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Puzzleheaded-Equal70 t1_jdwputl wrote

for all trauma except for a solely Neuro related issue, presby. for anything Neuro, AGH. and please for the love of God don't take me to Passavant.

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bettytomatoes t1_jdwxgum wrote

My mom had an emergency neuro issue. My dad BEGGED the ambulance to take her to Presby because he knew they had a good neuro dept. They wanted to take her to St. Margarets, because it was closer. They finally agreed, and thank god they did. She just happened to have a super rare thing happen to her, and there is like ONE expert in the entire country on this super rare thing, and he just happens to work at Presby and happened to be working there that night when my mom came in. If she had gone to any other hospital or was seen by any other doc, she probably wouldn't be here right now.

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RequirementFew773 t1_jdwrgwr wrote

I know I'm only one case and it was 7 years ago, but the doctors at Mercy (brain aneurysms that ruptured) saved my mom, so that would be my pick.

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Puzzleheaded-Equal70 t1_jdwru3i wrote

Well, I guess I'm glad to hear there's more than one good Neuro hospital in town! My neighbor had a brain aneurysm that ruptured as well and was given a .1% chance of survival. The doctors at AGH saved her life and her story was turned into a case study for other doctors and students.

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djohnny_mclandola t1_jdwvqz2 wrote

The doctors at Mercy botched a colostomy and killed my uncle. So that place is on my do not go list.

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ExtremelyQualified OP t1_jdwq7aq wrote

What’s up with Passavant?

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smigsplat t1_jdwt2yb wrote

It does have the nickname "Passaway" for a reason

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Accomplished_Cloud48 t1_jdxdy3b wrote

Horrible- won’t treat any type of pain inpatient or out patient. U see the Hospitalist on an iPad wheeled into ur room. Spent 2 days in ER waiting for bed eating crackers & ginger ale.

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