NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County — Attraction in New York

I chose this hospital to give birth under the guise that it changed… I went for my prenatal care and it was okay. Sometimes I had to wait for hours to be seen. When I gave birth, the only ”new” thing I experienced was the nice delivery rooms which they rushed me out of. I arrived at night after my water broke & despite one other patient there, they took nearly 3 hours to admit me in the room. I went to the labor & delivery floor by the way. I had extreme labor pain in my back and they kept minimizing my pain. I understand they see many women who may describe their pain to be extreme, but it’s wrong for them to just dismiss my pains and try to make me quickly sit up or roll over…. I’m in pain! Let me take my time.

While they dragged my wait in intake, they refused to let me use the bathroom & tried to make me urinate in a hard, plastic bed pan. The nurse condescendingly told me “we’re not doing that” when I accidentally peed on the bed. The icing of the cake for my horrible experience was when a nurse came to do a cervical check, then about 10-15 minutes later a white doctor came to do ANOTHER cervical check so aggressively that I had to scream for her to remove her hand from inside of me. Thankfully my partner was there and asked her if she hears me screaming to stop because it was hurting me. This doctor had the audacity to say the nurse who just checked me didn’t write down the results she got from my cervical check. This was the last time I saw this doctor, probably because I stood up for myself.

When I was finally admitted, they told me I had a fever (which I believe came on from the extreme stress they put me through). When I finally gave birth 13 hours later, they didn’t even let me hold my baby (my FIRST baby btw!) because they said I had a fever during the night. They quickly showed him to me while they were painfully pushing on my stomach to remove my placenta. I was in so much pain, I couldn’t even enjoy seeing my baby for the first time. They then took him away to NICU, where I wouldn’t be allowed to see him for another 5 hours.

After delivery, they took me to a room that was intended to be shared with other mothers who just gave birth, some whom had their babies with them. I had to advocate for myself stating that I was not comfortable with another patient being in my room, sharing a bathroom while we’re both bleeding and they may be with their crying baby while I wasn’t allowed to be with mine. Aside from my discomfort, it wasn’t what was advertised when I originally chose to give birth at this hospital! They assured my partner & I that we’ll have our own room/privacy for our stay — not true!

When I was taken to my “post birth” room, the nurse insisted that I needed to take my medications on a schedule (I gave birth naturally & didn’t tear, no complications etc.) and I couldn’t go see my baby in NICU. I didn’t want to be difficult but I insisted that I wanted to see my baby and she responded that there was going to be a shift change soon and I wouldn’t be able to go for the next hour and a half, in an annoyed manner. I don’t understand why these nurses work in a maternity ward if they hate mothers so much. I had to again advocate for myself and tell her I rather hold my baby for 10 minutes than get unnecessary medication that I can simply get when I returned. This was the last time I saw this nurse during my stay there. She must’ve disliked patients not “complying”.

All in all, this was a horrible experience and I would advise anyone trying to give them a chance thinking that they’ve improved to NOT do so. They had my baby in NICU for 4 days “monitoring” him… he was completely healthy & had no complications. I don’t understand why they couldn’t put him in my room with me. The only explanation they had for keeping him in NICU was to “monitor him in case he gets sick” — which never happened.

I tried to give them one more chance by visiting the pediatrician for my son’s checkup, and we had to wait 2 hours to be seen for a 20 minute appointment. Protect your sanity, choose...

Part ONE - Dr. G Garcia Doloagaray

On May 22nd I ended up in the ER for shortness of breath, chest tightness, and being unable to take a full breath. The heartbreaking, neglectful, scary experience started from the moment my name was called to see the initial intake person who takes blood pressure etc.

An older Asian woman with a strong accent was mocking my breathing symptoms, even after I told her that I had been exposed to a heavy metal that was probably causing an allergic reaction, she was dismissive, rough & rude to me.

It only got worse when I finally got called into the ER. Dr. G Garcia Dolagaray refused to check my breathing, lung function, bloodwork, or urine. I wish I had never told her that my symptoms began after having an MRI with contrast because she refused to do any test.

I had to tell her “An EKG would give me peace of mind that although I’m feeling these symptoms, that my body is overall ok” About 45 minutes later, an EKG personnel came over and performed the EKG.

Then I was left sitting there for over an hour, chest becoming tighter, still no results presented to me from the EKG.

So I began to advocate for myself which is a shame. I was fighting inflammation, a bad reaction to contrast, bronchospasms, shortness of breath, headache, body pricking /needles, AND still had to get up and fight to be listened to.

I could understand if the ER was hectic but it was VERY lax, and had little to no people there. It was a 4pm on a Tuesday. Most of the time Dr. G Garcia Dolagaray was sitting down, eating.

I called her to which she got up and walked over, and said “You seem anxious, are you sure you aren’t having anxiety?” I told her “if I am anxious it’s because I’m having shortness of breath and a hard time taking a full breath. Where are my EKG results and is there anything else we can do to find out what’s going on?”

