Thomas Reindel

Review of Long Beach Memorial Medical Ce...

On Fri., Jan. 9 I was referred to the ER by a wal...

On Fri., Jan. 9 I was referred to the ER by a walk-in medical place. I arrived at 2pm, I was not seen until 11:30pm. The waiting room had at least 100 people waiting, many who appeared not to be in any kind of emergency, and who may not have had insurance. After waiting 9.5 hours to see the ER doctor, I was admitted immediately. Then, after being admitted, no doctor came for another 44 hours to check on me (this is the doctor's fault, not the hospital's). Were it not for one nurse who called the doctor repeatedly v(with no response) and who took my concerns to hospital managerment, I'd have found the whole, exasperating experience to be negative in every way. Thank you to Cheryl S. for intervening on my behalf. She was the one bright spot in an otherwise dismal demonstration of health care.