Complaint: Hi, I want to share an experience that happened to me at MGH (Massachusetts Generall Hospital) in Boston, MA If anyone has any suggestions or ideas please let me know or even call the hospital and let them know what you think!Here is my letter to the Patient Advocacy Office about this incident. I took out my real doctor’s name and other staff who did not have anything to do with this horrible incident. The note the doctor wrote is first then my response to Patient Advocacy. ANY suggestions please post on here!10/29/2010 Behavioral Concerns Folasade P. May, M.D.Threatening BehaviorPatient (ME) was admitted for abdominal pain and diarrhea to Dr. (PCP) Private Service on Bigelow 9 on 10/27. During his admission, he has been under the care of Dr. Zachary and our AHS NP’s.Patient (ME) was treated and discharged by Dr. (PCP) at 11am on 10/29. After his discharge, the patient remained in his hospital bed to eat two meals and wait for his ride home. At 5:40PM, he rose from his bed to leave the hospital and suddenly complained of back pain. His nurse went to see him and asked our floor PCA to check his vital signs given his status change.The PCA for the floor went to his room to attempt to take vital signs. The patient refused. Our PCA then stepped out of the room to make the NP (Halary Leblanc) on the floor aware that the patient “refused vital signs.””The patient then came out of his rooms with the belongings. He approached the work area and stated to me
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Address: “”that was your major mistake.”” When asking the patient what his concern was
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Phone: he stated “”he did not want his vitals checked because he had been discharged.”” I explained to the patient that I was not his attending of record but that we typically try to reassess patients if they complain of pain