Submitted by Ancient_Tooth8773 t3_107k36a in newhampshire
LFRebel_603 t1_j3ocruj wrote
Avoid the Parkland ER in Derry if you actually want to help/save people (and any potential patients avoid if you want to survive unless it's cardiac arrest). Not sure about other people's experiences there but I was misdiagnosed 4 out of 5 times I ended up there. The first time as a child (which was actually 3 visits over 2 weeks but I'll count it as 1 situation), I can forgive (sort of) as it was an unusual medical condition beyond their expertise for someone my age. 3 other emergency visits, going in stating I had a history of my medical condition and describing symptoms of it, were misdiagnosed as... a spider bite, a UTI, and a chest infection. All were eventually actually diagnosed as life threatening issues related to my medical condition.
The one time I was actually diagnosed properly and admitted, the staff were great for the most part (one nurse actually applied a medical device that could've made my situation worse but my girlfriend in the medical field, called them out). The ER just seems like a disaster. I think Parkland is for-profit, so maybe that's the reason?
Sorry for the rant about Parkland, it's just an awful ER. Great place to send relatives that you hate but they have you in their will though, so that's something I guess.
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