VA Medical Center

Reviews 5

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Victim Ofvamedclinic

I am in earnest I will not equivocate I will not excuse I will not retract a single inch. AND I WILL BE HEARD Denise Pritzl had me greeted in the parking lot of the VA medical center in Seattle, WA when I arrived to accuse Dr. Taner Demirer of raping me. She was demonstrative with a sick smile standing too close to my face as I stood in the VA directors office demanding a recording made of me without my consent. I never agreed to make a deposition of what happened to me after I was chased off the property by Hospital security and I never have divulged what happened to me when I was raped by Dr. Demirer in total and never at the VA hospital in Seattle. I suffered a seizure while he was raping me he was the first doctor to witness what I had been spending many hours sitting in the waiting room of the VA Seattle hospital, the lady at the counter yelled at me the first time I visited the Seattle VA hospital I never saw a doctor until after I was raped. When Denise Pritzl was blocking me in a really weird way I thought she was making a pass at me and I asked if she was gay she replied, "does that bother you" I said, no and I meant it; however, I am not gay and I was just so completely sickened by her behavior towards me and the VA director did nothing to protect me from Denises obvious malicious behavior towards me. Some time later Denise suggested to help me I should go to a women veteran counselling group meeting, it was a group of homosexual women complaining about men in a way that I couldnt relate to really I was a victim of a very serious crime and no one wanted to take me serious and to this day I still have a hard time while I am reliving it. You would be better off shooting yourself in the head than asking for help from the staff of the Seattle VA Hospital.

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Ron Kell

4 stars is an average not a constant, easily reached off I5 there is a large parking garage - but just only large enough - parking is tough and a bit of a walk if handicapped or wait for the occasional roving golf cart- so arrive early. And if it is raining hard take the main elevator to one of the basement levels, exit, turn left and walk into a handicap parking section there is a second bank of elevators that brings you closer to a covered walkway. When you enter there is a information desk with very helpful volunteers who will direct or walk you if necessary to your clinic, after checking in, you will wait in a dismal probably crowded hallway or alcove to be called. Depending upon the clinic you can expect exceptional specialists or mediocre and annoying people more concerned with their petty existence. Yeah, the VA has its share of bureaucrats lying crossways at the feeding trough, but it also has some very compassionate and qualified staff. The lady I saw at the eye clinic was very competent and attentive, the staff at the audiology department were equally helpful, pleasant and knowledgeable. After wandering the back halls and finally finding my physical therapist, he did a more thorough examination than the PA and ortho doc that sent me there. It has been my experience, that once you get past the barrier to entry, the overworked understaffed primary care clinic, the other departments are staffed with helpful pleasant people trying to provide you with quality care. Just finding them in a maze of construction or poorly laid out locations is the challenge. And I have 50 years of medical service industry experience to base my opinions upon.

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James Parshall

this place use harassment under the direction of the Director office. He allowed the Patient advocate and the customer service who work only for the director to cover up crime to include sexual assault harassment and holding of heart meds by his patient advocate office to force veterans from care he help his privacy offer cover up lies and even sends you letter to say that we try to contact letter so that the customer and patient advocate office can lie, because they do not have to help veterans with there problems and the customer server rep can harass veterans from the town meeting and there is no use to file a compliant cause the director office approves denial of care to veterans who are whistle blowers and protect employees who give out information on veterans so that they can get free rent. then tell you that you have to leave this VA so that the people who harass stay and you have to drive 37 miles out of your way to get care. I could not even get money back fro going to Seattle the ER room the patient advocate told me that she would not help me even the customer rep would not help me . I could not get help with dental even after 3 years of trying. and then someone put in paper work outside the VA even that was cancel when to fee services they just told me to go to a congressman when to patient advocate and the customer service rep the both told take care it myself so the So the director approve of helping veterans i guess he just wants veteran to kill themselves so that way he can protect abuse this is the Great VA hospital not happy unless the make veterans kill themselves

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Elika Kohen

There has got to be something said about the people that work at the Seattle V.A. Hospital. The Medical staff and volunteers are incredibly passionate--especially given incredible government constraints and budgets, constant construction, and probably one of the most unique and complicated set of patients, (read difficult). Having had access to great, hi-tech, medical facilities, with other providers, I can honestly say that I trust this staffs vested interest in its patients, more than other systems. Dont get me wrong, just as other patients there, I have had incredible difficulties with V.A. processes, wait times, inadequate resources, etc. (I am not certain how even Dora the Explorer could maintain a sense of "North/South/East/West" in this Hospital, but a "You are Here" floor map would certainly be more useful than "Go East!" But given the fact that people /Volunteer/ and help me through this maze, gave me a cup of coffee, and a muffin to make this hike ... proves the sense of passion here, (and we love our hikes, here in Seattle ...) As with all Veteran cases, always, get a second opinion. The V.A. "System" has a habit of taking at face value very old diagnoses from service. Just a few years ago, I "happened" to found out through another provider that the doctors while I was in the service were wrong. After confirming it themselves, the V.A. Hospital quickly turned around and were able to help. After correctly identifying the issue through another provider, the V.A. turned around quickly, very quickly, and responded with the help I needed.

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Rickie Byers

I have been using the VA medical facilities since around 2004. The clerical staff sometimes leaves a bit to be desired and Steve in the CPAP supply is a real piece of work. Communication and memory are definitely not his strong suits. Other than that, the doctors and dentists I have seen have been great, especially my primary physician Dr. Nelson. As of now I would not hesitate to be treated for most anything at the VA Hospital in Seattle. UPDATE: I continue to go to the VA in Seattle for most if not all my health care. I recently had an experience with the Veterans Choice program. The doctor I saw was very good but there needs to be much better communication between outside resources and the VA. I like just going to the VA because all my records are accessible right there. If Congress goes to a voucher system I think it will be a great mistake. Having staff that works only with Veterans is a big help in the doctors ability to access care needed. The administration staff could use a lot more training but the medical staff at the VA Hospital is first rate. I recently experienced my brother-in-laws on going battles with a local health care provider (system of several hospitals). While he did get in faster than I probably would have at the VA, the medical staff couldnt hold a candle to the Seattle VA Hospital staff. VA needs lost of corrections and upgrades but, to paraphrase President Reagan, dont throw the baby out with the bath water.

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