She responded that she’s “waiting on it“. 2 minutes later she came back and said “everything looks normal”. I said usually an EKG doesn’t take that much time. I asked her to take my situation seriously as being this symptomatic to a heavy rare earth metal is an emergency.

To which she responded “You’re allergic to metal? You don’t wear jewelry?” I thought to myself “What would wearing jewelry have to do with 12ml of gadolinium being administered into my body?”.

I couldn’t believe such an asinine and insensitive question could come from a “Doctor”. I pulled back my hair and showed her my unpierced ears and said “I actually don’t wear jewelry, my religion permits me from doing so” to which she laughed and said “You don’t have to do that, I’m joking.” That was the moment I began to feel unsafe.

I then asked her if she can you do a blood test to make sure my organs are okay, or a heavy metals test. She refused and said she didn’t think either was necessary, instead she gave me Benadryl.

An hour later, the nurse came over and asked if I was ready to go, I told the nurse yes, then all of a sudden Dr. G Garcia Doloagaray who had been sitting at her computer not typing anything (I could see her from where I was) immediately started typing, printed out my discharge papers, walked over and started flipping through the pages and talking quickly.

I said to her “Before I go, you should at least do a Chest X-ray” To which she responded “You want a chest X-ray?” I had to say “That’s something I think we should do”

KEEP IN MIND I am a civilian, not a medical professional. I can only GUESS what protocol would be for shortness of breath, chest tightness, and inability to take a full breath. I felt helpless having to research on my phone and tell a doctor to care or what to do to help me find what’s going on.

After the chest X-ray Dr. G Garcia Dolagaray told me to wait for the results. After an HOUR I walked up to her sitting at her computer and asked for the X-ray results.She said callously “There’s no one to look at it. The radiologist isn’t here”

I could’ve asked her why she didn’t come over and say that so I could check a portal later,...

I were admitted on 02/15/2023 with headache and dizziness into hospitable ER they asked me to see psychiatric doctor for my MDD Major Depression Disorder which i got it cause i couldn't find a job to restart over my life, and a whistling sound on my ears is Side effect of Risperdal medication, I followed their recommendations and got admitted. First of all food provided is not same as listed, they bring you 2 or 4 items comparing to what written in food checklist around 9 to 12 items been charged to insurance and you receive only couple of this items. When i asked why items on my food checklist not on my tray, they said it's never the same and don't worry insurance will pay for all this and if insurance don't cover am gonna be the one who pay for it so i should be worry why i get charged for something i didn't receive. Today I wake up normal no headache no problem eat breakfast after one hour strongest burning headache on back top right of my head, i informed nurse and requested check wiz doctor but doctor wasn't available, i asked nurse to get my blood test and check what happening and from where i got headache, he said you came wiz headache when u got admitted, i said yes but was different not same and i got better last few days i been here why headache just sudden happen today after breakfast. same headache happen to another patient who refused taking any medications for 2 weeks and he got injection to calm him down because he got angry from headache pain. which clarify they did this in purpose by adding chemical components to food which makes patients get angry mood so they can hold them longer and beds will not be empty in psychiatric behavioral unite, they try most of time to get on the nerve and treat you rude to make patients get upset so they can keep them longer, it happened on front of me couple of times, no other explanation. Medications given not following proper procedures', I came requesting to adjust my Risperdal amount as it has noticeable side effects on me but instead they kept adding other extra medications and giving them together in one time, Abilify 5mg, lerpoxal 10mg and Risperdal 1mg, i start having scape of heart beating , low pressure, increase of sugar level in my blood with heart burning, shortness breathing fainting episodes, dizziness , shaking and a lot of sweating from hand and feet which is symptoms and signs of weakening heart, i address it to nurse couple of times who cares, they just check my vitals without EKG or blood tests even my doctor i asked him why you add extra medications without discussing it with me, he just said sorry am in hurry, because you are more depressed so this extra medications would help then he said sorry am in hurry talk later and he never showed up again. Medications given to me as Risperdal weren't Risperdal they just packed and sealed with Written Risperdal on it but actually something else. I been taking Risperdal pills for 2 months and i know it's color and taste and it's side effect but these pills given to me is always different and bigger size than i suppose to get 1mg but it's bigger than 1mg almost 5 or 8 mg size pills. My body start be weaken and highly dehydrated, burning when i pee, pain on my lower back left and right, i informed doctor but no medical test or exams has been done. This unite facility looks like been run by gangsters members, i always see warry on eyes of nurses when specific persons inter the unite. i tried in purpose many times to scape meals to test them but they keep sending someone to my room over than 4 times asking me to come ate my food while the person gangster who provide it still waiting to make sure i eat it then he leave. Please it's a humanitarian request to health and hospitals Department in New York City, do a check and investigation regarding what happening on the west & east behavioral psychiatric unite @ NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County. I came to be cured not be sick wiz extra episodes of illness or sickness or end dead in a...