Fairmont Hospital

Reviews 7

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Brad Goodwin

I was lucky to survive the mentally diseased, violent staff. They cornered me in a room, tackled me, piled on top, twisted my arms and pinned them down with their knees, while someone strangled me, and another coward punched me in the ribs. Finally another stabbed me with a needle, once I went limp. I estimate 6-8 attackers, but I didnt get the opportunity to count them as they busted through the doorway. It is a truly difficult thing to relax and submit to your attackers, when you feel your life slipping away. I tried to cry out, "I dont want to die!", but I couldnt draw a breath, because my chest was compressed from having so many people piled on me. Furthermore, my vocal chords werent operating correctly as they were also being compressed by my strangler. I am not sure if it was a fist or a knee that struck my ribs, because my face was buried in a blood-stained mattress, but in the midst of all the other sensory experience, that blow really stood out. Even while I was loosing consciousness, I was aware of the absolute cowardice behind such a strike. Kick a man while he is down, restrained, and unable to see. A completely punitive and indefensible attack on a defenseless patient. I dont know if my ribs were broken or bruised, but they hurt for weeks after the attack. My near death experience came after I made a phone call to a Patient Advocate. My protests to the violence toward other patients were met with this retaliatory strike. Ever read One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest by Ken Kesey? This place is the Cuckoos Nest. Another broken institution. Fix it. Now! People will die, if you dont.

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Donna Karpan

I wouldnt even give one star, except people would think I forgot to give a rating. John George PES is a Snake Pit. Theres no treatment, staff are rude and abusive, and I left there 100 times worse than when I arrived. You are afforded NO confidentiality with the Doctor, the staff are rude and some are abusive. John George is a Snake Pit. Edited almost a year later: I was physically assaulted by the Staff at John George. Pts Rights in Alameda County WILL NOT HELP YOU. Photographs of my injuries were given to the Hospital Staff, then "Lost" by Patients Rights. I was not believed by anyone EXCEPT one person from Patients Rights; she warned me that no one would help me, and slipped me the number for the ACLU / JCAHO to protect myself. After contacting the Hospital Administration (in flux, never any Designated Contact,) the County Mental Health Director, The Director of Patients Rights, I let them know Id be contacting Dept. of Health Care Services, JCAHO, local DHCS, that they had BLATANTLY violated my state And Federal (HIPAA) rights? They offered me a volunteer position. If youre suicidal, dont go to John George. If you wanted to die BEFORE you got there? Youll DEFINITELY wish you were DEAD when you get there. Im Using an Alias. This place is one Huge State & Federal Violation of Human Rights, Patients Rights, and in NO WAY exists to TREAT mental illness. It is a 1940s style Snake Pit. Staff should lose their licenses as should this facility. I only wish I had written down their names. Theyd be flipping burgers today, not sick people.

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Chad Kilgore

You are treated how you treat staff. It makes sense really. If you are combative, you may receive combative care. I think everyone should take a little responsibility, at least a little for their behavior. I was 5150d and didnt want to be there. I was released a few days later because I exercised mental competency and did what I was asked. What did they do? They over fed me. Complaints about the food? This is an institution. Its not a free 5 star hotel. Some of these reviews seem to reflect the idea that you are owed everything for nothing. You are at a low point in your life and youre gonna come here and then refuse the care they offer, talk trash about the free food they give you. Im going back voluntarily to get more help as I screwed up and left too early in my opinion. I wasnt forced out, I was asked if I felt I was able to return to society before being discharged, I lied and said I was when I wasnt. Take some responsibility and man or woman up for your decisions. This isnt a 5 star hotel meant to pamper you like a celebrity. You are here because you are hopeless and need help. Id advise if you dont really want help, dont come. You will not have a good time.

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Jessica Fulini

I came out worse from John George than I went in. I was an involuntary patient put into John George on a temporary hold. I was not in crisis. They kept me there for hours before I actually saw a doctor and accused me of having an episode. The doctor I did see was nice but firm. She gave me a prescription and assured me everything would be taken care of. Ive never sought out care for my depression because I could not afford it. They assured me I could get help. I cant get help in outpatient at all. My application for medi-cal is denied and I now have to foot the bill for everything, most of which I didnt want. I wasnt even in crisis until they put me in that building and isolated me from my support group. I cannot refill or get prescription help anymore than I could before I came in and now my financial burden is more. I will never ask for help again. I have no medical help and am in deeper debt, which was causing the problems to begin with. The three days of pills they gave me will do no good so they must go to the wayside.

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Adrian S

This place is not as Doctors describe it is. Its worse when youre in there. As soon as I walked in those doors I felt UNSAFE. I saw all these patients on the floor. Patients talking to themselves and coming up to me looking at me all crazy. I walked up to the counter to talk to the nurses/ staff and all were rude AF. They all looked at me all crazy. Yeah Im in there cause I did something stupid but Im not crazy. Food is disgusting as hell. They dont care about us (the patients) when night time came I was giving some thin pad to sleep on and no pillow. My anxiety went from 10 to 100 real quick. The point is that this place needs to change its ways n treat their patients with much more care n respect.

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Beverly Conlin

People sleep on the floor on mats! How can standards be allowed in this day and age? Patients screamed at me but also talked nonsense at me too, but luckily I met a boy there who I became friends with and talked to most of the night. They gave me antipsychotics to put me to sleep, which made me hallucinate heavily. But also I was released the next day when I desperately needed to be admitted in, and threw up in front up of my land lord because of the antipsychotics. I cant believe this is the only mental hospital in this whole county! Back where I used to live there were at least 5! I feel so alone and scared. The mental health system here needs to be fixed.

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A Private User

So I came here on a volunteer basis so see what they had to help my severe depression. I came in. Gave my name and they told me to wait. Then they gave my a paper bag to put my keys and wallet in. Thats when I started raising questions like, why? They told me next that I would have to change into pajamas and wait to see the doctor. That freaked me out so I thanked them and left. Its sad that people who really need help end up here. Maybe all psych wards are like this one, but this place gave me the willies! Not to mention the scary reviews online. A patient killed a doctor there in 2003. So unless you have no choice and get 5150ed, stay away.

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