They cut me off all my psychiatric medicines cold turkey. But its the best we have to offer at this point.. They checked me every 15 minutes flashing a light in my face. Its not the ideal situation. Shop; Travel; Watch; Read I was just getting over a stomach virus that was sweeping the hospital and two MHA's decided to open mine and a female patients room to be used as a general public restroom when nQt}MA0alSx k&^>0|>_',G! 0000001252 00000 n Best of luck to you and your son. Like the previous patient stated above, "If you weren't crazy before you went in, you would be when you left." startxref This comment was posted by a verified customer. Please everyone else needs to contact them. I recently outlined the serious problems I had with Peachford Hell, and with the Doctor that sent him there, Dr. Gary Fiegel. Poorly run facility. My husband was very calm on the phone, he was not agitated, and the hospital staff said to him; Sir, don't be overdramatic and beligerant. The process of getting sent to a mental facility is a tasking one, and They have left me with so much damage and severe PTSD I will have to do lifetime counseling and I dont think I will ever truly recover. They were very helpful, kind, empathetic, and pleasant, I wondered if they had finally been reprimanded for their previously bad treatment. should I consult a lawyer? the doctor who wrote my prescription to take home with me messed up and the pharmacy was not able to fill it. If you have a disability, they couldn't care less. I ask to speak to Mat Crouch after no resolve from Shelia, the patients advocate. You obviously can't see it from the point of view of someone who is sick and really needs help. This type of behavior happened all night, every night, every 15 minutes. NEVER EVER allow your child to go to Peachford or even consider sending your child there. ComplaintsBoard.com is a leading complaint resolution website on the Internet. Were responsible for that patient during their entire stay, even if they are only waiting to transfer to a psychiatric hospital, Cox said. CALL 770-455-3200. I swear it's like notes are taken on each patient and tally marks made for how "bad" they had been throughout the day, and the staff would take it all out on each patient, tit for tat, by acting like fools during the 3rd shift. Are patients going to have to just sit tight until Tuesday? Crouch wrote. I could not stand straight, write, speak, or understand what others were saying for the length of my stay. is cash Theresa W. spent 78 hours in the emergency room at Emory Adventist Hospital in Smyrna, even though she had been accepted at Northwest Georgia Regional Hospital more than 24 hours earlier. My friend and her sister went there I dont wanna say why but it was a horrible experience for them but ever since she been she has been woundering who "rip julie" is. Also, staff stole half of the things I left for my sister. While investigating the incident, a second victim, identified as a 33 year old man of Manassas, walked into an area hospital, also suffering from stab wounds to his upper body. After overdosing on the anti-anxiety drug Xanax, Erica W. went to the emergency room at Emory Eastside Medical Center in Snellville on June 5. 0000001382 00000 n The whole unit was terrified of being sent there because it was known as a unit where they sent patients that were very unstable and where there was excrement on the walls. 0000008048 00000 n These people are criminals, I believe the only reason I was physically dragged over there with my arm twisted up behind my back, and was locked up against my will, having my rights completely denied, and my negligent doctor was too busy to see me but kept me in anyway, was totally due to insurance fraud. I talked to an anonymous source who was recently sent to an emergency mental health facility called Peachford Hospital in Dunwoody, GA. My friend was having suicidal ideations, and the hospital concluded that they were in need of help from an emergency facility. No nurse came to my aid, a big burly security guard came up to me and screamed at me to get up, that I was faking it, and just kept yelling at me to get up, even when I told him I was too dizzy, weak and in too much pain to do so. The bathroom showers were actually made of granite during my stay there and I have never eaten a better chocolate cake or tilapia ANYWHERE else. Richards experience, detailed in a document prepared for state officials, demonstrates how patients have been harmed since Georgia began paring back its state mental hospitals in favor of community-based services that often do not yet exist, an investigation by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution shows. Another patient sat on floor and cried out loud for about 15 minutes and all the nurses, case workers and counselors walked by her and never said a word to her. Ofcourse I questioned everything they did. If some one is depressed this will further their addiction and illness .I have a grandson that was admitted there a few days ago and if i find this is true