UC Davis Medical Center

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Hileila Eisenbeis

Everyone has raved about UC Davis so to get a second opinion I chose to go there. Sadly, I waited 5 1/2 hours while having fever/high blood pressure and severe right side pain while throwing up. After 4 hours I was impatient and cold in the lobby and went up front to ask for a blanket. The receptionist at the front was ignoring me for standing there so a security guard nicely approached me and asked if I needed help. I kindly told him Im freezing and simply want a blanket, he turned to the lady that was ignoring me and asked her if I could have a blanket and she responded "Hell no. We are just registration." he rolled his eyes and went in the back to find me a blanket. She was not the only rude person up in registration area. A girl my age who was also waiting for hours and hours kindly asked how much longer until she would be brought back and the nurse at check in area responded "I already told you! Its going to be a long night!" It saddens me how rude people are that work in a hospital. Also while waiting for over 5 hours in the lobby there was two dangerous men on drugs that became violent towards others and had to be tazored by security guards. I did not feel safe, I was honestly praying while waiting. Finally after being brought back, I walked passed people in beds in the hall with no privacy - a males hand busted open and him getting stitches out in the open, a women screaming about drugs she was given, etc. when I got to my room with a curtain I was disgusted at all the blood all over the floor. When I saw the doctor I told the him how I had been in pain for three months and that I was desperate for a second opinion because my symptoms were getting worse and I was scared. He asked what the previous doctors had found, I told him - wish I hadnt. He just did the same tests Ive already had done and gave me the same result. I was in tears all night. When I went to have a CT scan I didnt have a IV in me yet so the technician gave me one. Worst experience. I have never had anyone put one in crooked on the side of my arm and hit a nerve and also express a lot of blood. Earlier that night I had blood drawn no problem. All my life Ive had blood drawn and many IVs placed no problems, when I told the lady that this one hurt she said "nobody had ever told me that before" and I replied "well I have had plenty and this one was by far the worst" she made me feel like I was exaggerating or not strong enough. Five days later my arm is still purple and bruised, I have never been bruised from a IV before. When I go into the machine for CT I notice blood all over the machine and point it out to her and told her how Im a dental assistant so I notice detail of blood since I need to when I clean opportories. She wiped down some of the blood but still left some. When I was finished and went back to my room the nurse laughed at my IV and said how it is in the most uncomfortable place and hit a nurve. She took it out for me, I told her I would rather be re pocked then to keep that one in me. Its been 4 days and each day that area where I got the IV is more bruised and exteamly sore. My whole elbow is purple and my vein looks swollen. Lastelty the doctor came back to tell me my results - that all he saw was a cyst - that is what I told him I had and to please look for more than that because I have symptoms for other things. I cried and feel hopeless. Waist of time and money. Rude people that dont belong working in a hospital. I never got any pain medication to help with the pain. I felt dehydrated from throwing up/etc and was never given fluids. Im disgusted with the amount of blood everywhere, also the bathrooms were gross - pubic hairs on the tiolet seats, urine down the tiolet and on floor, etc. this was the dirtiest building I have ever been in and sadly it was a hospital. I did not feel safe with all the crazies on drugs. I felt ignored and mistreated. That was my awful experience. I wont ever go back and I will make sure all my friends and family never go. Hope my review helps anyone else from waisting time and money too.

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Kevin Moore

I was involved in a motorcycle accident on 2/10. The psychiatry dept. at UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento spent LESS than 3 minutes interviewing me, in extreme pain--broken leg, ankle and ribs, including major lacerations-- and came up with an outrageous diagnosis that I was suicidal. I want to be honest here In the shape I was in ANYONE would rather be dead. I may have even uttered the word "dead", but that is NOT my point. My point is that it is now 5 days later, and this institution STILL has not released me. Since being incorrectly diagnosed as suicidal, one would think I would receive help, or therapy, or counseling. As of 2/16, I have been offered 0 minutes of therapy or help. As of 2/16 I have literally, and Im not exaggerating a bit, have had less than 3 minutes conversation with psychiatry personnel. Ive been cleared for release from the medical team, the physical therapy team, the trauma team, the primary team, the ortho team. Just one team is keeping me here--the psychiatry team. This insignificant team of individuals, who followed the advice of an inept man, who spent less than 3 minutes evaluating a traumatized patient, who was just involved in a freeway motorcycle crash, have all together spent less than 5 minutes trying to improve my condition or re-evaluate my condition. If you have any prior mental condition do not come to this place, you will greatly regret it. If you think you need psychiatric help in any way shape or form, do not come to this place because you will not receive the care you desperately need. For all practical purposes this hospital does not have a psychiatry team, it is merely a formality.

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Lamees Attar-Bashi

One of the worst hospitals Ive ever been to and Ive been to alot around the world, if there was less than 1 star then they would deserve it, greedy and care only about their pocket and not in enhancing their services, its such disappointing that a healthcare service that is build on caring for people actually is far from that, they completely ripped me off and never provided any services, my daughter had a minor accident with her arm when playing at the playground but was in crucial pain after a few hours so we took her to the ER at 9 pm, her health insurance was still in process so we had to put a down payment of 700$ before they even touched her, after making the payment we waited for 4 hours ( after 1 am) and apart from the painkiller medicine which they gave her to calm her down ( whole bottle available at Walmart for 5 bucks) we grew tired and frustrated of waiting without any1 to check up on her so we had to leave after 1:30 am, when we asked for our money back they refused to give it back as they stated they gave her a service ( checking her pulse and breathing the moment we arrived ) plus the medicine, all that for 700$ .. scam artists at the finest ...be careful when you check with them as they only care about whats in your pocket and care less about the service they provide for their patients