MVA 9-5-07

Following a motor vehicle accident in Rock Springs, Wyoming, I had a very bad experience at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County.

Issues include:

• being on a back board for over 4 hours
• taking over an hour to get an ID bracelet
• 2 hours for x-rays because I lacked an ID bracelet
• doctor saw me for less than 5 minutes total and charged over $500, $67 of it to measure blood oxygen level
• doctor did not talk to me after x-ray and cat scan results
• I was handed a stack of papers telling me what the test results were
• doctor misspelled my last name on the prescription for pain medication
• had a nurse come in to give me a pain shot stating I had asked for one when I had not - did not check my ID bracelet
• the x-rays techs released my legs from the back board before determining if there was damage done to my spine
• medical imaging tech starting telling me about an MRI scheduled for the next day without checking my ID bracelet
• Discharge nurse and imaging tech compared notes and had to check with the doctor, I WAS NOT THE PERSON HAVING THE MRI THE NEXT DAY
• Discharge nurse allowed me to walk out of the hospital because a wheelchair would take too long

If you are ever treated at this hospital due to an emergency, I strongly recommend that you visit your personal doctor as soon as possible.