with him you can bet on it something will be done, because i will stand on every government desk until it is done. 44 Ga.App. Dr. Vaughn called me, he was polite and he told me that he would prescribe him meds and he would keep him one more day. Alan Judd is an investigative reporter for the AJC. dual diagnosis. Second, the doctors and staff are not there to put you in your place and teach you right from wrong. I met wonderful people who are still my friends today and so many of them looked up to me and it warmed my heart so much when Happy Tails brought the puppies for us to see. The need is huge and ever-growing.. Never ever put your child here. If you know of anyone that was from June 27 - July 2 please inform them. We offer a safe environment for children, adolescents, adults and seniors to find healing from emotional, psychiatric and addictive diseases. Detox is the process of removing drugs and/or alcohol from the body, a process that can be lethal if mismanaged. God, honey, it sounds like you went through the same hell I did. Or the day after that. And when the humidity is high I am now in crippling pain. This victims Most of the time an outpatient program is designed for someone who has completed an inpatient stay and is looking to continue their growth in recovery. F.U.Dr.G.F. it was pretty serious. That number increased to 16.5 hours in May before falling slightly to about 15 hours in early June. He kept me an extra day because he "thought" I was not ready (or my insurance would cover it - more $$$ for Peachford). After arguing with his former wife, he checked into a motel, looped a belt around his neck and tried his best to take his own life. The mother of one of those patients is angry. I am a healthy eater and a vegetarian. Rehab and other substance abuse facilities treating those with a dual diagnosis or co-occurring disorder administer psychiatric treatment to address the person's mental health issue in addition to drug and alcohol rehabilitation. The family wants to On June 13, University Hospital in Augusta posted an urgent message on a Web site called the Georgia Hospital Resource Report: Psych saturation. There are going to be times when we are at capacity.. The AJC also analyzed state data on hospital admissions and interviewed health care executives, physicians and others. If you have no mental illness, as you say, then you shouldn't be there just to get away from your parents. I have never felt so hopeless in my life and will probably need several weeks to recover from the trauma of what was supposed to help me. Theres always people waiting for those beds, said Sue Green, Gradys chief operating officer and a former psychiatric nurse. When I was leaving, people were "submitting" themselves in for "treatment." C. Diff is a highly contagious illness and asked them to please send me to the transplant unit at Emory as I was having sever stomach aches and diarrhea. And would you believe after the fact he apologized and said it never should have happened and said he had no idea what happens to his patients once they are sent there. Like most of the 168 hospitals in Georgia, Emory Adventist does not operate a psychiatric ward. Since she was a new patient she was not allowed to leave her room until she saw the doctor. Its decreasing the size of the target on their backs, Crouch said. I was told that I could return to work the day after my release from four nights in hell. 0000000016 00000 n Peachford Hospital takes patient privacy seriously. WE NEED TO STOP THE ABUSE. It is the biggest fraud I have ever seen. Reading all the posts from different dates nothing much has changed at Peachford. If parents can't do that, then maybe jail can. WebGeneral Medical and Surgical Hospitals Hospitals Health Care and Social Assistance Printer Friendly View Address: 2151 Peachford Rd Atlanta, GA, 30338-6599 United States Phone: Website: www.peachford.com Employees (this site): Modelled Employees (all sites): Modelled Revenue: Actual Fiscal Year End: Year Started: ESG ranking: ESG industry average: The main difference between outpatient treatment (OP) and intensive outpatient treatment (IOP) lies in the amount of hours the patient spends at the facility. I watched every morning as the whole unit was threatened with being sent to unit 8 where the nurses allegedly had the right to detain you as long as they want. I should also mention that on the following day, nurses, doctors, and staff forgot to administer his medication and it was not until he called me at 4 pm that he mentioned this to me and I urged him to do approach a professional about this, at which time they gave him all but one medicine, an important antipsychotic that he had been taking. xb```f``$12 /P9.0 U=^dv]e[[uy>&F4f|gNl]w> j@DCm.Y\c.RtIWDak[fh{Jo=/mT$1p?+!5w=;w]!L).