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Kristy Wempe Bellinger

What once was a showcase in healthcare for the Lawrence and Douglas County Communities under the leadership of Gene Meyer, current leadership has allowed to self implode to current state of disaster LMH Health is. How the Board of Trustees has been so blind to see a mass exodus of amazing physicians in recent years and not ponder “why?”’is beyond me. I recently was a patient in the ED. My physician saw me by longing glances as he passed through the department, and only coming to my room, or hallway placement to shake my hand momentarily. It was busy, so I didn’t fret much. The nursing and tech staff were very helpful and timely with labs and procedures. But I was confused because I was getting testing and expensive procedures for symptoms, I did not come to the ER for. What really upset me, was when I stopped a nurse from giving me an IV medication, for a symptom I was not experiencing nor had reported experiencing. When it was time to be discharged the physician, diagnosed me with something that was not emergent and what didn’t even bring me in, nor had I complained about- and my original complaint was never addressed. This was all while reporting this to me in my hallway “room” shared with 3 other patients and families, and within earshot of 6 other rooms and the busy nurses desk. No regard to HIPPA privacy. I left feeling like I had wasted everyone’s time and money. That my health concerns were not taken seriously and this was absolutely validated when reading the clinic notes, where the doctor referrs to me through out as “obese 44 year old with general anxiety,” and even stating my anxiety contributed to my presentation. Now, not all of LMH is bad. There are phenomenal physicians, clinics, nurses, and the nurses and techs today were great. But I would have NEVER been treated like this by previous ER Docs.

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Michelle Lanoue

Been here since 425. Seen doctor 1 time. Nurse only to do IV. no checking vitals, no checking fluids. Ain't even in a room. We've been in the hallway since 445. NO one coming to check on us. Horrible service the YOUNG girls that come to take him down for CT said it was for his left hand but dr told us he was doing his head because of headache and dizziness.

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Cassie Finch

This is specifically for Dr. Davidson in the ER. She was no where to be found while being paged by the nurses, her notes aren’t even close to being accurate and she apparently thought I was on drugs since she ordered a drug screen (which was negative) Maybe she made her conclusions on why I was there and that was why she wouldn’t come when paged? Thankful that the doctor who took over at shift change had better bedside manner and helped. I’ve already emailed patient advocate and haven’t heard anything back.

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Rigel Freeman

Late Christmas Eve/early Christmas morning, around 1:30am, my daughter and I arrived at the emergency doors of LMH. The security guard was very nice, the triage/intake nurses were friendly and helpful and the doctor and room nurses put us at ease. They got us in, tested, diagnosed, script written and back out into our foggy Christmas morning by 4am. I was worried we'd be there all day, waiting on a room or something but they kept everything moving, made us aware of the process and kept us calm and at ease. It was a wonderful experience, despite our unfortunate circumstances and horrible timing! Five stars every time. I've had all 3 of my babies at LMH and can't say enough good things about this place. I passed out after having my IUD replaced years ago during COVID and the last thing I saw before everything went sparkly, was a nurse quickly walking towards me, taking her gloves off and reaching out to grab my hand. This was the bad part of COVID where touching another human, skin to skin, was unheard of. But it's exactly what I needed 💕 Okay that's all! My daughter is feeling a little better already so thank you all!! I hope you all got to be with your families that morning =) You're truly angels. Thank you for being open 24/7!!

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Summer Baker

I have many doctors through this hospital and let me tell you. Not one has been a disappointment. They all go far beyond doctor patient care. They treat you like family. I absolutely love this place. THANK YOU SO SO MUCH LMH CANCER CENTER, PLASTICS AND DR.KIM TODD. THANK YOU. If I missed anyone I'm sorry bc I see a ton of doctors at LMH.