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Vent: My Hospital Stay

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Forgot to add...if you feel inclined to tell the hospital that you're considering filing a complaint with JCAHO, they generally refer to it by pronouncing it Jay-Co. Just thought I'd include that because IMO they will take the threat more seriously if you really sound like you know what JCAHO is and what it's all about. Anyone who deals with or knows about hospitals, health care centers, accreditation would pronounce it that way.
 
Wen,

Sorry your lawyer 'friend' is no friend after all. I think the JCAHO route sounds like a good one. Even if nothing comes of it, at least this will have been brough to someone's attention and maybe it will be one more in a long string and something will happen. You never know. At least you know you can do something.

If you feel strongly about this, then go ahead and don't worry about what others say. It wasn't them in that bed dealing with this. Nothing may come of it, but at least you'll have the satisfaction of knowing you tried. And sometimes that's all you get in life.

BTW-did you ever hear anything back from the hospital people after you spoke? If I'm remembering correctly (LMAO!) you went the other day. If not...sorry. Short term memory's still a crap shoot.

Hang tough, girl!
Lisa
 
I hand delivered the letter to my 2 Dr's and the hospital, as they are all within 1/4 mile of my apartment. I heard from both of my Dr's, but not the hospital. It is my GP that is supposedly setting up this meeting. I have an appointment with her tomorrow, and she said she would tell me then, when this so called meeting is taking place......

Lisa, he really is a friend, but seeing how the hospital is his client, and has been for a long time, there really isn't anything that he can do... This was just not in the cards, that's all....

I have decided to go forward with this... I am not suing, I don't believe in that, unless it's something really serious.... I do want the truth, the TOTAL truth. I am not into pointing fingers, or placing blame, but I want the Dr's and hospital to admit the fact that they screwed up... I want to make sure that the Lab Tech did not get fired, for telling me what he did, and if he did, I want him reinstated immediately, and I want them to do 1 of 2 things...I want them to NOT charge my insurance Co, for the time I spent in the hospital, or I want them to cover the cost IF I need to go back in to have these test repeated...

Yes, repeated...On Monday morning, I called my Endo's office, and DEMANDED that she call me back by noon time. She called at 11:30. She spent 1/2 hour on the phone with me, explaining her side of this mess, and then she told me that looking over what test results she did have, that it looks like I will need to be readmitted. But, she said she will wait for the 24 hour urine catch test to process first, and that takes 2 weeks....She *THINKS* I may have tumors on my Pancreas, and this is how they test for them.....I called Pandora the other day, and have talked to another friend that is a nurse, and they both said, "Why in the hell can't they just do an Ultra Sound to determine that?" I will ask my GP tomorrow, and she if she has the answer to that question.

Personally, I think this whole meeting has the stink of CYA syndrome......Cover Your Ass!!!!!!!
 
I totally understand the conflict of interest regarding your lawyer and the hospital.

I had a big incident at the hospital my daughter was having day surgery at over 15 years ago that traumatized me very much and I also wanted to have answers to why her airway was blocked. I never pursued finding out the truth or why there were no nurses close by and I so wish that I received the answers back then. I was never interested in sueing but just finding out what happened? Follow your gut if you want to know why, I wish I had.

Take care.
 
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