Business ProfileforFrederick Memorial Hospital

On 2/12/14 my father was taken by ambulance to FHH as possible stroke, ems labeled as TIA on way in but relayed as possible stroke as most symptoms faded away according to report except for numbness in right foot. EMS took blood for labs. Was taken to triage , nurse had him disconnected from monitors and oxygen and sat in wheelchair , take it she took vitals close to 145pm and pushed him to waiting room behind an opening door, His wife arrived about an hour later to notice him sitting in wheelchair not being able to move his leg and unhooked from oxygen. She told the nurse he came down for possible stroke whats he sitting there for ? Her reply was they had more important patients they was monitoring him & his oxygen , His wife than asked if they was watching him and his oxygen didn't they need an oxygen reader and also stated he couldn't feel his right foot & lower part of leg, another nurse came out and told his wife it was a 4 to 6 hour wait, she pleaded with them but they didn't care or wasn't concerned. His wife took him out the hospital, straight to another hospital which they took him back right away but stated it was to late for a blood clot busting drug, was trying to fly him out to another hospital for surgery but weather wasn't allowing, So he suffered a catastrophic stroke, which he passed from on the 24th. FHH called his phone the next day stating he had to get to an ER or his doctor right away his blood work was showing real concern. Now if FHH would have did the correct action & if they had the correct staffing him and I could be planning coffee instead of a funeral. A hospital with a 2 star rating is more worried about cost of running a hospital than the patients care and well being , No one should have to wait 3 to over 6 hours to be seen let alone pushing a patient in a waiting room that came in for help and the nurses and staff act like they don't care anymore. Let's treat patients like patients not a number.