North Colorado Medical Center

Reviews 4

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Riley Evans

Every time I have to deal w/ them (ER) its disappointing. Im not taken seriously, am invalidated, interrupted over & over (communication skills stink. Bedside manner overall is poor), getting checked out takes SO long, and some just assume Im naive enough to believe whatever they tell me. I even got accused of being a script junkie by Charles J Nemejc... He was so rude and insisted I was on benzos. Turns out last time I visited they gave me something and I didnt know (not sure that it was listed under the treatment part). Once he found out that they were in fact the ones that did it he was very nice. Even if I was, way to perpetuate the stigma/prejudice against mental illness/addiction. Thats a surefire way to help people and make them do/feel better. NOT. The only drugs I take are prescribed, and cannabis (rarely at this point. And I absolutely qualify to be a med marijuana patient without making up anything. I have several chronic conditions that cause me a lot of pain. Im not one of those people that make this up to lessen how much they spend on drugs). Ive been on hold for over 90min before and all I wanted was to provide my Medicaid info (contrary to how Im treated I am not a damn peasant) finally since the info is now showing up for physicians/pharmacies/hospitals/etc. When I called in again the person I talked to didnt even know who to send me to. They said they would "transfer me" to "them"... I got a phone tree and I dont even know if I left a message for the right department or not. Going here and dealing with them is making me lose hope and faith in ever getting better or having serious issues addressed unless Im perhaps bleeding out. Look, if I didnt feel a need to be there I wouldnt have been. I am not a hypochondriac, I dont want to fill up on pills. I HATE that I have to take them to even function. On the contrary, that and lack of support/resources are one of my problems I am trying to work on. Im having *serious* health issues and I feel their lack of taking me seriously is very unprofessional and potentially dangerous. I feel like it would be very easy for them to overlook something and let someone die. Im not kidding. Once they hear I have certain tests scheduled they assume Im not having any other problems, really, and dont run more. I feel like if they cant find the issue (could do CAT/MRI scans. Has NOT been suggested despite "normal" levels. Despite "normal" levels their tests could easily be faulty and if I was a Dr not able to give answers I would run MORE tests. That just feels like common sense). I dont know what to do anymore. The way Ive been treated makes me scared to even go in. Why go in? They dont take me seriously. They wont run more tests, they wont admit me. I am losing hope in ever feeling better and wonder pretty much every night that I "sleep" (hardly can) that I WILL NOT wake up. Whenever I voice my concern about how very little Ive taken in (GERD/Dysphagia/Aerophagia) they assure me people can go weeks without eating and I should "be okay." Its been almost a month, people. Ffs help me...

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LucindaKay VanCleave

Horrible. I went in with really bad pressure and pain in my private area, they kept interrupting me so bad that I never got to say it where the pressure and pain was. The dr was rude and he would not listen to me. He asked if I was on medications so I handed him the list I keep in me. On the paper my primary dr wrote on there in pencil inInterstitial cystitis so I can research before I saw the Urologist to be tested. The dr had an ultrasound done to where i was crying in pain. The tech asked if I had issues with ovarian cysts before, I said yes. When I was back in the room the Dr says its the Interstitial cystitis that is causing the pain. I asked how he knew if thats what it was because at that point I havent even seen the Urologist to even be tested for it. Once again he interrupts me whie Im still trying to tell him the pain is in my private area NOT my stomach. He got mad when I asked about the Interstitial cystitis and said "Well I dont know what to tell you, call your dr" and walked out. A few minutes later he comes back and says "By the way there is a complex cyst on your ovary that Im worried about but just call your dr because I dont know what to tell you" then left. Never seem him again. If he was worried why wasnt there a pelvic exam? I could not say a word without being interrupted. The nurse comes in with discharge papers and I when I asked the nurse why I was being discharged he got mad walked out and slammed the door after taking my IV out. I NEVER got checked out. I called my dr but I havent heard from her so I am still in the same position Im in, its just gotten worse. At this point Im so fed up that I refuse to go back even though Im getting worse. Why bother when they dont care about you, are rude, and soon as you question them they kick you out!

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Sandra Manzanares

The experience there was so unprofessional for my son and his girlfriend who was having a baby which was her first child. For one she got an epidural which that one fell out and was told she needed to stay still thats why it came out. Which I know it was because it wasnt put in right. Then they had to redo it which was very uncomfortable for her. Then they came in and said they had to put a cathedure in which they did. Came back about an hour later and said oops the cathedure fell out. Like seriously who are these people who work here. Then when the nurse started to explain that they were there for her to help her push, that she had to make sure not to stop until they said so because it was her babys life at risk. Like who says that to a first time mom who was getting ready to deliver. Apparently these people who work here. Then after delivery they were told that they had to keep the baby in the room because there was no nursey and that that was suppose to be bonding time which neither one had slept for a few nights already. Had I known this, I would have stayed overnight and let them rest. This is the first hospital that Ive ever seen that dont give the parents anything to take home for the baby. All they were allowed was the hat and pacifier like really. Not too mention mom was told she had to watch the video before she left and also because she had said in the delivery room she was scared of being a mom they made her talk to a social worker saying she might hurt the baby. What first time moms dont feel that way. I would not recommend this place to anyone. Thats my opinion. Not professional at all. I wouldnt have put one star but I had to to write this review. A very unpleasant experience.

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Sin Kirai

Banner Health of Greeley Colorado is infamous, wicked, lazy and an absolute disgrace. I once could trust them with my very life years ago. But today, as I write this review, I have tears flooded in my eyes. They recently have allowed yet another family member of mine (my cousin) to die along with her unborn child after several hours of letting her morbidly suffer from an aneurysm (from what they claim). She was 26. After hearing about this from my aunt (her mother), I found out that the child could have AT LEAST been saved. Her doctors in that E.R should be stripped of their licenses, and I personally believe they should be thrown in prison for this, after wandering the halls laughing and talking, neglecting her and delaying treatment. Her mother and husband now suffer a life of devastating hell without her as they try and afford both an autopsy (in which is strangely rejected by anyone they contact to perform), and cremation. They plan to find a lawyer to bring this tragedy to justice. Also, back in 2010, my mother made a call to 911 when my grandmother had stopped breathing in the car from an asthma attack. My mother had no gas left to rush her to the E.R. When the ambulance arrived, the dropped my grandmother on the ground while taking her out of the vehicle. After picking her up and getting her to the hospital, her brain had swelled and she went into a coma. Later that night, she died. They couldnt figure out the cause of her death. I wrote a letter to them that year, and they havent even responded. I am beyond disappointed. Please, citizens of Greeley, please do not attend this hospital. Hopefully this review will save a life. RIP Hope and Kathleen, I love you both.

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