Evening Pedes, I post this with a heavy heart. My Father-in-law passed tonight. He's been in the hospital for 6 weeks. Tested positive for covid when he went in. He's been managing several high risk conditions for many year's, so we knew this was gonna be a tough fight for him. Ultimately he lost, which we all will someday.
The anger though is why I'm sharing. Hopefully knowing how some hospitals are behaving will help others be prepared to fight the bullcrap our hospital threw at us.
- Father in law was allowed no visitors He spent the last 6 weeks alone. He died alone. Not because no one cared, but because they wouldn't let us in, on threat of tresspassing.
- Updates were incredibly difficult to get My wife spent hours calling, being put on hold, ignored, and hung up on EACH and EVERY time she called to get updated.
- it was very difficult to get anything to him. My father in law shares a phone with my mother in law, so when he was put in a room with a broken land line, we tried to get him a burner phone and a tablet. It took days to get either item to him, then the nurses were unable/unwilling to help him set it up, and we couldn't come in to help.
- Bonus - Room phone was not fixed at any point while he was there. (ABOUT 6 WEEKS).
Edit: location: in/near Houston, TX TLDR - IF SOMEONE YOU LOVE ENDS UP IN THE HOSPITAL RIGHT NOW, EXPECT TO FIGHT.
FIGHT FOR INFO, FIGHT TO GET THEM WHAT THEY NEED, FIGHT SO THEY KNOW THEY'RE NOT ALONE.
Sorry to hear about that. You may have a legal case though if the hospital placed him in a room with a broken phone then didn't provide any alternative means of contact. I know it doesn't help now, but at least they would have to pay a settlement.
Wow, this is crazy. I’m so sorry for your loss and what you went through. Hire an attorney. This is completely unacceptable.
fellow angry pede.
They should have given him a cellphone so he can contact you. You can even do facetime and digital chat.
What you need to do is ask for a full detail on any and all treatment. If they fail to do so they you need to contact a lawyer. Unfortunately people die too often due to poor treatment in hospitals. They should have all the records available.
Sorry for you & your fam, Pede. I'll be praying for y'all.
What a nightmare for you folks, and especially him. I'd be losing my sanity over that list of bullshit.
I'm so sorry for your loss. You have every right to be angry. Will keep your family in my prayers.
If you don't want to name the hospital, at least give us the city and state the hospital is located in.
Houston texas
Thanks. My condolences for your family's loss.
That's awful. I have heard these stories. What they are doing not letting people in to see their loved ones is inhumane and not right. So sorry for your loss. Maybe your story can help someone stop this practice.
What medicines did they try?
We don't know for sure. The nurses wouldn't tell us, we couldn't communicate electronically, and the doctors rarely (maybe never)?
My wife has more info than I do on the subject, will ask when she's in a better place.
That is so, so wrong. I feel for your loss and am angry to hear how you were separated so forcefully from a loved one before they passed. My condolences to you and your family.
Reading this, I don't even know what fucking country I live in anymore. I'm sorry, fren, it never should have happened this way for your FIL.
This is a sad story. I really hate that you could not visit. I think this can be a real struggle for the patient, they have no one physically there pushing for them and giving encouragement. Human touch is so important. Without this it can physically deteriorate someone. I live in Houston and we supposedly have the best hospitals in the world. Apparently not. Makes me angry. I am so sorry for your loss and sending well wishes to you both.