Oro Valley Hospital

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nicholas awsomeness

1/21/2017 20:33:27 I PROMISE IAM GOING TO SUE THE HOSPITAL FOR PAIN & SUFFERING!!!!! Iam completely entitled too, along with a long list of notarized letters submitted to the company board and anyone else that holds even minimal finical interest or personal relations with the hospital. I arrived in excruciating pain & left in it. Explained what happened when I got codeine-allergic reaction ( hives) I also refused totradol because I dont like the side effects. She said " she would try tramadol but that is was in the same family is codeine. So there was nothing else she could offer me for the pain. My husband drove me there. He and my oldest son whos 12. #Sadalla,Jed # Heather A Froeschle PA I worked a six hour C.N.A shift with a broken arm. ( Im not complaining about my employer or even self because my employer was in and out on errands not aware of the severity of my injury geez neither was I ) I broke it at the elbow socket joint right before work called me me in. RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE ( a break of the radius bone in the forearm) Fell while skating. I went to the hospital right after work. They quickly got me straight back for my x Rays. Which were done before I even met my doctor. They called the orthopedic doctor who didnt want to splint it because he wants to cast it Monday. And I have no insurance to even see him. While at the ER, I asked multiple times for something for the pain I quit counting after the 4th time and it was not lost in transition. I asked the girl who lead me to my room. My triage nurse never onced asked what my pain level was at on a scale of 0 -10( worst pain imangiable) ( personally I think that if you actually have that type of pain level of ten your more than likely going to be pointing at it, not giving a verbal response. Looking at the triage nurse like "seriously?!" See now that would be for the obvious. Its visible pain & they are trained to work in acute emergency situations/trauma. I admire them it is not a job for just anyone. Not to mention the epidemic spike in drug seekers and doctor shoppers: they can be dress like a lawyer down to the brand mane suit, tie and shoes claiming he hurt his back. The triage is no detective nor doctor and should treat all patients the same emergency room professional respectfulness. They ARE NOT THE DOTOR AND EVEN THE DOCTOR HAS TO RUN TEST, ORDER X RAYS , CAT SCANS, UPPER AND LOWER GIs, SOME TEST WITH CONTRAST. ENT TEST. HEAR ATTACKS, SEIZURES. UTIS, ULTRASOUNDS and theres still so much more. But just because one patients pain is not the same as the others dont mean they are not suffering in pain. They just left me alone. Seriously Im in pain, I worked six hours⏳6️⃣

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Natalia May

Im a veteran to the ER due to health problems as a teen, so lying to me when I ask a question, doesnt work. The nurse in charge of me did not successfully put in my IV, it was so painful every time she came in to give me anything through the IV and she would try to MOVE AROUND the IV (trying to catch the vein) every single time. My arm was red and swollen and the entry point of the IV was a dark purple. When I asked "Shouldnt you redo this IV?" The nurse said "No, it looks great! Its just on a nerve, probably." First of all, there are no nerves in your veins. Second of all, probably? Third of all, that IV ended up getting a lot of pained looks from the CT tech and crew who took one look at it and said "this was done horribly wrong." That nurse was administering and "adjusting" said IV in my arm for 5-6 hours. That was just the beginning. I pressed my nurse light in the ER, had my door open, my machine was going off because there was "air in the line" and while I heard and saw nurses and other workers just sitting behind the desks, laughing and talking about their tv shows and funny things that had happened in the ER that day, I waited 45 minutes for a nurse, to no avail. Thankfully my doctor was coming back with results, or that beeping and me having to wait in bed without the ability to get up, wouldve gone on much longer. The incompetence and lack of professionalism in this hospital was far too apparent. I was a visitor from out of town, and now know that the extra 20 minute drive is worth it to be able to get service thats actually worth my time and money.

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Amy Graham

Overall Oro Valley Hospital is Okay for the basics. My Husband was having a heart attack and he got in and was treated right away and surgery happened before I could get there. The doctor did admit that they do not have all the equipment at this hospital to put in all the stints he needed. If they need to, in the future have additional surgeries, we need to go to UMC or TMC so they have all the equipment needed from the beginning. Remember this is a small hospital. The nurse care was good and overall good experience. Then came billing, and I know they ALWAYS have billing issues. I hear it from everyone at my work, from other family members as well as my own past experience. You so much as say Oro Valley or Northwest hospital and everyone mentions the issues they had. This time at first my experience went smooth, after surgery I was sent my "final balance," I spoke to the insurance company and confirmed what I needed to pay and sent it in (keep your paperwork). Seven Months later I receive a bill with everything exactly the same except the insurance payment amount and they are trying to bill me $28,996! Here I go again, dealing with the billing.... so beware, if you go there you will have to deal with the billing department over and over. I know they have received multiple complaints about that department and they havent done a thing to change it. Good luck (I know I will need it too).

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Dot Heron

I was a patient at Oro Valley Hospital for an in patient surgical proceedure(total hip). I was listening to audiobooks on my IPod when they came to take me to the OR. They took my IPod and said that they would put it with the rest of my belongings. I had no control of it after that point and I was under the influence of medications. Needless to say the rest of that day I was in no condition to check on much of anything. The next, 2 nd day after surgery, when I got home no IPod. I called and was told the lost and found came in at 4 PM. I suggested that looking for the IPod at 10 am might be a better time to look for it. I heard nothing until a very nice guy called to say that he had been looking for it but could not find it. I have contacted the hospital every day I could. Still no results. I do plan to talk with one of the local TV stations to see if they are interested if trying to get some results form the hospital. I have never heard of an investigative report on TV on this subject. AND I want my IPod back. Because of the lack of response I would have to rate this hospital one star because of the guy who really looked for the IPod. Dorothea Heron

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