4 years ago
I am completely disgusted with how my 4 year old s...
I am completely disgusted with how my 4 year old son was treated in the ER. We brought him in with flu-like symptoms, he was lethargic, not eating/drinking, etc. As soon as we get in a room, we were informed that this was not a reason for him to be visiting ER. We told them that the reason we brought him into the ER was because we could get him in to his normal pediatrician, we did get my daughter into the pediatrician as she was being seen as he was in the ER. My daughter was sent to the lab immediately to be tested for multiple things and was cared for very well by Dr. Lyke and her team. My son, however, was treated very differently despite being far worse off than my daughter. After a very long wait time, they refused to test him for anything and just said he had pink eye and a cold. I asked for him to be tested for flu and was told even if he does have the flu, what can we do and he just has to wait it out like people did before modern medicine . The nurse then proceeded to wake my son out of his sleep and put his coat on as he is whining for me, she then continues to lecture MY 4 YEAR OLD to drink more water. Absolutely disgusting. After leaving, I get a call from Dr. Lyke s office and told them what happened and they went ahead and prescribed my son with something to treat the flu since my daughter tested positive for it. I have never had such a horrible experience at a hospital before. Dr. Lyke and her team are absolutely wonderful and they are the only reason I would return to Ripon medical center but never again will I return to their ER department.