Penrose Hospital (Colorado Springs, CO) Complication Rates & Reviews

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Dedicated resource for Penrose Hospital located in 2222 NORTH NEVADA AVENUE - Colorado Springs, CO. Containing reports of complications, death rates etc. Reviews and real experiences of patients and their loved ones are invited. The treatment and medical care statistics listed below are updated and synced twice a year as per the 'Medicare Database' via an API.

 

[scarlett1963]

I was here at the ER because I sustained injuries during a workout session. I was brought in and was immediately attended to without any delay. My blood and urine tests were done as soon as I was taken in but it took some time for them to give me the results of the same.

I did not mind them taking time because it was early in the morning. But otherwise, things went pretty fine. The nurses were very kind to me and responsive too. They saw to it that I was comfortable and well taken care of.

Overall, my experience at this hospital was good and one can rely on these people for some good medical treatment.

 

[freewheeling]

I got injured while skating last winter and had to be taken to the emergency department and examined on priority. When I was brought in, it took around half an hour for a doctor to see me. But I wouldn’t blame them for the same because I could see that they were truly busy and were trying their level best to do something for me as soon as possible.

After 45 minutes or so, a nurse finally got some breather to take my triage and very soon after that I was admitted. Then the care I received from each one of the staff was superb and beyond compare. Although quite overworked, the nursing staff seemed great.

Despite every staff being overworked, they ensured that all their patients are comfortable and attended to. I love the spirit with which they work. But at the same time, it is a little difficult for doctors to visit you because they are overloaded too.

I think the management should take some measures so that the nurse to patient and the doctor to patient ratios are manageable. Else all the staff will keep struggling to take good care of their patients.

 

[staccato]

I was admitted to Penrose hospital and underwent a hip replacement surgery there. I was admitted there for a week and on the seventh day, I was asked to pack my bags and leave the hospital. I persuaded them to keep me for a few more days so that I can recover completely but they were so rude to me and said I had to leave so that the room can be used by someone else.

All of a sudden they discharged me; it seemed to me as if I was being abandoned in the middle of my treatment. I was really scared because I had undergone a major surgery and all of a sudden I was asked to leave the hospital and go home. None of the doctors or my surgeons even came to meet me before I left. I was not even given a chance to express my concerns. This has been my worst hospital experience till date.

 

[slapdash]

Do not go into this place alone for an admission

I am not quite sure how things would turn out to be if you are just visiting your doctor for a normal check-up but even for that I would advise that you take someone along to accompany you throughout the process.

My wife had taken by niece there because all of a sudden she started feeling uneasy. The ER department made both of them wait for a very long time. And finally they came back with some diagnosis and got her admitted. And for all this my wife had to keep pushing them and be after their life. So, in my opinion if you go alone, they will try to take advantage of your situation and do away with you easily.

If a family member or a friend accompanies you, then you can be relaxed as you know there is somebody to fight for what you need and get it to you.

I don’t think these people deserve a good rating because of the long wait period and their money minded attitude.

 

[LUcilLE]

I overdosed on a few pills by mistake in an attempt to get some sleep and when my husband realized this, he immediately took me to the ER of penrose fearing for my life. My husband explained the situation there and I don’t know what meaning the nurses derived out of their conversation with my husband.

They started treating me like a suicide attempt case and what could have been over with a stomach wash, they chained me to my hospital bed and started treating me like a drug addict. I felt like a criminal because I was held against my will in such an awkward position.

Now this is not what you expect when you go in to a hospital realizing the blunder you made, expecting a solution. But this is how the so called well qualified nurses of a supposedly good hospital treat you. They should first learn how to take care of their patients and give them some human like treatment.