Tanner Medical Center/Villa Rica

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Sid Garrison

First off this review in general is for your Tallapoosa location specifically. I was a wounded traveler in need and was treated as less than human by just about every member of your staff. I have a long tern wound to my foot and was at a truckstop resting when the pain had gotten worse than normal, I went to the clerk and asked if she could call EMS and paying for fuel was a EMS tech and the clerk asked if I wanted her to ask him for help I said yes, I went to sit down she went outside to talk to him she returned said he would be in shortly. A few minutes later he showed up and began triaging removing my bandages, when he got them off he said it appeared as to be infected and asked the clerk to call the local EMS he was inner city Atlanta I beleive he said, so she did. He used my bandage materials and rewrapped my foot. I was trying not to rate it I had to give it 1 star just to post which it does not even deserve that. That gentleman and lady was really compassionate and helpful, a short time later the local EMS the first encounter was with a young female which from the first word out of her mouth was with a really poor attitude asked me what was wrong I briefly said I needed to go to the hospital, she retorted back with more bad attitude as if I had not been specific enough with my prior answer I started to get to get upset she stormed out and the gentleman with her came over to and tried sooth over the encounter which he did well explaining that getting woke up in the middle of the night some people are not great morning people which made sense to me I was calming down in the ambulance he triaged me we talked a bit a pleasant fellow. We arrived at the hospital the intake nurse seemed slightly annoyed but during her intake exam I felt we had reached a decent contact, afterwards they moved me to a room for the doctor to examine me, he comes in with another attitude after a brief conversation he said he was going to do labs to check for infection, dispense and antibiotic and pain reliever, though the whole exam he never got away leaning on the counter never got within 6 feet of me. He left and I scratched my thinking it was quite odd that he did not inspect me at all. A few minutes later a nurse showed up gave me a Bactrim and shot of Tardol (not sure of spelling a pain reliever) which she informed me needed it is administrated in the buttocks which we all know those butt shots always hurts, and unfortunately with all my other pain this one was no different. I asked if she was going culture the wounds for the labs she said no. She then cleaned up the wounds and applied a minimal dressing, I was bleeding pretty good I am on blood thinners, and simply discharged me. After all of this experience I was so furious I wanted to explode fortunately for all of us I was exhausted I didnt have the energy to waste at that moment because now I was I am guessing about a 5 mile hike back to the freeway. Whether the treatments were administrated there were common or not I can not say but I felt severly under treated, but more that I was treated like merely trash kicked to the curb so I could be some one else problem, I actually feel like they all treat their pets better than me---I simply wasnt even human to them. The first they asked me was if I had ever been treated at a Tanner Medical faculty, I had not and I pray to God that I never have to in the future. When I was able to get to compassionate, competent care I fortunately did not have an infection. I have had good and bad medical care but the absolute worst care in every aspect is Tanner Medical Group. This my personal opinion.

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Rhonda Evans-Bassett

I was in with a friend who had been having chest pains and they took her back immediately, so that was not my issue. My issue was the nursing staff at the Carrollton location. I listened to the most unprofessional chatter I have ever heard! I now feel more ignorant for having been exposed to such ignorance! The poor lady next to me was treated so bad and her problem discussed openly for everyone to hear. Apparently she was in withdrawal from some sort of pain medicine and the nurses did not agree with the doctor giving her a dose of dolophine and valium to help her get more comfortable so they could rationally discuss a treatment plan. First of all. I am sure the doctor realized that somewhere some doctor wrote the, and I quote a nurse " ridiculous amount of pain medicine" the patient was on. Secondly, NO MATTER the patients issue it should NOT have been put out in the hallway for everyone to hear. I wonder if the patient was aware that they were literally making fun of her? IT IS SAD and those nurses should be ashamed of themselves. SHAME ON THEM !!! If I would have gotten their names I would make it public UNFORTUNATELY I was so concerned with the health of my friend that I did not.

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Don Brantley

3 days ago I had to call a ambulance to pick my girlfriend up I took her to Tanner Hospital in Villa Rica after ten and a half hours three different sets of blood work a pelvic exam in a CAT scan of her lungs the doctor gave her a antibiotic a nebulizer inhaler some kind of pain medication that we never got they told her she had a double pneumonia and a bladder infection or something like that and sent her home they told us her leg pain was due to the bladder infection three days later her leg is three times bigger than it was and red splotchy spots all over it and cant walk wow what professional people West ham has so much be proud o and it looks as if were going to have to go back in at 4:15 a.m. Saturday now and were going to have to go back they better get it right this time how inhumane can a group of medical people be.

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A Private User

I took my mom to Tanner for severe vomiting, and pain. Five minutes after filling out paperwork she was sent to a room NO WAIT! The medical staff took care of her immediately! Taking her blood work, and doing all the necessary testing. During that time they explained what they were doing, and why. The nurse got my mom a blanket upon request, and was very considerate of her comfort. My mom had no insurance, yet she was treated with respect, and concern. We were in and out of Tanner within 3 hours. Tanner was VERY CLEAN with hand sanitizer (the best kind) in every room. The bathrooms were very clean as well. As we were leaving a nurse ran out to give my mom her cell phone she had left behind. Tanner Medical Center is wonderful!

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Jennifer Dyson

Tanner at Villa Rica is where I had my daughter about 2.5 years ago and we havent gone anywhere else since! The labor and delivery floor is wonderful! The staff was over the top nice, helpful and super fun! The labor and delivery rooms have individual attached waiting rooms for friends and family, that was by far the best part. Villa Rica OBGYN was wonderful and took me in at the end of my pregnancy when no one else would (we had just moved from Savannah). My daughter also has her pediatrician there at Childrens Healthcare of West Georgia and I couldnt possibly be any happier with them. The waits are never long and the staff if friendly and genuine.

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