CGreen1993
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? Texas
On Saturday, I took my 3 year old daughter to an ER for breathing difficulties and a hard distended tummy. During triage they never told me they didn't have a pediatric unit in that hospital. It wasn't until the doctors came into see her did they tell me they didn't have one.
Anyway, to make a long story short. They gave her a breathing treatment, a shot of antibiotic and asked us if we wanted to go home. They said on her x-ray her heart was enlarged. Well since they didn't seem to be worried about it, I dismissed it and agreed to go home, because we have all her breathing treatment equipment at home.
They diagnosed her with pneumonia and constipation. Told us to follow up with her pedi on Monday.
Sunday my daughters face started to swell. I called her pedi and told her about our visit to the ER and what they found on the x-ray (enlarged heart). She told me to get to the children's hospital ER NOW. I live 45 minutes away from it so we called 911. When the ambulance arrived her sats were at 79%
My daughter was in heart failure. Her prognosis wasn't good on Sunday. By the Grace of God she's home now after 6 days in the ICU and on oxygen and heart meds. All her doctors are very upset that this other ER sent her home with an enlarged heart and not sending her to the children's hospital.
If it wasn't for her face swelling I would have never known anything was wrong, because I thought she was sleeping all day because she had pneumonia. She has pulmonary hypertension with right heart failure. (things are under control for the time being)
Their negligent mistake could have cost her her life. I just received a bill from them and all be damned if I'm paying them a cent.
I need to find out how to file a formal complaint against this ER, or should I seek a lawyer?
Thanks so much
On Saturday, I took my 3 year old daughter to an ER for breathing difficulties and a hard distended tummy. During triage they never told me they didn't have a pediatric unit in that hospital. It wasn't until the doctors came into see her did they tell me they didn't have one.
Anyway, to make a long story short. They gave her a breathing treatment, a shot of antibiotic and asked us if we wanted to go home. They said on her x-ray her heart was enlarged. Well since they didn't seem to be worried about it, I dismissed it and agreed to go home, because we have all her breathing treatment equipment at home.
They diagnosed her with pneumonia and constipation. Told us to follow up with her pedi on Monday.
Sunday my daughters face started to swell. I called her pedi and told her about our visit to the ER and what they found on the x-ray (enlarged heart). She told me to get to the children's hospital ER NOW. I live 45 minutes away from it so we called 911. When the ambulance arrived her sats were at 79%
My daughter was in heart failure. Her prognosis wasn't good on Sunday. By the Grace of God she's home now after 6 days in the ICU and on oxygen and heart meds. All her doctors are very upset that this other ER sent her home with an enlarged heart and not sending her to the children's hospital.
If it wasn't for her face swelling I would have never known anything was wrong, because I thought she was sleeping all day because she had pneumonia. She has pulmonary hypertension with right heart failure. (things are under control for the time being)
Their negligent mistake could have cost her her life. I just received a bill from them and all be damned if I'm paying them a cent.
I need to find out how to file a formal complaint against this ER, or should I seek a lawyer?
Thanks so much