Abilene Hospital

The purpose of this blog is to inform and warn the public of the actions and conduct of the staff and several physicians of an Abilene Hospital.

It started on May 25, 2007 when my mother was airlifted to the Abilene Hospital from Sweetwater, Texas after a reaction to an anemic drug she was given earlier in the day from an Abilene Physician. She arrived at the Abilene Hospital and the CCU physician in charge that night, lifted her head and told my sister and I, "She is already gone." He pointed a small flashlight into her eyes and then let her head fall violently back onto the pillow. Over night, her condition improved and she was moved to a private room. She told the physicians and nurses not to give her the drug again. The drug is called PROCRIT. The physicians and nurses acknowledged her request and her chart was marked clearly, " NO PROCRIT."
Over the next several weeks, her condition improved and she was preparing to be discharged. On June 28, 2007, for whatever reason, the Doctor ordered and she received another PROCRIT injection. She was rushed back to CCU and never recovered. When she entered CCU, my sister and I asked the CCU physician why she was given another injection of the drug. The physician became almost violent, getting within a few inches of my face and yelling, "YOU CAN HIRE ALL THE ATTORNEYS AND LAWYERS YOU WANT. IT WON'T DO ANY GOOD." An employee of the hospital witnessed this and escorted my sister and I to the adminsitration office to file a complaint. We were told there would be a meeting and something would be done. A month or so went by and we heard nothing. We contacted the Administration office again and we were told our complaint does not fall under the requirements for filing a complaint on a physician. If that was the case, why weren't we notified?
Our mother spent the next several weeks in CCU and we attempted to transfer her to another hospital in Abilene but our request was denied. The hospitals excuse was, "There are alot of politics involved between the two hospitals and it wouldn't be in your best interest to transfer across town."
To make matters worse, the infectious disease physician walked into our mother's CCU room and attempted to talk us into NOT filing a lawsuit. Keep in mind, our family had NEVER mentioned a lawsuit. Our only concern was the health of our mother. This same physician made telephone calls to family members attempting to talk to anyone that would listen, out of filing a lawsuit.
More to come.......