- ALTHOUGH I do not regret the stay AT ALL. Founded in 1951, the Joint Commision's mission is to improve the quality of patient care and demonstrating the quality of patient care. In theory, Grady can send patients to Georgia Regional/Atlanta for longer-term treatment. Report No. Drug and alcohol addiction often takes a heavy toll on one's body. Over a year and my life is shattered and I want to die every day. On It is 2 months later and, like i stated, I'm still waking up with vivid nightmares that I am in THAT PLACE. PLEASE FILE A COMPLAINT AND IF EVERYONE OF US DID THIS THEY MIGHT LISTEN TO US. My other doctors did nothing. My daughter was sent to Peachford--even though Ridgeview had a bed waiting for her and was expecting her. Atlanta, TRUTH. Shelp answered the e-mail that Sunday night, asking for more information. WebPeachford Hospital Overview Overview 98 Reviews 23 Jobs 81 Salaries 5 Interviews 24 Benefits 16 Photos View Jobs at Peachford Hospital Peachford Hospital Overview Website: www.peachford.com Headquarters: Dunwoody, GA Size: 501 to 1000 Employees Founded: 1973 Type: Hospital Industry: Healthcare Services & Hospitals Revenue: $25 to $50 Middle steps including making direct amends to those who've been hurt by the addiction, and the final step is to assist others in addiction recovery in the same way. I have experienced the same problems my husband is in that place and the staff is so rude and a big black lady came in telling him he could check his self out and getting attitudes and stuff and we told them that we wanted him released and they treated us so badly and I told them that I wanted a supervisor person and she comes in and acts like she really don't care and we telling her what the other lady said about he can sign himself out and she is like no he can't do that and giving all these excuses this place is rude unprofessional and I have made a complaint with the state of Georgia and the Medical Board about this S*** hole. 2151 Peachford Rd, Atlanta, GA 30338. It was nothing but a scam and now Im left with permanent debilitating trauma for life, and such crippling pain I can barely wear clothes, and I certainly cant live a life anymore. Some get no more than a chair to sit through the delay. Physiotherapist, lost job and marriage close to a divorce. Contact him at alan.judd@ajc.com or at 404-526-5029. He stayed 72 hours. Outpatient Programs (OP) are for those seeking mental rehab or drug rehab, but who also stay at home every night. I pleaded with him to let me go after 72 hours because I own my own business and I live alone and work alone. We were not allowed to go back to bed even though I, personally, had been up all night throwing up with that severe migraine. xref The metro Atlanta mother is directing her anger toward the mental health facility her teenage son is being treated at. Maybe you should consider a career as a counselor or therapist since you seemed to thrive in that environment. But at some point, you get tired of asking. And I was drugged (by the hospital, given multiple shots against my will). It's why I will never trust another mental healthcare facility ever again. 2 Peachtree Street, NW On June 5, hours after Richards suicide attempt, an emergency room doctor committed him to a state psychiatric hospital. A man holds himself in a tight hug as he rocks in a continuous motion, back and forth, back and forth. :lYNDl#ca&EAE!m,h^'{ivC%=F38!|wN70}\'W{31'zNk5G7c4;I!l`!af ![ \68Wg[Dh@ekpJEW0qIexw[R1 R+Bj+.ywmX9Sm$/Y\ ` $p He was admitted to the Regional Hospital in Athens, Ga on Tuesday October 3rd around 5 pm. I checked in early July 2015, and didn't leave until July 29th. Comparable statistics for other periods were not available. She believes someone should hold the the facility accountable for allowing this to happen. So once I was finally able to go home I had very severe drug withdraws which landed me in the er. Peachford Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer and as such, openly supports and fully commits to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of all individuals Apparently the ostrich Technique is also one of their repertoire specialities. 0000001172 00000 n ATT: To the VICTIMS and their families, There are also alot of videos by the CCHR posted on Y-Tube, Knowledge Is Power!They are the "Citizens Commisson on Human Rights" and they are here to educate and inform the plubic about the EVIL dark truth about Psychiatry! For 2 days I felt like we, the patients, were part of someone's experiment on how treating patients nicely in comparison to treating them horribly affects the patients behavior. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]. I have PTSD from being there. In addition my suitcase and everything in it on unit 15 was stolen. son was admitted to the hospital, under dual diagnosis, he was under suicidal watch along with substance abuse. I've never had them before, nor have I experienced anything since. This experience has set him back terribly, I believe largely due to the trauma caused by the degradation and memory he is now trying to deal with. Rehab.com is an advertising-supported online consumer resource that provides information about a variety of rehabilitation and therapy services and resources. Such reports under a heading that says, ALERT! If my new organ would have rejected they would have more issues than my mental stability to worry about, I also informed them of having a compromised immune system and felt as if I had C.Diff. ~` `{ In April, state records show, the average wait time for admission was almost 14 hours. Its not enough. Im not depressed, Im just in constant agony. Peachford didn't even call me till 8 hours later . 