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    It has been a long night and I still have 3 hours to go.

    Earlier a lady came into the hospital. I'm not sure where she came in at because she bumped into Maintenance first and they brought her to the Emergency Room.

    So she shows up at the E.R. asking to be admitted to the Psych Ward. They told her they don't admit people her age only senior citizens, and she definitely wasn't. They asked how she got to the E.R. and she claimed another hospital sent her to us. Which was a lie because the other hospital is way bigger and would've been able to handle anything, where as we're limited to what we can do.

    An hour later E.R. call me, saying she's been discharged and needs to leave. She's kicked back watching tv eating a snack and drinking milk. I tell her she's been discharged and needs to leave. She refuses saying she has no shoes and her feet hurt. I say it's not my problem and either I escort her or the Police do.

    She just sits there so I pull out my cell and start dialing, then she gets up and follows me. We go to turn and she intentionally turns down the wrong hallway and walks to the end of it. I stand there for a minute and she comes over to where I'm at and sees the portable toilets that are sitting in the hallway and says she's going to use it. I tell her she can't use those and redirect her to the bathroom.

    It was obvious she was just stalling to stay longer so I called the Police, they came and shooed her away. She saw me watching from my Office and starts mouthing some choice words, flipping me off, and gesturing me to come outside but leaves.

    10-15 minutes later I get a call from the Operator saying she needs me NOW! I already know what's going on. The lady is standing outside our locked entrance with a broom and dustpan. I have no idea where she found them. She's alternately banging on the doors and windows trying to get in, and then stops an acts like she's sweeping up. She also made menacing getures towards myself and the Operator and she was right beside the Operator's car so I called the Police AGAIN. Then I go and warn the other employees to stay inside since she was by an area a lot of people go, and by the time that was done the cops were there.

    Just as I'm getting there, I see her take a swing at one of the Officers with the broom, and he promptly cuffs her and puts her in the car. They go to pat her down and check her pockets, and she had a thick stack of money so I don't know why she wanted to hang around the hospital when she could've found a hotel or something.

    I gave them all my info and they are pressing charges, and I might have to go to court as a witness. Now I have a ton of paperwork to write up and file.

  • #2
    Sounds like she did need admiting to the psychiatric ward.
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    • #3
      Quoth boringscreenname View Post
      So she shows up at the E.R. asking to be admitted to the Psych Ward. They told her they don't admit people her age only senior citizens, and she definitely wasn't.
      .... WHY?

      I'm sorry, but I do not understand that. People of all ages can need psychiatric treatment, sometimes urgent psych treatment.
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      • #4
        Quoth Seshat View Post
        .... WHY?

        I'm sorry, but I do not understand that. People of all ages can need psychiatric treatment, sometimes urgent psych treatment.
        My guess, from reading the story, is that the size of their hospital is a factor. They don't have the room to admit everyone.
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        • #5
          Quoth cinema guy View Post
          Sounds like she did need admiting to the psychiatric ward.
          AGREED!

          Problem is, to be admitted you usually have to be a threat to the physical well being of yourself or others. This woman was just off.


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          • #6
            On the upside they'll probably turf her right to the big hospital where she'll get all the attention she needs.

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            • #7
              cos the hospital contains more drugs than the hotel will

              kinda wondering if she was trying to get ahold of some of the meds to sell

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              • #8
                Quoth PepperElf View Post
                cos the hospital contains more drugs than the hotel will

                kinda wondering if she was trying to get ahold of some of the meds to sell
                When the large sum of money was revealed, that was my thought as well.
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                • #9
                  Quoth South Texan View Post
                  AGREED!

                  Problem is, to be admitted you usually have to be a threat to the physical well being of yourself or others. This woman was just off.


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                  Here, I think you have to be a threat to your own physical well-being before authorities will step in/you can be admitted, at least, that's what I remember from seeing what my sister's husband has gone through trying to get his mother to seek psychiatric help.

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                  • #10
                    Quoth Seshat View Post
                    .... WHY?

                    I'm sorry, but I do not understand that. People of all ages can need psychiatric treatment, sometimes urgent psych treatment.
                    It might be more of a dementia/alzheimers unit than a true psych unit.

                    Sounds like that lady needed a hug.....

                    I wouldve LOL'ed at someone actually using toilets in the middle of the hallway.

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                    • #11
                      That scariest part of this whole story, as well as the story about the drunk they dealt with, are both sound EXACTLY like something my ex would do.

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                      • #12
                        I'm not sure if it's actually considered a true Psych Ward or not, but like someone else mentioned they mainly deal with dementia and alzheimer's, also all of the programs are tailored to older adults.

                        Occasionally if they believe a person poses a danger to themselves then they will keep them overnight in the E.R. and transfer them to an appropriate facility.

                        Also the size of the hospital is a factor, it is a small hospital. The hospital is mostly for older adults and I'd say that most of our patients are elderly. For example our hospital does not have a Pediatrics Unit or a Labor and Delivery Unit or a nursery of any type.

                        The E.R. is also limited as to who they can accept. Obviously they will accept anyone who comes in, or who is brought in by ambulance but they are limited as to what they can treat. For example we had a man come in who was very drunk, with a large hole in his back, and they were not able to treat him, he was transferred by ambulance to another hospital. Our E.R. is not "Trauma Rated."

                        We're also in a big city in a rough neighborhood and there is a big problem with homeless people wandering in off the streets asking to be admitted to the hospital or Psych Ward just so they have a bed and food. Like someone else mentioned there are also a lot of drug seekers and thugs. Also since we're in a big city there are tons of other hospitals right down the road that are much bigger than ours and better equipped.

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