Mary Washington Healthcare Review

Regarding a hospital review, you really must understand that hospitals operate like Aircraft carriers or small cities. There is good and possibly not so good depending on where you are a city. (So to speak) The same will go for any hospital or large enterprise. The question is what are you reviewing? This review will focuses on why people go to a hospital. The Medical skill and safety precautions at Mary Washington Hospital are just awesome. The OR, Emergency department and ancillary department's work ethics and healthy outcomes are unarguably five stars. I would not search elsewhere unless you live closer to Richmond. (MCV is also incredible medicine) Don't bother comparing smaller local hospitals to Mary Washington as they are not equipped the same.

Bottom line, I trust Mary Washington with my family. What more is there? The community comes here to be healed and they excel at that.

The worst hospital ever. Was brought here by ambulance due to a severe hand injury. Blood was just pouring out. They had to place a tourniquet on in the ambulance to stop the bleeding. As I arrived to the hospital the doctor didn't know what to do. They told me if my bleeding doesn't stop I'll go to emergency surgery to find out what was going on. So he left the room and called a specialist. He came back and said he will be here soon and left again. When he came back again he said the specialist told him to stitch me up and when he arrived he'll reopen my hand to see what was going on.
When he came into stitch me up he had to call the specialist to see how he wanted him to do it.
Upon arrival of the specialist felt like hours. He came into the room and just glanced at my hand and came up with 6 tendons and 4 nerves. He told me I needed surgery and then dropped this question. Do you have insurance? I replied no and that I can pay payments no problem just needed my hand fixed. He said to me someone like you I do not trust to make payments. Stereotyping much? Then I asked what is that supposed to mean. He said that he will not make payment arrangements for someone like me. Then he said I can pay him $30,000 upfront and he will do something. I told him I don't have that kind of cash in my pocket.
So he replied you can live like that and told me he can't do anything and I was being discharged.
So I seeked medical assistants somewhere else and on my way to another hospital I went into shock and was rushed there by ambulance again. Twice in one day.
Little too be told I went under for surgery to fix my hand which his diagnosis was. Wrong. It was 4 tendons 2 never and a severed artery.

7 months ago this happened and I'm sure for another surgery on the same hand.

The worst hospital ever. I'll never go back. Uva is the place to go. And the only place I'll go now.

Update. May 2017

I just sent a request for them to investigate. They said that everything was right on how the doctors treated me. Discrimination against me. Refusing to treat me. Saying that they would only help if I gave them $30,000 upfront. All that is treating a patient right in there books.

What really for me was this I can in by ambulance and they said my acuity was level one massive bleeding but yet there was no. Medical emergency. The only thing that controlled the bleeding was a tourniquet. Please someone tell me how acuity level one is not a emergency.

This hospital is a joke I have all documents all are dated and from the hospital along with my medical records so everything is crossed with them that they are lying and trying to cover them selves.

I don't think they knew I had my records and just send that investigation as a joke that I wouldn't know. Avoid this hospital at all costs.

Very good experience, very organized, pleasant and welcoming staff from Registration to discharge!

So i was here two nights ago and was treated lile a human being. I was cared for and taken care of until I was well enough to leave I had an awesome team! I came back earlier today because my symptoms worsened couldnt hold down water or anything. I sat waiting for 10 hrs for the dr to tell me they don't have the equipment to test my ear fluid for MRSA. The inconsistency in treatment here is rediculous!

It is such a shame how awful a privatized hospital like Mary Washington treats people. I had boiling water on my hand resulting in a 3rd degree burn, I BEGGED them to do something, and they did not do anything about it. I had it treated on a later date at Moss Free Clinic after putting aloe vera gel on it and wrapping it myself, and that was where I got a cream meant for burns. And what did their customer care say? That it was appropriate care... how? I provided pictures, I pointed out that none of the treatments listed on my discharge were for burns (there were treatments for the gash on my head and the scratch on my eye, but NOTHING for burns). This was followed up by a review from their risk manager and a vice president... and they still say that ignoring the burn, not treating it, and leaving an open and untreated burn wound was appropriate care just because they don't want the liability. Shameful, just absolutely shameful. I am going to share this everywhere I can, this is not acceptable.

Dr Huegsen and Dr. Madey rock. What a difference they make!

Just read article of Mary Washington health care assuming their patients for bills. You got to be kidding me. What a statement concerning their mission of caring for patients in the community.