15-01119-315 August 1, 2017 VA Office of Inspector General Washington, DC Its not our specialty.. This sounds like a prison but we are trusting them to help our kids.. all they seemed to care about was medicating my child, which I didnt allow and after my first visitation they trued to get me to sign him in voluntarily. And they are always placed on your upper leg. I was also blessed with a very sweet social worker who told me to talk to her if I ever needed anything, plus Mr Perry can put a smile on anyones face as long as you have the right attitude going in here. A complete list of our advertisers can be obtained by calling: (410) 630-4885. I was basically told to "deal with it." Peachford was one of the best places I could have ever gone. I told her that I live out-of-town and what was the procedure if the patient doesn't live in-town, she answered me that they could drop him in a homeless shelter (my son said that she told him the same thing). we weren't allow to go pee for 4 to sometimes 5 hours later. But there was no information about how difficult these meds would be to find in a normal drugstore. I was throwing up ALL night with an awful migraine and was told by the Charge Nurse when she finally came to check on me, she would see what she could find for me. Was not given anti rejection medications until after missing 6 doses for a newly transplanted cadaver organ. However, like about two dozen others, it pays Peachford to assess psychiatric patients in its emergency room and find appropriate places for their treatment. The state wants to expand its network of 16 crisis units, Wilson said, as federal authorities push to eliminate or reduce the size of the state hospitals. Peachford Hospital is a private rehab located in Atlanta, Georgia. Calls to numbers dedicated to specific provider listings will be routed to that provider. She then tried to lie and told me she called me several times. Administrative Investigation Failure to Follow VA Policy VA Medical Center Washington, DC . Never put your child here. Worse than a nightmare in my case. Call Peachford Hospital at 770-455-3200 or visit our facility for a no-cost, confidential assessment by one of our licensed behavioral health professionals. Were available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to help determine your individual needs and help find the best program for you or your loved one. The doctor himself, that couldnt be bothered to see me once in there, later said he failed me and I shouldnt have been in there in the first place. do I have a case? The toilet was rarely cleaned and it was so bad one day I told them Id clean it myself. Please DO NOT add attachments that contain your or other peoples personal information, if you dont want it to be visible to the public. Like you I was abused horribly, I wasnt given the replacement drug for Oxy (taken for severe pain for 13 years) as promised until I had gone into full blown withdrawal, they couldnt be bothered with me at all, and the head nurse actually said that, and told her staff to move me to geriatrics. Some of the most disturbing allegations in Georgia are connected to Peachford Hospital, a mental health facility in Dunwoody. Health care executives have compiled numerous recent examples of psychiatric patients who were forced to stay in emergency rooms frequently for days at a time while waiting for admission to a state mental hospital or similar facility. My name is Ronald Carter and if you are sueing these people I would like to help you close this disaster of a hospital down. I have retained an attorney and he will be more than willing to listen to you if you have a valid claim. The complaint has been investigated and resolved to the customers satisfaction. She was obviously singled out because of her religious practice. In its motion, Peachford Hospital argued All I needed was a medication switch that could easily have been supervised outside of the hospital, yet his nurse lied to me, lied to the police and lied on my medical notes. April Wood, the daughter of Sherlie Wood, sued UHS of Peachford and Dr. Or the head of the unit thought she had that power. They did not care to communicate with me or my child. Thats not optimal. My doctor was very rude to me every time I saw him. 2y.-;!KZ ^i"L0- @8(r;q7Ly&Qq4j|9 I told them that i don't have good insurance so they insist me staying there another night. They were nothing as what the doctor told me he was giving me. In the phone recording, the director told the parents they had kicked out the patient who brought the drugs into the facility, and notified Dunwoody police of the incident. 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