Three Rivers Hospital

I wish I could leave a negative star. I took my young son into the ER with horrible abdominal pain. Not once, but twice within a 2 night span. First trip they said he was probably constipated. They put him on a drink to «clean him out». Next night, pain was even worse so they did ct scan and again told me he was just constipated. Fast forward to Monday when we saw our family doctor. (She is NOT affiliated with this hospital). She took one look at the ct scan from three rivers hospital and said, «he was NEVER constipated. He had mesenteric adenitis and ended up in Parkview Hospital. I hate this place. Put my son through so much unnecessary pain.

I couldn’t leave a negative star. If I could I would have. Don’t go here unless you don’t want to live. My mother died as a result of going to this hospital. And after her surgery once she learned how to communicate again, she said she would never go there again. But it doesn’t matter now because she is deceased because of them.

A family member was hospitalized here due to chest discomfort. He went to his primary care physician, who sent him to TRH (the nearest ER) due to concerns with anything chest related.
I hadn’t been in here in 10+ years. Still the same, except the lobby was different, but I wouldn’t call it an improvement. Long story short, everything was fine with my father, but they were taking the necessary precautions. I do have to say the nurses were excellent. Very attentive and good to the patient.
— 1 Star for each of the following:
If anything came back as a concern, there would be an immediate transfer to Borgess or Bronson in Kalamazoo. Why not just go to the experts in the first place? This did not instill confidence in this hospital; which I’ve heard has a checkered reputation in the community.
The patient rooms are 25 years outdated. There is no comfortable seating for visitors who are staying for several hours. My father said the bed was uncomfortable. There is also no dining options on site. The cafeteria has strange hours and there is a snack bar? Who wants to eat a pretzel or popcorn for a meal.
The physician that discharged my father was a horrible communicator. I think her name was Dr. Prokopiv or something similar. First off, she had a very thick accent which made her medical jargon difficult to understand. Second, when I asked for clarification, she awkwardly dismissed my questions and referred me to the nurse– since in her words «She only has time to talk with the patient». My parents had asked me for help in making sure they had all the necessary info from the doctor. The absolute worst bedside manor I have ever experienced.

Well, here’s about as far as I go for a first to review badge. While visiting my kids at their camp in Three Rivers, I got into a nasty collision. It could have been much worse, but the fact that I am typing this two days later shows that it wasn’t. The ambulance took me to Three Rivers Hospital and they took pretty good care of me but I’m taking off two stars because of the stupid way they moved me on and off the CT scan. Three times.
I’m not an MD but I’ve seen enough episodes of ER to know that when someone has had a spinal injury you don’t have one little nurse slide them from the gurney to the machine, you have three strong guys lift head, midsection and feet all together. Their procedure was very painful and might have been downright damaging.
Fortunately I was transferred to Branson Hospital in Kalamazoo, which was a trauma center. The ER docs told me without prompting that you really don’t want to be treated at Three Rivers if you can help it.
I’m home now and feeling bruised but very lucky.