FOAD: Swedish Covenant Hospital — AGAIN!
These past couple of weeks I’ve felt really, really weak and totally tired. Part of it is definitely because one or two nights out of the week I don’t sleep at all, in spite of the trazodone. Plus, I had my first maintenance ECT this past Friday.
Well, had I not visited my GE last week I never would have known that I’m anemic! Because he’s affiliated with Swedish Covenant, they faxed him a copy of my bloodwork.
While I was at Swedish Covenant’s E.R., one of the nurses or assistants or something drew several vials of blood from me. I bled out, remember? (If not, read here.) They never bothered to tell the E.R. doc the results of my blood test! Even my PCP, when I saw him recently because of the flu, said it’s been over a year since I had bloodwork done, but no hurry — I can have it done in a month or two. And here, I had it all this time! Or my GE did, anyway. WTF?
Fuck off and die, Swedish Covenant Emergency Room. I don’t care that your newly opened, completely renovated E.R. is gorgeous (note that this link may be dead one day), your fucking staff (except for the doctor and nurse I was lucky to have) is totally fucking incompetent.
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It’s stupid oversights like this that cause so many lawsuits. I’m glad you at least found out, even though it’s quite late.
March 22, 2007 5:52 pm
Think I can sue?
March 22, 2007 5:56 pm
Well at least that explains the tiredness but what the hell? Those people must have their heads up their collective asses. :s
March 23, 2007 7:52 pm
No wonder you are so tired! Get to feeling better soon!
March 26, 2007 1:50 am
Ananke and cs, I never realized that anemia can make you this tired. At least now I have an explanation. I mean, I’m afraid to drive.
March 26, 2007 9:37 am