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    Richmond Hospital

    2.3 (45 reviews)

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    Annie M.

    Writing another hospital review which I'm using and experiencing our medical system again. Richmond Hospital is located on Westminster Hwy & Gillbert Rd. It opened since 1980 and looked so new and clean. Based on 2 times visit experience, I have quite different experience of it. I went to ambulatory care clinic for Intravenous (IV) Iron Infusion, the nurse (Mary) was so care and professional. She was cheerful and detailed. The 2nd time was just ok. The nurses were chatting to each other and checking on me occasionally

    They were super busy, still managed to find me a bed in the Day Surgical Unit Recovery Ward bed 12. Thank you so much!
    David W.

    I was writing reviews in Yelp just like other people - trying to be a critic on most restaurants, businesses, organizations or entities that provide services & cater food & labor that we like or dislike.... Well, this one is a little different I should say, it was written on a patient's bed in the Richmond General Hospital with my heart felt experience. Deep inside me I always respect the health workers, be it doctors, registered nurses, physiotherapist, nurse interns, care takers and the paramedics... just like I always have a crush on girls who can play piano (Level 8 or above). Oops, I went too far! Let's back to the point. After a couple of incidents I took my doctor's advise/ referral to go for a CT scan in RGH after the CNY long weekend, they sent me to Emergency ward which was super busy then right after the CT as they didn't like what they have seen (some breeding vessels in my brain with BP150+...) Anyway, long story short, 28 hours later I am here typing my iPhone keypad on the bed that they managed to squeeze for me. I tried not to worry about the outcome or the consequences (may be my last review) but I am grateful to all the personnel get involved, they were all so professional, so tender, loving and care to every single patient as far as I could see and hear. The food/meals from the kitchen may not be the best taste, the bed may not be the comfiest as your Simmons or Luxury Gel memory foams. But I am talking about their work ethic and attitude here! For that I rated RGH 5 any given time of the day. All day long Take care yourself, Yelpers!

    It's full already! RGH ER
    Jana B.

    My opinion of this hospital really depends on what department I'm going into. I've been in maternity, emergency treatment, seen emergency doctors and been through medical imaging. The doctors are either really helpful or really horrible, the nurses are pretty much the same. Maternity - I've had 3 kids here and the first experience was a nightmare. I had an emergency c-section due to preclampsia. The nurses never checked on me, getting up was hell and no one would take me to see my daughter who was in the NICU. The NICU nurse insisted we take my daughter home without the pediatrician looking her over because as she said "it costs $3000 a day to keep your baby here". If my daughter was fine to take home the pediatrician would have discharged her. With my other 2 children I had a much better experience, although there are still some people who should not be in the healthcare field. Emergency Treatment - Had to have a 13 day course of antibiotics for suspected MRSA. I was on vancomycin for 7 days before any of the er doctors referred me to a specialist to see what was wrong with me. I had a staph infection, not mrsa thankfully but went through so much before my issue was finally properly treated (i'm currently recovering). Dr Kim actually said to me "I'm sorry there's nothing I can do for you" and left the room. This dr was the worst I ran into and was just interested in moving onto the next patient. Many of the other drs wanted to help, but didn't really know how. It was essentially the specialist Dr Vortel who quickly diagnosed and helped get me treated. If you have a ongoing serious problem that cannot be fixed with a cast or a few stitches then go to a different hospital (VGH). As with any ER there are long waits so please don't come here with a cold or because you have heartburn.

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    Only one doctor available at night!!! 5hr wait times ! Not acceptable !! 2 doctorrs should be there at a minimum

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    Richmond Central Medical Clinic

    Richmond Central Medical Clinic

    2.2(38 reviews)
    0.7 kmGolden Village

    My family and I have been with Dr. Stanislav Romashin for over five years. We truly appreciate his…read moreprofessionalism, calm approach, and sound medical judgment. He's always available when we need a check-up, and we especially value that he doesn't overprescribe antibiotics or create unnecessary panic. His consistent, reliable care has been a great support to our family.

