Wednesday, May 26, 2010

The hospital could not handle premature birth

(From Larry) My grandfather was in there after a bout with pneumonia. He was also suffering from dementia.
He ended up being placed in transitional care at the hospital. I was horrified when I went by to see him and he was feeding himself. While this is not a problem for most people, he could barely lift his hands. He had food all over himself. I talked to the nursing supervisor about this and was told they were short staffed and would do their best.
The next day, the same thing happened. We ended up having to hire our own nurse to go over there to feed him.
When he left, he was bed-ridden since the pneumonia had left him so weak. We found he was covered in bed sores and had raw areas on his skin. It was so bad that we documented it and my grandmother filed complaints with the state.
My sons were also born here. One of them was premature. The hospital could not handle this. They had to bring in specialists from Northridge Hospital for the delivery and transport. These guys knew their stuff and saved my sons life.
Unless I am dying, I drive to Holy Cross.
My grandfather was in there after a bout with pneumonia. He was also suffering from dementia.
He ended up being placed in transitional care at the hospital. I was horrified when I went by to see him and he was feeding himself. While this is not a problem for most people, he could barely lift his hands. He had food all over himself. I talked to the nursing supervisor about this and was told they were short staffed and would do their best.
The next day, the same thing happened. We ended up having to hire our own nurse to go over there to feed him.
When he left, he was bed-ridden since the pneumonia had left him so weak. We found he was covered in bed sores and had raw areas on his skin. It was so bad that we documented it and my grandmother filed complaints with the state.
My sons were also born here. One of them was premature. The hospital could not handle this. They had to bring in specialists from Northridge Hospital for the delivery and transport. These guys knew their stuff and saved my sons life.
Unless I am dying, I drive to Holy Cross.

2 comments:

  1. How can we trust the hospital with our loved ones if they can not even take care of a newborn ???

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  2. That is very strange that he was placed in a transitional care unit when Henry Mayo does not have one.

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