Ralph H. Johnson V.A. Medical Center Reviews

They work hard to provide the best care to veterans that they can!

I am a disabled veteran and that have a great hospital here

Terrible. No parking. Small. They ask you to be twenty minutes early do your appointment and see you 30 minutes late at the earliest. Waiting rooms are crowded and the doctors don't care. Your just a number. Worst of all the bathrooms are hard to find, when you find them they are always full. This is the origin of all the VA horror stories.

The VA Hospital is deplorable. I have taken my dad to the ER last night (3/22/17). He has shortness of breath and has a severe infection in both of his legs. We got there at 7:30pm and was not taken in the back until 9:30pm. From the time we got in the back we were told that they were going to admit him to the hospital and we are still in the ER waiting 17 hours later. They are saying there are no open beds in the hospital and they will not send him to another hospital to accommodate his needs as a very sick patient. The staff there are horrible and are Doctor was not the best either. The people that work here have no since of urgency. I feel like we are getting the run around. And if we take him to another ER the VA will not pay for it. I just don t understand how veterans can give their lives for our country but this is how our veterans are being treated.

Absolutely the worst organization ever run by mankind.

Quick, efficient, quality ER experience this morning. CScan, blood work and treatment within an 1.5 hours. Couldn't get better treatment anywhere.

Drove myself to the emergency with an injured foot and soon realized there was no parking whatsoever available. Had to park across the street at the bank and walk the whole way with a severe injury.

I had a Colonscoptomy worst ever, twilight sedation

There is both good and bad in this place, unfortunately when I wrote this review I lean more towards bad than good. Look I'll say this and leave it alone and for good measure I'll go ahead and add a 3rd star BUT you can tell the difference between the staff members who are there just for a check and those who actually give a damn about their clients!

Mixed review. Sometimes caring medical staff, sometimes just a number.

We are seen at the Goose Creek, SC satellite clinic for routine visits, but come to the main VA Hospital in downtown Charleston, SC for specialty clinics. We haven't had any issues, everyone has been kind, courteous and professional. Learning our way around the campus is challenging, but we're figuring things out. With all the bad people hear about the VA, we hope that the good we experience carries over to someone else.

Staff is very helpful. The waiting is too long. We had a 1:30 appointment and it is 3:30 and we haven't been seen yet. The wait time is just unnecessary too long.

I had recent surgery at the Ralph H Johnson VAMC and the staff was world class. They were very kind and professional especially in addressing my questions and concerns. I'm 2 weeks post op and doing great!

They have refused to treat my husband. Had a psycho Dr. in podiatry. She misdiagnosed his foot injury on purpose bc VA is refusing to treat. Been to the ER twice and to another and he has a floating bone fragment in his foot that is very painful. She called it Gout when she knows what Gout is. She told us her father had it. It has been 2 1/2 months the man has suffered. Their all a bunch of playing computer doctors. They do nothing. She is so unprofessional and vindictive. My husband's health is failing. Time to Document, Document. When my husband passes, they will be seeing one huge lawsuit. Their going down.

Their patient advocate and head patient advocate are a bunch of liars. Waste of taxpayer's money. Their the administrator's advocate not the patient's advocate.

The director's office called the police on us bc we demanded healthcare and still could not get the help. So the head honcho cop threatened to handcuff me bc no one upstairs wanted to work again. Can you believe that? Sorry I upset your bon bon schedule. I know working is not what you are used to.

I am impressed with the facility! Beware of parking problems.

Sooooooooooooo many bad things went wrong for me yesterday at my Radiology appointment that I traveled 3 hours to and 3 hours back. Appointment was at 1pm, checked in at 12:30. Called back, at 1:15 (no problem), laying on the table ready for my ultrasound and the tech tells me after calling for my doctor that he is currently on leave and will not return until November 28th. Say what? This is very unsatisfactory to me. Had I not made my appointment I would receive a letter in the mail telling me that another veteran could've been seen. I'm not understanding why a telephone call wasn't placed to me advising me that I would have to reschedule. Drove 6 hours, no appointment and still have the same ailments. Appointment rescheduled for November 30th, praying the good doctor is back from vacation and can do my procedure that I have been trying to get taken care of since May.

Haven't ever been to another VAMC, so I can't compare it. I have been to Charleston for tests, consults, surgeries and currently undergoing localized chemo treatments. I have nothing but praise for the staff, all the way from doctors to volunteers and everyone in between. Attitudes are great. They care, and they are just good people. Parking is a problem, but the FREE valet service helps that. My only real complaint is that they like to schedule things early and coming from two and a half hours away makes that a problem. All in all, I am very impressed with Charleston VAMC.

Well currently up here in Chemo lab wishing they didnt change their tv programming. Cant watch news especially the only one that doesn't bash our Great President who has done so much for the VA!

Usually really good, but some employees are beyond horrible, infuriating. Most of the actual doctors are .