She can't move... bad car accident... a stranger walked by her room and found her in horrible condition... it took someone another 30 minutes to come take care of her!!!! Im sooooo irrate!!! Im in another State at the moment ... I need HELP ASAP!! Please!
2007-02-16 04:02:36 · 7 answers · asked by Kitten2 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
This is not the first time she has been badly neglected.
2007-02-16 04:09:12 · update #1
Ok...first, contact the nurse manager of the floor your sister is on. Write a formal letter of complaint. Find out what the nurse staffing ratios are like. If they are short staffed then the respnsibility falls on the nurse manager. It is her job to make sure there are enough nurses to take care of the patient load. Next, you need to make a complaint to her boss which is the director over the department. Next, you make a complaint to the DON. Which is the director over all nursing staff. Then, you make a complaint to the CEO of the facility. You just keep making a big stink about it. They will hope that you will eventually let it go, but do not. Tell the CEO that you will go to the paper and contact the local news media about your experience at their facility if you have to. That ought to shake things up a bit and the they will have to act on it.
The problem now a days in these facilities is money. Nursing costs the facility a lot of money out of pocket. So, where do you think they are going to make their cuts in order to save a buck or two?By cutting the nursing staff they are putting more patients per nurse. The nurse is now taking care of 8 patients instead of the recommended 4 patients per nurse. The numbers vary per type of patients mind you. This in turn creates a very dangerous environment. Management would rather compromise patient safety in order to save a dollar. But, they don't have a problem giving themselves a raise. It all boils down to greed. I would not let this go.
2007-02-16 04:33:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Contact the hospital and ask to speak to the doctor in charge of the emergency room. Ask to make a formal complaint to the board about your sisters lack of timely treatment and their total disregard for her welfare. If you get no satisfaction SUE THEIR ASSES!! You may have mediation in your state or a limit on what you can get but it may cause changes so that doesnt ever happen to someone again.
2007-02-16 04:13:09 · answer #2 · answered by elaeblue 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It depends upon the state that you are in. Your best bet is to get online and do a search. I would also request to see someone in hospital administration, to write a written complaint to the CEO & hospital administrator.
2007-02-16 04:10:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Call the police this place obviously needs to be looked at immediatly.
2007-02-16 04:05:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
thats mess up
i once got hit by a car and they took me the doctor and 4 hours they released me so i feel what u feel
2007-02-16 04:06:18 · answer #5 · answered by falcons 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You need to try to calm down so we can help you.
Start by telling us a location. State, city at least.
2007-02-16 04:04:54 · answer #6 · answered by jurydoc 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
call ur state capital & report it to compliance! they'lle end up getting a big fine & probably even help her sueing them #@$@!!!!!!
2007-02-16 04:18:58 · answer #7 · answered by snooteriffic 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