or do we go home so he can charge the battery. After 6 hours in the waiting room we had lost all faith in the level of care he would receive at this ER, so we decided his chances would be better relying on his life vest to save his life, and not TMH ER and chose to leave. If it would let me give 0 stars I would, because they don't even deserve a 1, terrible ER at this hospital.