Texas County Memorial Hospital

I waited less 5 minutes before being taken back to an ER room. I had a true medical emergency. Several nurses were in the room with me getting all my info, helping me into a gown, hooked up to monitors, asking all the questions that needed to be asked , etc. ER dr came into my room within 10 min or so. Asked all the appropriate questions, examined, tests & meds ordered immediately. Nurses accessed my port, got me my meds, tests were all done quickly, & everyone was kind, caring, & helpful along the way. Results came back in a reasonable amount of time.nDoc came in just to check on me a couple times while I was still in the ER. He also came in to give me test results & informed me I needed to be admitted. My pain, nausea, etc were all addressed & managed very well.nUnfortunately there was a communication breakdown between the ER dr & the surgeon on-call while I was being admitted. I'm not sure of the details...but it caused a lot of confusion & frustration for me & the floor nurses. Everything was very confused, tests & meds ordered...cancelled...ordered again...cancelled again..... Blood transfusion ordered 2 times & cancelled 2 times.n.....BUT...once the same surgeon came to see me early that morning everything was thoroughly discussed & straightened out immediately. Blood transfusion was reordered & started quickly. He spent a lot of time with me...no rush... great bedside manner, believes the patient knows what works & what doesn't, & that everyone is different & they need to be treated accordingly. He really listens to you!!! My comfort, trust, & questions were all very important to him. Very pleased with the treatment I recieved from both drs (even though there was that communication issue between the 2 of them...it was rectified quickly).nMost of the nurses & techs were great. The others were average...but no complaints. This was the 2nd time I was a patient here. The 1st time (over a year ago) I was in ICU. I had zero complaints that time as well.nThere's an ICU nurse (who's also one of the night-shift House Supervisors) named Paul. He is amazing!!! He's well-loved & respected by staff & patients. He deserves a shout out!nI'm very sorry to hear about other's negative experiences here. I hope they give TCMH another opportunity & it's a much better experience for everyone. Thank you to everyone involved in my care at TCMH...I appreciate all of you!

Go to springfield or rolla. Need an MRI of the brain to see about a stroke. Was told today if I did not give them $6000 in cash they would not do the test. They said if I have another stroke then I could get admitted and Medicare would pay for. Thanks for caring TCMH. Think its time to close you and your clinics. Money or human life. The administrators have to be proud of the job they are doing. Let people die. Great job folks.

Your night staff on November 24th was amazing. But you have an employee [ her name is Sandy ] who saw that I was struggling to get my breakfast paid so she used her own money to pay for my breakfast and I told her thank you. Please keep her, she made me feel better about a lot of things in the short time she seen me struggle.

I normally use Springfield hospital, but decided to stay in TCMH. Spent six days in the hospital and received the best care by dedicated, professional staff. The hospital was very clean, the food was delicious.

They violate your right to informed consent - even when you ASK “what is this for?” - and call it hospital policy, then leave YOU to pay for a decision you never would have made.n0/10, would not recommend.