Second, when you receive bills from the hospital they send you a total. If you want an itemized statement you have to request that. Why? Maybe because they are hoping that you will look past the 50 minute IV that costs $1200. Or maybe the room fee that exorbitant. On a prior visit to the one mentioned above, it cost us $7500 for a 2 hour ER visit and 20 hours at the hospital with only minor medical care.
The nurses, facilities, and most of the doctors were great, but the inability on the part of the hospital and business end to make the right decisions is horrendous. It seems they are content to create a self licking ice cream cone where they tell people they need XXX (just to be safe) and in our case force us into 2 years of debt for something that was not needed. Since most people have better insurance than us most people would not care.
I have had experiences at four hospitals and this is by far the worst one that I have ever experienced.
I've gotten good help from there. Glad there is a hospital in our town.
By the way, we did see a pediatric pulmonologist (at Geisinger) shortly afterwards and were told that their (Robert Packers) criteria for forcing an ER visit was "on the extreme end of caution".
First, we went to one of their associated walk in clinics hoping to get an oral steroid for our 2 year old son who has asthma. We had been to the hospital before and were instructed by specialists on what to look for. The Nurse Practitioner told us we had to go the ER because our son was in distress. We refused and they told us they would get social services and law enforcement involved if we did not. When we arrived at the ER, the doctor on duty told us there was no reason for him to be in the ER. We were sent home and he was fine.
i wasnt in their but my grandfather brian burrell he had stage 4 cancer in 2 differnt spots why didnt they do surgry was it already to late
Took wife into emergency room for PCOS symptoms and they put her into the BSU and even though she is stable they are refusing to release her. They will not communicate about her release. They keep saying that it will take time, but refuse to tell me how much time. I will be filing a malpractice lawsuit. Worst hospital experience of my life.
I spent 8 hours in the Surgical Waiting Room, an hour in post op and an hour and a half in my DH's room. EVERYONE was helpful, cheerful and upbeat. Surgical nurses come out and give periodic reports. Surgeons either call or come out to give a post op report. Nurses and Care Partners are knowledgeable and flexible. Free coffee, water, bagels and pastries.
Third, when we tried to appeal, we went through the whole circus, they basically don't return your calls and treat you like an idiot. They had another doctor look at his visit records, and even though the attending physician said in his notes that there was no need to be in the ER, the "chief" doctor knew better and said that the visit was justified.
Danville or Tunkhannock is a far drive but worth it.
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