    I do not recommend this clinic. I've been a patient for maybe four years and am on a non-optional…read moredaily asthma inhaler, on a daily essential thyroid med and a prescribed daily ant-acid. The doctors at this location do not prescribe more than 3 months at a time - as I was advised when I asked two weeks ago why I wasn't given refills for my essential meds for more than 3 months when they were renewed 2 months ago. This has not always been the case. I appreciate now that during COVID all is mostly being done over the phone. Two weeks ago I called in the morning for the renewal for my files so I wouldn't have to cut it close around Christmas/New Years for medicine renewing etc. I was told Dr Chu would call and when he did I asked why I had to call again for a renewal for these meds which haven't changed. The doctor didn't seem to have any of my info and seemed impatient. Dr Chu asked if I've tested my thyroid. It was nice he asked as no one at that clinic ever did - when I asked they only ever vaguely said it was only needed to be tested every 3 years? When I had seen the specialist I was tested every month or so. I had to then ask for the life lab test requisite-he said he would renew the prescriptions and do the requisite for the blood test then hung up. No prescriptions have been renewed and there's no way to know if the requisite was sent until I try to get the blood test. At the beginning of the call I was taken aback at the way the doctor spoke to me when I asked why I was having to call back for renewals while having concerns with Covid making things more difficult. I've since gone elsewhere as my boyfriend goes to a clinic with more sympathetic doctors who don't needlessly require unnecessary calls for unchanged essential medications. This other clinic has already sent renewals for on file and the LifeLab requisition since indeed the last test was Aug 2019.

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    St. Paul's Hospital - IV drip with Vancouver skyline view outside.

    St. Paul's Hospital

    3.4(86 reviews)
    12.4 kmWest End

    In the past few years, I've come to St. Paul's Hospital frequently, as some of my specialist…read moredoctors work primarily out of this institution, so I've had many an appointment here. Plus these doctors have often ordered tests here, too (i.e., MRI's, respiratory tests, specialty stress tests and radiology tests and more). Every time, I've been treated respectfully and everyone has been super professional. (I should add, for many years I worked as a paramedic in the States, and as a phlebotomist and EKG tech in major hospitals and doctors' offices alike, and in medical labs. I am quite familiar with the medical field, and my expectations - and I suppose, my standards too - are very high. And I will add that I am the WORST patient too, which adds another element to my experiences as a patient. So when I say that the office staff, X-Ray techs, phlebotomists, respiratory techs, doctors and nurses and aides have all been excellent with me, that says a lot). The other night was my first time going to the ER here. (Long story, don't ask. All is well). As a medic, I know how ERs work. They are hectic, often chaotic spaces with a large element of the unknown going on (a result of the variety and amount of patients there and what their issues are, as well as staffing and more). I was originally going to go to VGH but I checked online and the wait time there was nearly 8 hours whereas at St. Paul's it was 2.5 hours. I'm so glad I went to St. Paul's. Yes, the ER department is run-down and dated. Yes, many of the patients there were either drug addicts or homeless folks (or both), and/or had mental-emotional issues. The walls are dingy, there's no privacy in the waiting room (AT ALL. I found it startling TBH that there was a "blood draw" station in the middle of the waiting room, and I prayed I wouldn't have my bloods drawn here as I am a tough draw and, as mentioned, I am the WORST patient). So, yeah, the accommodations here are definitely NOT plush, nor are they modern. All that said, the staff working here in the ER when I visited were UNBELIEVABLE. As in, unbelievably GOOD. The tech who registered me in, the triage nurse, the radiology tech who brought me back for a CAT scan, and finally the doctor who, thankfully, checked in with me and then had me go into a separate room to discuss their findings (I was fine and could go home. Yeah!). All of them were incredible. SO professional, so on top of everything, very efficient. I know I must have been prioritized fairly high on the ladder, as I was seen, scanned and consulted with and discharged within 90 minutes. I know that is NOT the norm, but I also know I had the potential for having something serious, and they had to rule it out promptly. And they did. And I am ever so grateful. I'll add two things: I saw the doctors and nurses and aides talking to patients and treating them respectfully, whether the patients were drug addicts, homeless folks or well-dressed grandmothers there with their families. We were all treated equally and professionally. Also, I should not that, within the year, St. Paul's is moving to a huge, new, state-of-the-art hospital by Central Station, behind the Science Center. I've seen tours of the new facility on tv and it blows me away, how modern and spacious it is. So the days of the dated, dingy hospital here on Burrard are numbered. Very soon, this new hospital is going to be as wonderful as all the staff who work here.

    St. Paul's is a HORRIBLE place. Providence isn't throwing one red cent into it while the new one…read moreis being built and the sheets are thread bare and some are torn. Good luck finding a pillow in an emergency bed! The walls and furniture have holes in them and maintenance can't keep up. Their H-Vac system was last updated in 1971 and can't be upped anyfurther so it's FREEZING in there. Good luck finding anyone to get you a blanket to put around you. Staff, nurses and doctors are overworked and grumpy. Provicence pays their ER docs per turn around so you don't get to see one for very long. I have several health issues, none of them my own fault, and St. P.'s is the closest hospital to me. I cannot always be diverted to Mt. St. Josephs so have to put up with this hell hole of a hospital. I won't talk about the food because that's too cliqued. I'm almost in tears if I have to go there!

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