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I read this already.
Obviously, I did not make myself clear:
He was seen first, ( in the beginning) Alpha,etc, (first, Betty, at Carilion .
I said I wondered if he even saw a psychiatrist at all.
You sent this report . ( I read it a long time ago, but was,
as you say, "uniformed" about him seeing a psychiatrist..)
( Also, I think in making the statement, I wondered, meant I admitted
not knowing.)
So that point is mute.
He did see one.
I believe, if I am not mistaken, and I know you will let me know,
his evaluation took something like 15 minutes.
Is that true, or not?
This obviously , was his first visit, so I am lead to believe he must have
been a " new" patient in that setting.
I would love to know what cpt codes were used in billing for his
services. Are you able to provide that information Betty?
The bottom line remains:
The two providers were unable to detect his illness.
In the world of physical medicine , it would be much the same as
as a doctor missing a tumor. ( Or, two doctors missing a tumor).
Either way, I still maintain I believe he was either 1. rushed through
by the process, or 2. seen by providers who offer the same QUALITY
of care as the lady at RMH, and 3. that Carilion's services and level
of care are "money driven", , broken out by payer type
In additon, I believe a hospital, Carilion or not, should be responsible and
accountable for physicians providing services in their facility, whether they
the doctors are Carilion employees, ( bought out, owned,), or not.
The providers who origionally saw him did not bother to follow up, if I
am understanding this correctly.
I KNOW there are a lot of people affected by this, me, my friends who
work at Tech, ( I 've both attended and worked for Tech as well),
and my friends and relatives who were there on campus that day,
and the entire community...
You attack me personally because you feel this incident should be
squelched and not mentioned on this forum.
You may have a persoal connection or whatever, whatever the reason I
am sorry to upset you, it's not my intention.
Having said that, look at the incidents, ( other than this one):
1.Josh Brown, Nrv, Came from a hospital to St. Albans's.
Obviously, not searched, and killed himself when he went to the bathroom.
( A deputy had to eat that one, although the patient was released from
one medical facility and taken to St. Alban's and then shot himself in the
bathroom.
2. The incident at RMH in which he patient escaped and drown in the
river .
3. The lady at RMH who hanged herself.
4. There was talk of two incidents, one involving a male patient, no
further clarification on that.
5. And, I know of one person , a person I worked with, not at the
same facility, who was fired by Carilion after having worked for them
for many years and who committed suicide some months later.
As for you calling me disgusting because I am upset by all of these
things....ok.......I surely am DISGUSTED.
And, what does " Citizen's Coalition for responsible healthcare" mean.
Is this not a forum created to discuss responsible heathcare?
On the subject of being disgusting, if you find my Truthful accounts
in which I voice my concerns based on my experiences etc, I must
have stepped on some toes.
Not my intention.
As for the way I became a horrible, disgusting person.......I've seen
too many people die since Carilion came to town. I've seen employees
whose lives and careers have been ruined because they refused to suck
up and go along with treating patients based on their insurance carrier.
I've seen too much Betty.
The worst of all frankly, was the loss of my Dad, a little over a year ago.
He died of pancreatic cancer. He was misdiagnosed by uncaring and
unqualified quacks at both Carilion New River Medical Center and
Carilion Roanoke Memorial . He had two bx's Betty, still was misdiagnosed
and was told he had NO cancer.
He continually degressed , was being treated for the wrong illnesses,
and obstructed. We took him to a non-Carilion hospital where he
received surgery and was correctly diagnosed with Adenocarcinma
of the pancreas. By that time, it was too late,his abdomen was full.
We took him home, he passed the next day.
If I were talking to you personally, and not on this forum, I would share
with you the horrible , unbelievable, experiences we endured in his
"CARE"
more later, too upset..............
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