Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center

Category:	Veterans Hospital
Address:	109 Bee St, Charleston, SC 29401, USA
Phone:	+1 843-577-5011
Site:	charleston.va.gov
Rating:	2.7
Working:	Open 24 hours Open 24 hours Open 24 hours Open 24 hours Open 24 hours Open 24 hours Open 24 hours

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Reviews 18

Molliann Ollic

The VA Hospital is deplorable. I have taken my dad to the ER last night (3/22/17). He has shortness of breath and has a severe infection in both of his legs. We got there at 7:30pm and was not taken in the back until 9:30pm. From the time we got in the back we were told that they were going to admit him to the hospital and we are still in the ER waiting 17 hours later. They are saying there are no open beds in the hospital and they will not send him to another hospital to accommodate his needs as a very sick patient. The staff there are horrible and are Doctor was not the best either. The people that work here have no since of urgency. I feel like we are getting the run around. And if we take him to another ER the VA will not pay for it. I just don’t understand how veterans can give their lives for our country but this is how our veterans are being treated.

David Singleton

There are no signs for where to enter hospital. Then the people working inside are no help. Was told follow signs for green team and theres none. Then people dont want to take a second to help but they had time to watch relegion on TV some preachers show. My appointment was at 930 its now 1015 and still have not been seen. There seems to be more employees on their phones than really caring about the patients. There wasnt any time when I was in the building with the exception of the Drs room that I didnt witness an employee texting. Amazing the lack of respect for the patients that demonstrates. Its a burden to check in a patient instead of a kiosk but OK to talk and text! Its no wonder the suicide rates of veterans are so high. If I could afford it I would NEVER step foot into the VA!

Kenneth Tadlock

I am trying to contact the Eye Clinic, generally known to the world as optometry but in the VA system is the Eye Clinic, and the VA website only has a general number for the hospital. I called it and got transferred outside of the VA some how. I called back and the operator simply put me on hold and apparently forgot about me because I was on hold for about 10 minutes before I hung up. So I Google it and it gave a number that was for the wrong department. But the guy I talked to searched for the number in his directory and could not find it. He took my name and number and told me that he would run down stairs and ask them for their number and call me back, I really appreciate that. This is a failed system that is running on life support.

hank jonas

The VA police are ridiculous. I got pulled over and thoroughly talked to for not waiting a full 3 seconds at a stop sign. Not rolling through it - I stopped completely - just for not long enough, apparently. Some rent-a-cop in his 30s, maybe 40s, talked down to me, a disabled veteran, for a good 3-5 minutes, letting me know that he was letting me off easy. Came to write a review about the unprofessionalism Id experienced, and lo and behold my stories been trumped by a man who got a $525 ticket for forgetting to pay for his refill in the cafeteria. Approach this place with extreme caution.

Rex Mason

this is by far the most screwed up va hospital Ive ever seen. My ophthalmologist sends me out for a procedure and then my pre-approved appts run out and now its been a couple months and Im still fighting to get more appointments approved so i can finish the procedure. there has been no communication from the eye doc and now the va staff tells me i have to get my primary physician to put in for a consult so i can he seen again where they did my corneal cross-linking... blows my mind how stupid this process is---- and people wonder why so many veterans end up committing suicide. . damn.

Roger Williamsen

The cafeteria doesnt offer Bubble Up soda anymore, which is a huge disappointment. Im also extremely dissatisfied that a Police Officer would give a $525 federal fine for somebody refilling their drink cup. If the VA Medical Center didnt want people to use the self-serve soda fountain for refills, they should not have them sitting in public.

Aaron Wilhelm

Terrible. No parking. Small. They ask you to be twenty minutes early do your appointment and see you 30 minutes late at the earliest. Waiting rooms are crowded and the doctors dont care. Your just a number. Worst of all the bathrooms are hard to find, when you find them they are always full. This is the origin of all the VA horror stories.

Joseph Montgomery

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs can truly care less about their veterans. Especially here in Charleston,SC at the Ralph H Johnson VA hospital. Cant ever get an appointment and now Ive been off my meds due to them not getting their heads out of their a** long enough to care. Horrible.

tee davi

The staff (everyone of them) try to assist you if you look lost..the layout of the hospital is a bit complicated ....i respect the hard working staff that work their for us. I have had surgery there and other appointments and its ok..never to long of a wait and smoothly ran.

Joel Sayre

Called and was sent over to records and got hung up on. Called back and was sent to eligibility and waited for 13 min and no one picked up. Called back and was sent to eligibility again and waited on hold for another 15 min. What is going on over there???

Ann Le

ALL staff were incredible and helpful. They took good care of my husband who had a knee replacement. The hospital is under construction, but we barely heard any noise. Keep up the good work!

A Private User

So an update to my post a few weeks ago, it looks like they fixed there number and I talked to an operator who actually knew what she was talking about. Thank you for fixing the mistake.

Benjamin Knowlton

No one there knows what the hell is going on. 20 parking spaces for veterans hundreds for employees... unprofessionalism runs rampant from the bottom to the top in this place....

Charles Kilgore

For real? Youre reading reviews of a VA hospital? Look, either youre NOT a vet and it doesnt matter how nice the place is, or you ARE a vet and the place is what it is.

David Martin

They work hard to provide the best care to veterans that they can!

matthew beckett

Mental health is a joke. Community resources are an illusion

Sc Mster

Absolutely the worst organization ever run by mankind.

Daniel Franks

Great hospital