One time, they did release her into a hospital sponsored rehab facility, but she was too sick to participate. They then sent her home (instead of back to the hospital). She passed out )with convulsions. (It was now approx 4 days after her final release). So another ambulance ride back to St. Francis, where it was discovered that the UTI infection she had was now A MRSA infection. My sister was a fighter, but from that incident forward, she just gradually lost her fighting spirit. One year later, she was dead.
They will do everything possible to release you before you're ready. In the situation of those who are very sick, elderly, etc, this means that if the release you before 3 in-patient days, that you will not be approved by medicare for a skilled nursing home. They get penalized my Medicare if too many of their releases stay past the 3 days. In the case of my sister, who suffered a stroke many years age and could not speak, it we me who had to look out for her best interests. out of approx 20 hospital admissions aver a four year period, I had to fight with them tooth and nail to make sure she could stay UNTIL SHE WAS ready to be transferred. They looked at Medicare penalties. I looked at the well-being of my sister.
I have nothing but good things to say about my stay at St. Francis for total hip replacement. The staff (PT, PAs, Nurses, Nurse Assistants and especially doctors) were all knowledgeable and responsive, the surgery went well, and I was able to just relax and start the healing process. I even enjoyed the food - any time I don't have to cook it's a positive event. It was also a nice touch that every patient has a flower to cheer up the room. I would recommend this hospital as much as I would never recommend Yale-New Haven.
On an earlier occasion, our father had Alzh ,and bad respiratory problems. He, too went to St. Francis, where he was admitted. We were told there how serious it was, and that they could revive him and get him to a "functional" level. Problem: My father had a living will, and went above and beyond the normal to make it known that he NEVER wanted to be kept alive in those situations. In Connecticut, MD's are not legally obliged to follow the wishes of the patients last directives. His attending MD, (Dr Basu - I will NEVER forget that name) informed us that was going to go against my fathers wishes and start putting the tubes and support systems into his dying body. Panicked, we finally called the nursing home where he had been for 3 months prior, and explained the dilemma. They said, 'if you can get him back here, we'll keep him pain free and follow his wishes'. It wasn't as simple as just walking into his room and wheeling him out, but I'll spare that part of the story. Bottom line is he ended up back at the Home where they treated him with love and dignity. They kept him pain free, and he died two weeks later. If Dr. Basu had his way, he would have probably lived another 3 or 4 months, painfully, fed thru tubes, and barely conscious and constantly aspirating - a situation that he had made everyone aware he never wanted to be in.
Doctors here are always nice n respectful at each appointment. The emergency room is not so long and plus they saved my life when I was in come from a car accident. Never had a issue like I did in other hospitals
17 years ago Dr. John Grady Benson and his team replaced my two hips. Yesterday, he replaced my left knee. The experience here at St Francis versus the experience 17 years ago at Hartford Hospital is like night and day I give Hartford Hospital a B- and St Francis and their joint replacement team an A+. His staff is intelligent, Competent, caring, confident, cheerful, professional, and best of all a serious devotion to my having a very germ free and safe experience.
I'm running out of space so you won't hear the entire complete stories, nor the other unrelated things that were so bad. God, what a forsaken place. To this day, I regret I did not write to JAYCO (Hospital Accreditation Board) to describe this nightmare. I could write a book.
Endocrinology department is trying to kill me. the office staff is completely unprofessional and incompetent. Call in a prescription over a week ago. Insurance requires a “prior authorization” form to be signed. The office staff had not returned the form after a week. Called after I confirmed that the insurance sent another and they decided to close there office while they moved...two days before the holiday weekend! I have left messages, so has the insurance company with no reply. I have two uses of insulin left before i am out and that’s before Christmas. The hospital cant get in contact with the department and no one higher up will answer my phone calls. If i end up spending Christmas in the hospital it’s their fault.
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