St. John Macomb-Oakland Hospital, Warren Campus

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Bella

I was in this hospital sm years ago, I ended up in a coma & almost died, they said I was more then lucky to be alive, When I awoke frm the coma w in the same day I heard 1 of the nurses bad mouthing me to another nurse about y I was there, 1 of the 1st things I tried to say to my family was to keep this 1 nurse away frm me that she was tryin to kill me..I was coming in & out of it when they were taking the tube out of my throat & the nurse that was doing it was yelling at me because I was choking so I naturally started to put my arms up & she continued to yell at me & tell me if i didnt stop I couldnt get the tube out, duh I was in a coma for a month..The whole time I was there I was treated the worst Ive ever been treated by anyone..I wouldnt want to go there if I was dying..All the nurses & Drs frm day 1 treated me badly..Then my 1st night up frm he coma sm girl & her bf was fighting & he sm how smashed the glass on a door, they started fighting across the street & she ran to the hospital to get away frm him, & I heard the same nurse that was bad mouthing me sayin how the girl was a hooker & the guy was her pimp & how he would sleep w her, I couldnt believe what I was hearing..I couldnt even talk frm the life support tube, it made my throat so raw i had to whisper..I also was bleeding frm my eyes & nose while in the coma because they gave me to much blood thinner, when I woke up every bit of white in my eyes was blood red,my blood vessels were broke, I looked so bad my nephew passed out when he looked at me, & it stayed like that for a good month.I tell ppl every chance I can not to go there, it seems they pick & choose who they want to treat good..They bring their nasty attitudes to wrk w them..They are the most unprofessional Hospital Ive been to..Id also give them the most negative review I could..At all costs try not to go there..

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Heidi Ligget

Id leave a negative score if I could. This hospital trumps up crap diagnoses to bilk money from the patients. Oh, and they are sadists through and through. I was forced to go there after my ex-HR manager called the police because she was worried I might commit suicide after she fired me. (I wasnt suicidal. Upset, yes, but not suicidal.) The police gave me the choice of going "voluntarily" or being forced to go and be forced to stay there for 72 hours. I was checked in to talk to a psychiatrist and was taken to a small room (with a camera so they could watch me, including when I undressed and put the gown on.) I was cooperative, even when they took my clothes away. I waited for 5 hours before being allowed to talk to anyone. They refused to tell me anything, even when I asked. I had a serious panic attack and they did nothing to calm me down except to threaten me with restraints (even bringing in 3 security guys.) The next morning they wheeled me out into the hallway and left me there for 5 hours. At that time, I was taken by ambulance to St. John Main and admitted to the psych ward so I could talk to a psychiatrist. I was there 21 hours before I got to see an actual psychiatrist. I was told there was a court order, but I never got to see it. I was told someone petitioned to have me there, but I wasnt told who. I was there a total of 50 hours. The first 26 hours I was mostly ignored, with nothing to occupy my mind other than dwelling on my situation. I wasnt told I had any rights until 40 hours after I was admitted. Nobody knew I was there. Nobody bothered explaining anything to me. When I was released, I had to wear disgusting clothes because they didnt send my clothes to the second hospital. I had to go home, change into real clothes and drive back to the Macomb hospital to get my clothes.

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Joanna Morelli

My dad died at the hands of incompetent, negligent doctors. I have started an investigation of his death. I have been in touch with Patient Relations to file a complaint and make this request. Havent heard a thing from Patient Relations. I guess they are like the rest of the medical staff. They dont care. This is my second posting. The first explained what had happened to him. How he suffered needlessly. If things would have been performed properly and with care, my dad wouldnt have had the second surgery the very next morning which was the beginning of his death. A vein was nicked and wasnt noticed until the next day which required the second surgery. It was all downhill from there. No compassion or sympathy was shown to our grieving family. I have such hatred in my heart. Im in the medical profession and worked for this hospital. Ive never been so ashamed of the errors and lack of communication. Even until this day, his PCP has shown no sympathy to the family. We were left in my dads to grieve and walked out like we were leaving a losing football game. Alone and grieving. Its sad when you have to find out the reason for his death through the death certificate. I believe its because they knew they were the cause of my dads death and wouldnt own up to the negligence. Also, when an investigation is requested, I was told the family will never know the outcome. EXCUSE me??? Those are the rules of the hospital. Horrible experience from day one until my dads death and now well never know if anything will be done to the surgeon responsible and the rest of the staff involved. All we have are my dads ashes when he should be here celebrating his birthday today with his family. Happy Birthday, Dad. Im not through fighting for your with this hospital. Please know that. I love you, Dad.

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Paul Cotey

I came to them with my own meds that I have been taking for years. I had two preexisting conditions. the first one being pain management. the ER doctor didnt think twice that maybe I was in charge of my pain. why would I bring my own meds for pain? HHMMMM told me to let my mom take them home. from there on out the only time I wasnt in pain was Saturday night while sleeping. because the doctor wrote as needed, I woke with extreme pain Sunday morning so we blame the doctor for the blunder. I also have a second disorder called bipolar 1. It was Saturday morning before I could get to sleep. I didnt get her name but she was my nurse that night. she told me that I could use Klonopin but not my Seraquel I told her that I wouldnt sleep. She said well we would prefer you not take it. So I laid there all night slightly sedated, in pain and hungery. when I sat up on my bed the whole world seemed to change. my whole personality was distraught. I saw my shrink today and he was in disbelief. My mood still isnt straight and we are five days out now. I have to take a star for the ER doctor neglecting to discuss my pain history and meds. I have to take another star for the nurse not allowing me to take my mood stabilizer. take one more for the sloppy doctor that hears but doesnt listen. come on thats (every 6 hours) ( not as needed) for pain. Im giving back two stars because I have never seen nurses with such determination to do well. I could see it in there faces. the floor staff saved to day on this one. the only thing I can suggest is, try to keep in mind that you need to learn about all pre exisiting conditions. By listening to a patient describe there condition you can tell weather or not they are on top of it or ignorant of it. KUDOS to the staff you gals saved the day !!!

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