Northridge Hospital Medical Center

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Service there is very bad. I went to the emergency room after a friend begged me to go because I was shaking uncontrollably and had terrible pain in my lower back after being sick for about a week. I thought I had the flu, so I didnt want to go, but I finally acquiesced. After the typical three hour wait in their ER, I was sent home after being seen and told that if I got worse or vomited, I should come back. I got worse and vomited, so I came back. (2nd $100 copay now). Again, I was sent home after ANOTHER three hour wait, despite the fact that I told them when I arrived that Id been instructed to return due to the vomiting. Several hours later, while resting uncomfortably at home, they called me and TOLD ME TO COME BACK. Of course, they couldnt tell me the results of the tests over the phone because it wasnt a doctor who called me. While driving there, I vomited twice and was scared I might not be able to get myself there. ON THIS THIRD VISIT, I AGAIN HAD TO WAIT ANOTHER THREE HOURS, DESPITE MY TELLING THEM THAT THEY HAD CALLED ME AND TOLD ME TO RETURN. (3rd $100 copay!) They didnt admit me; they put me in a bed in a HALLWAY "for observation". I was there for several hours. I was in severe abdominal pain by this point. Getting proper meds was a 4 hour struggle. Getting a gown for me did not happen until nearly an hour after I was transferred into a room, and even then my parents had to ask for it. Getting the rooms overly hot temperature turned down was a hassle, "Engineering was called" and it turned out the thermostat was right on the wall by the door. When the Dr. finally showed up, she immediately copped an attitude and later cut my pain meds in half! Retaliation for the complaints? It would seem so! The night nurse seemed to have a competence level of somewhere between a candy striper and a Nurses assistant. I could go on but you get the general idea. If surgery had been deemed necessary, IT WOULDNT HAVE HAPPENED THERE! There are other hospitals in the area where my insurance is good and my parents had decided they would transfer me, even if it required signing me out AMA and transporting me themselves. Turns out that I had severe sepsis with e.coli in my blood. I spent four nights in the hospital there as a result. If my parents hadnt been there to advocate for me, I wonder what wouldve happened to me? I did survive...The doctor did keep me alive...but Ill never go back there. Ive been there a few times before and Ive always regretted it. Next time, Ill take the time to drive across town to West Hills Hospital instead!

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shahrzad zolfi

RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!!! My father was allergic to ANTIBIOTICS and we repeatedly told the doctor not to prescribe ANTIBIOTICS with high dosage , and they prescribed him KEFLEX, um thats an antibiotic "Dr"Jesse Menchaca! Horrible staff, yesterday my father got admitted here to ER, first I want to say that the staff keeps gossiping and talking with the security. So we went to a room that they assigned us and they took my father for scans and it took a while and I fell asleep on the chair and I was woken up by two guys from the staff wearing green uniform staring at me leaning from the door and said shes asleep in the room then started speaking Spanish and laughed. When I brought this to the nurse in charge of the nurses station she said are you sure? My staff are pretty "professional", and I said yeah I know what I heard and saw, then after a bit she came to the room saying, so I investigated about what happened you were right about the guys they were talking spanish to the patient next door but they were not talking about you! Well of course they are not gonna tell you that they were checking a visitor out and were invading her privacy! Other than that when we got there the nurse inserted the IV not on the usual spot which is the inner crook of the elbow, she decided to insert it way lower, and for the first time I heard my dad screaming because of the pain, then she finished up and said this is better, itll absorb quicker. Anyway we have never seen such method in any hospital. Then when the serum was finished the nurse grabbed my dads hand and aggressively pulled the IV out and he started bleeding so bad, then she taped cotton on his arm. There was still blood so he told her that his arm is dirty with blood and she started snapping like oh this is from my glove "look" and then grabbed his hand with attitude and started cleaning his arm... This was the most horrible experience we have ever had, middle east gives better medical care than these imbeciles! Theyre all freaking wearing crocks its like watching people with pajamas coming and telling hello Im your doctor, this hospital is a joke.

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sandra ventura

So my sister was admitted at this hospital, she always goes there because the staff and service is great. This time she was admitted and they had to take her to get some tests done outside her room one nurse in particular kept going in and out to check on her like every 10 minutes to see if they had taken her already which my sis thought was weird because they never do that. Well they finally took her to get her tests done and when she went back to her room her wallet was gone. She made a report with the securities which said they had nothing on camera and till this day nothing has been done. They stole her wallet, credit cards, money, ID and social security number. Im pretty sure the person that took it is more than likely still employed there. Whole point is what kind of hospital is this where the cameras cant capture anything are the cameras even rolling. Im very disappointed in this hospital and securities who are suppose to be monitoring everything that goes on in there. If you visit this hospital leave your belongings at home or this might happen to you also.

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Duane Tanaka

If you dont know Northridge Hospital has been known to have the best health care in the San Fernando Valley. I would like to share this with the best of the best as a friendly reminder that as a common place for only its clients of NH. That if you find yourself paying high prices often for Kaiser then dont forget that the shuffle starts out of Cedars Sinai from Olive View as the next best thing including Gardena Memorial and Childrens Hospital. With the always nice and new entrance that is as old as it is new; you would always enjoy this Hospital as a resident of the San Fernando Valley. Dont forget that they do keep up with records quite well from what is understood. Known for its bi-centinneal building and its new gsk products. If youve known Novartis then it starts here or there. As the place where you can find comfortable relief. If you find yourself going other places and not getting what youve been looking for then start here. -2006/2010.

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Dustin Thomas

Simply the best Medical care u will get in LA I have crohns and have been thru the ED , admitted to the hospital and through the infusion center. This group of clinicians do an amazing job.Their Emergency room staff wins the overall award for best bedside manner and clinical judgment.They have saved my life multiple times Dr Kim is the sharpest and best ER doc that they have and the nursing staff really cares.There maybe a wait but its worth it the only great hospital in LA has to take care of everyone, so cut them some slack North ridge hospital is amazing and take that from an East Coast brat whos a flight paramedic I have no clinical ties with them but health care in LA is scary and the clinicians here are the best u will get in the LA area.#Humankindesss#clinicalexcellence#northridgehasturnedthepatientexperiancecorner!

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