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steve2470

(37,468 posts)
21. Something is terribly wrong with this hospital (gross medical malpractice and incompetence)
Wed Aug 26, 2015, 02:45 PM
Aug 2015

I looked at their website, and of course it's very slick and says all the right things. They need to be shaken up but good. What you describe about your son is borderline criminal and actionable malpractice.

If you go confront the hospital administrator in person, be sure to document ASAP afterwards what was said. If you can put a very small camera on your person to record it or take a person with you to record, even better. If that confrontation doesn't produce results, then, do the letter.

As I said before, you do NOT want them in a legal-adversary-stance. Once that happens, all really good communication and problem-solving stops and they lawyer up and hunker down. Yes, of course, if you want to sue them, you have every right to do so and also contact the Maryland mental health and hospital boards (unless they are regulated by only one board). You can also contact the Joint Commision which accredits hospitals. Contacting the Joint Commission is really the nuclear bomb in all this. If they lose JC accreditation, they are sunk. They don't want JC nosing around, trust me.

http://www.jointcommission.org/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Commission

The JC used to be called JCAH, then JCAHO, now it's just the Joint Commission.

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I have no idea, but perhaps you should talk to his doctor. CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2015 #1
Hi Peggy. The problem is that in the hospital, 'his' doctor has no say and is never consulted. DebJ Aug 2015 #2
I am so sorry to hear this. What a mess. CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2015 #3
No, this is a very one-off experience steve2470 Aug 2015 #4
thank you so much steve DebJ Aug 2015 #8
Steve, I'm going to contact hospital admin regarding what I wrote DebJ Aug 2015 #13
sounds good steve2470 Aug 2015 #14
That's not been my experience. Tobin S. Aug 2015 #5
Sounds like malpractice to me, elleng Aug 2015 #6
sounds extremely dangerous to me. and as others have said- malpractice. mopinko Aug 2015 #7
Thanks mopinko. Yep, warrior mom. Someone has to be, because people needing this type DebJ Aug 2015 #12
The hospital took my psych meds Peace Seeker Aug 2015 #9
Same for you Annette. DebJ Aug 2015 #10
Thank you for all the support. Here is an update, and some lessons learned. DebJ Aug 2015 #11
on my phone. will write more later, but mopinko Aug 2015 #15
your posts sounds like something from 100 years ago. mopinko Aug 2015 #16
...not 100 years sadly... not even half a century... not even a decade in some places. hunter Aug 2015 #18
Update: Bad news. He went horribly manic, just like I said he would. DebJ Aug 2015 #17
. hunter Aug 2015 #19
well, when it takes that long you know your ekg was fine. mopinko Aug 2015 #20
He has an appointment with his regular guy the 31st. DebJ Aug 2015 #22
Something is terribly wrong with this hospital (gross medical malpractice and incompetence) steve2470 Aug 2015 #21
Thanks Steve. I did take some action today, actually. DebJ Aug 2015 #23
may I ask about the current status ? steve2470 Sep 2015 #24
Hi Steve. Thanks for asking. DebJ Sep 2015 #25
Yes and no. Act_of_Reparation Nov 2015 #26
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