Lehigh Valley Hospital - 17th Street

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Ken White

My wife brought our 11 year-old for a sleep study. The guy was nice but nervous. After my son finally fell asleep the guy stopped the study because he noticed a heart abnormality and said the boy had to go downstairs to the E.R. My son, who, by the way, is wearing a special boot on his one foot because of a fracture, was half asleep and as unsteady as Otis was on the Andy Griffith show. Down at E.R. they complained that the heart thing is common to kids and that the sleep study people always send these kids down to them. According to my wife, they sounded ticked as they talked amongst themselves just out of her eyesight. With no definitive diagnoses he was discharged and my wife was told to call in the morning to arrange for him to have a 24-hour portable heart monitor strapped to him. With the discharge papers in hand, she asked about leaving him where the nurses were so hed be safe while she went for the car. They said "why not just have him walk with you?" My wife pointed out the obvious trifecta that, number one, he was wearing a medical boot on his leg, as well as, number two, the fact that just seconds ago they were discussing his heart issue, minor though it may be, and three, the window nearby because, had they taken the trouble to look through all the fingerprints on the glass, they would have noticed the snow on the ground and the snow (and God knows what else) in the air. Nonplussed and apparently unable to connect three simple dots, one of them asked "Why dont you carry him?" "Because hes eleven," she said while pointing to him, "hes not a toddler." Sadly, her problems with them werent over. She had our son sit in the waiting room while she went to get the car (he has a cell). On the way to the car she slipped and fell on the iced-over hospital parking lot (across the street from the hospital). Everything went flying in different directions. Her purse, the discharge papers and, as she would later discover, her cell phone (still missing). Cold, wet, stunned and in pain (she discovered bruises when she got home) she laid there a moment to collect herself, stood up, dusted herself off and drove the car to the E.R. entrance. Once inside, she told the E.R. people she had fallen on the ice. NOT ONE OF THEM ASKED IF SHE WAS OKAY. NOT ONE OF THEM. NOR A RELATED "ARE YOU HURT?" They said nothing. Nada. No reaction. The only words uttered came from the security guard who shook his head before saying, with the oh-so-helpful brevity of the disengaged, "thats too bad." By the way, there are no security cameras in the parking lot, according to hospital staff. So, Paul Reubens, come to town and do your thing. Youll be as unnoticed as a medical boot on a kids leg. I would not recommend this hospital to anyone.* Even if the vile person who invented speed bumps asked me if he should go there Id tell him nope. Nor would I recommend it to the absolutely soulless miscreant who invented rebates. *Okay, Id recommend it to any member of the Taliban. And maybe to those particular Wall Street bankers complicit in the 2008 crash. But thats it.

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Miss Sunny

I have been diagnosed with chronic pancreatitis for about a year now. I went there in excessive extreme pain very early this morning as it means Im getting very ill again. The doctor that saw me was VERY condesending and told me she would not give me pain medicine even though I have this condition. She ordered blood work though. I was very offended by her demeanor until I over heard her speaking to 3 other patients telling them the same thing refusing to treat any pain and rushing them out. I waited almost 2 hours for the blood work in extreme pain for the doctor to then return and very rudely say that my levels were very high (a level i should have absolutely been admited for) and tell me shel give me a dose of morphine and then i should follow up with my family doctor...Does it make any sense that you would be administering a drug like that with the intent to just send me on my way? She discharged me with no pain meds and no concern that my levels were so high. I proceeded to go to st.lukes because im very sure that she should NOT have let me leave. St.lukes did the blood work and the doctor begged me to let me be admitted bc IT WAS NEEDED. The nurses at LVH are very nice but this doctor was a disgrace to call herself a doctor. I refuse to go to this hospital again when you put pushing people out before someones health. DO NOT GO HERE IF YOU WANT TO BE HELPED. And if your motto is "pain management is our goal" you should probably follow that...not do the opposite...

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rami daloul

Emergency staff are ignorant and they dont care, I had to take my son 2 years old to the emergency room around 9:30 pm for fever, there was only three people ahead of us until 11:30pm there was 3 patients got checked out and the three people waiting outside none of them got called to be treated, the only people were going in were the food delivery I guess they were partying instead of treating people, I had to to take my son to another hospital. Dont go there if you have emergency!!!

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David Manwiller

My experience at this facility was absolutely fantastic! As a person with chronic pancreatitis for 12 years i have been to several hospitals. Out of all of them this hospital was hands down the best of all of them. Dr. Lopez-Rodriguez and the nursing staff were very professional, kind and understanding of my condition and did everything they could to make me comfortable and get me feeling better. IF YOU ARE TRULY SICK AND IN PAIN THEY WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU!!!!

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Mark Burnhauser

Worst care ever, would apply if they cared. Horrible service with staff who dont care about anything more then a paycheck, and gossiping. I spent two hours in the er waiting room. After being taken in the back I was instantly berated by a PA that thought I was there "pill seeking". I have a retorn acl with inoperable cartilage damage, the screw is backing itself out as well. I wouldnt recommend this hospital if your life depended on it. Go to St Lukes.

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Carmen Trifiro

This place is a joke. Womens center for medicine should be shut down. Im 25 weeks pregnant Ive never scene a doctor only a nurse. If u call them due to a problem they just hang up on you. U have a scheduled apt. U show up on time just to sit there and be told 30 mins later they cancelled ur apt. But never called never anything. Plz dont risk ur childs life go anywhere but here for prenatal care

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Ronald Knoble

Come for a scheduled shot for a dog bite the 3rd one of 3 thank god because every time we came for the 3 shots the 1st and 2nd one we waited for 2 hours or more for a scheduled shot I wish I could have a job where I decide when some ones gets the help so much for their moto written every where aimed to please make you comfortable so on yea comfortable in the waiting room idiots with degrees smh

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Greishaliz Velázquez

I came in here 2 weeks ago and they send me home right away because "I was just having a flu". Today I came back because Im still throwing up, with migraine, diarrheas and etc. They let me wait for 3 and 1/2 hours in the waiting room and so far Ive been 3 more hours inside WAITING to be attended. If your life depend on it, I seriously not recommend this place. They have the worst service !!!

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