Patients arent treated with respect regardless of their medical condition. After being t-boned in a car accident, then taken to Trenton Hospital by ambulance, the doctor and staff neglected to attend to my several requests to help me go to the bathroom; even after I explained that I was just diagnosed with a stage 3 POP. If I could have walked to the bathroom by myself I wouldnt have asked for the assistance. Unfortunately, they saw me as a problem who needed to be dismissed rather than attended to. After a humiliating examination and several hours of excruciating pain. The doctor, was at the end of his shift, sending me away with some naproxen for pain and a diagnosis of adrenaline/shock; that Id be fine in a couple days. Being that I was still in so much pain and the doctor, who wanted to go home, had no intention of doing the proper investigation into what other issue(s) I was having that was caused by the car accident. The following day I was in even more pain and was afraid to go back to TMH because of the mistreatment I received prior. Then when I finally decided to go back to hospital I went to BGH to find out I was stage 3plus POP with a large herniated bowel, in addition to whiplash 3 with neurological. What a horrible experience.... I was in that much pain and felt that I couldnt go back to the hospital to seek the medical attention I required in the first place. Its difficult to think about how many people have had similar experiences as myself and how many people dont go back for the help they actually need because of their first experience.
Subject: Apart of a bigger healthcare problem. No Autism Awareness!
I had read the reviews of this hospital ER and was reticent to go there given that I had been having chest pain for 4 days. My experience there was excellent from walking in the door and being greeted by a wonderful and helpful volunteer who explained the triage and registration process, to the triage and nursing staff who were all professional, caring and efficient in their duties and treatment of patients and finally the doctor (I wish I could remember his name) who was genuinely concerned, very thorough and didn't rush through his diagnosis. All areas of the hospital were clean and neat and the wait time was not outrageous, not even waiting for test results. Maybe I was the exception to the rule but I got great care at this hospital.
I came in an ambulance with intestinal congestion that was causing immense pressure buildup in my intestines. It felt like my intestines were going to explode. Prior to calling an ambulance I took the maximum allowable daily dose of ex-lax in order to clear up the congestion. The doctor had at least 1 (primary) job to do, even if he couldn't save me (because the pain was so intense that I was perfectly okay with dying so long as the pain stopped). And that job was pain management. Instead he started accusing me of having a panic attack and trying to invalidate my pain. So needless to say he totally failed to manage my pain. The pain would come and go in waves and it seemed to last for ever, gradually escalating. The pain became so intense that I was screaming and crying at the top of my lungs. Do you know what it feels like to experience such extreme pain, where one would gladly accept them administering something to help one die if they weren't going to give any pain meds and then have the nurses come in and have the audacity and impudence to tell you to shush because there's children here? I couldn't look at the nurses or doctor in the face. Because how do you tell people that they are completely and utterly incompetent, and were actually failing their Hippocratic Oath, when your life depends on them? So I couldn't look at them or speak to them. After a while they clued in that it wasn't a panic attack and gave me some pain medication. The pain lasted for such a long time. As it turns out I overdid it with ex-lax (people don't take the maximum allowable daily dose, which was 2 extra strength ex-lax, ever!). Thank God one nurse understood what was happening and offered an explanation and compassion, as to why even after I passed everything from my stomach/intestines I was still in tremendous pain, that came in waves. She told me that it was that high dose of ex-lax which caused severe contractions that were at least as bad as labor pains. Dear ladies, mothers, God bless you all for going through so much to bring life into this world! It's unreal! I will never look at child labor the same ever again.
Very competent staff, friendly, I agree the parking is expensive, the volunteers are exceptional. A big difference from BGH.
QHC Trenton Memorial Hospital is a Canadian Hospital based in Trenton, Nova Scotia. QHC Trenton Memorial Hospital is located at 242 King St, Trenton, ON K8V 5S6, Canada.
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