Bournewood health systems Reviews

A doctor in this place induced in me a psychotic break by forcing me to cold turkey off Klonopin after being on it for 20+ years and refusing to believe me about this. I had a resting heart rate of 200+ for a full week. One nurse who apparently held onto her humanity was constantly watching me because she was worried I'd have a seizure or a stroke. I am still dealing with the effects of the damage he did to me ten years later. I wish I could remember his name so I could call him out for his human rights violations.

I had a great experience with the staff.
However, I had patients violate my privacy and was also teased by other patients. It s hard to recover in an environment like this.

I decided to leave as soon as I could as I was there involuntarily.

The resources were amazing, the only thing that made this a hard experience were the patients.

After bringing up my issues they were brought up in community meetings which made me feel heard but the environment didn t seem to change much. I know the staff only has a certain amount of control over that so it s not really an issue with Bournewood, maybe the control they have over patients? More surveillance on conversations to make sure others aren t being teased. Being bullied can be very triggering for some and bring a halt to recovery, self-healing journey for some.

I'm grateful for the care I received here. Thank you!

RUN FAR, RUN FAST! My daughter was inpatient at Bournewood. Not only was she bullied by the other patients, she was bullied by the staff. When I tried to pull her before her two week stay was up, the doctor refused because I had "good insurance." In other words, I could pay and pay and pay. I had to threaten to call the press in order for him to sign the papers. My daughter has added PTSD to her list of issues now. Wish zero stars were an option.

This hospital needs to be shut down forever. I was sent here in May 2011 and I still have flashbacks of being restrained 3 times (that I remember), soiling myself each time, and being forced to take meds that I knew would only make things worse, which of course they did. I was kept in this dungeon-like unit for 3 weeks before I was finally deemed "fit" for discharge, after which it took my outpatient psychiatrist nearly 2 months to get me back on the right meds. The food is terrible, the staff is terrible, this place is so terrible that I refuse to go there whenever I need to be sent somewhere from the ER. I also literally blacked out an entire week of my stay at this hospital. Do not go here!

I'm very great full for this place. I"m loving the therapy . I feel heard and they try to understand me. Nothing is perfect and maybe i just really needed this help but i"m happy so far!

This is a horrible hospital! My daughter has been there 3 times and has never gotten the treatment she needed! Don't send your loved one there!

When i was here as a youth they were absolutely terrible and still are people who deal with problems with the patients well every body is their for drastically different reasons and different outcomes after words i felt sorry for people who were then going to homeless shelters rather than going to their home the entire mental health system is awful their is really no actual set good organization cause you can barely make a livening working in this field and its not impossible for people who work at these places to then need these places my suggestion is for kids or adults who lets say are much more high function to jump on some school something to further yourself cause what helped me was working my way out of the mental health system not being in it god bless

This place is excellent they helped me in becoming a better person without this place honestly don't know where I would be without all the great help from them I am grateful for the doctors and all the nice nurses and especially the social worker I had thanks for everything

This place saved my life the staff and counselors were invested in my recovery. My journey started here and now Im going on 5yrs sober. I showed up here literally in shorts and t-shirt wearing the foam hospital shoes in the middle of September. The staff got me a jacket, sneakers, and some new clothes as well as brought things in from home. This increased my faith that my higher power was working. I had enormous fear of the next chapter but the counselors gave me the confidence I can do this. Allowed me to stay till I was ready and sent me to a great place. So much gratitude I have for the staff and counselors can't thank them enough and I hope this gets read.much love and ty

definitely the highlight of this place is the staff. These people are some of the most kind and patient souls alive. The beds are nice and so are the pillows, but the blankets will leave you shivering overnight.

I don't want to pretend like it was just some casual hotel stay for me there, this place genuinely helped me at a time of great need. Just needed to get that off my chest.