University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center Reviews
Jul 30, 2014
Where does the incompetence end? I went in with chest pains. I told the ER staff that I had a religious belief not to take medications & that when I did stop taking them, I was allergic to aspirin. The doctor mentioned doing an angioplasty & nothing else. I woke up the next day to find out the doctor had placed medicated stents in an artery. Not only were the medicated stents a violation of my religious beliefs, those type of stents are not recommended for people allergic to aspirin! I asked where my clothes & belongings were. The staff didn't know, but thought they may have been in the operating room. They said it was locked until Monday, but someone from security would be able to look. Despite my asking the staff at least a dozen times over Saturday & Sunday, the staff never bothered to call security to look. I also did not have insurance & was reluctant to apply for Medicaid. It seems the hospital was more intent on me registering for Medicaid than they were about my personal property. Mysteriously, my belongings appeared minutes after I was coerced into filling out the Medicaid application.
Despite my attempts to cancel the Medicaid, the hospital rushed my paperwork in to DHS. Medicaid covered about $75,000 (only actually paying a small percentage of the total) out of just over $100,000 in "services". I doubt St. Joe's will ever see a penny of the remainder. The hospital excuses the doctor and staff for this because by signing the consent form I waived all my legal rights & religious beliefs. Also, the fact that the ER staff never wrote down my religious beliefs or allergies. To this day, the hospital refuses to correct my medical records & also refuse to even speak with me.
University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center Reviews
Where does the incompetence end? I went in with chest pains. I told the ER staff that I had a religious belief not to take medications & that when I did stop taking them, I was allergic to aspirin. The doctor mentioned doing an angioplasty & nothing else. I woke up the next day to find out the doctor had placed medicated stents in an artery. Not only were the medicated stents a violation of my religious beliefs, those type of stents are not recommended for people allergic to aspirin! I asked where my clothes & belongings were. The staff didn't know, but thought they may have been in the operating room. They said it was locked until Monday, but someone from security would be able to look. Despite my asking the staff at least a dozen times over Saturday & Sunday, the staff never bothered to call security to look. I also did not have insurance & was reluctant to apply for Medicaid. It seems the hospital was more intent on me registering for Medicaid than they were about my personal property. Mysteriously, my belongings appeared minutes after I was coerced into filling out the Medicaid application.
Despite my attempts to cancel the Medicaid, the hospital rushed my paperwork in to DHS. Medicaid covered about $75,000 (only actually paying a small percentage of the total) out of just over $100,000 in "services". I doubt St. Joe's will ever see a penny of the remainder. The hospital excuses the doctor and staff for this because by signing the consent form I waived all my legal rights & religious beliefs. Also, the fact that the ER staff never wrote down my religious beliefs or allergies. To this day, the hospital refuses to correct my medical records & also refuse to even speak with me.