2 /5 Amber Lopez: My pregnant wife was taken from a dentist in Hunters creek to the Hunters Creek ER by an ambulance because she went unconscious multiple times while having a tooth extracted (not the dentists fault). Her blood pressure was dangerously low, and HR fell to about 40.
I got a call from the dentist and rushed to the ER probably 5-10 minutes after she arrived there.
I ran inside and saw a security guard at the front desk and frantically told him my wife just came in from the ambulance, and I was expecting him to say âok follow meâ.
Instead, he continued sitting there and said âthe doctor is checking her out now and no one can go in for about 20 minutesâ.
I was shocked because I had no idea if my pregnant wife was breathing, conscious, or even alive. I began pressing him and saying âso I cannot even see my wife, and I have no idea if sheâs okâ and he stood his ground saying he wouldnât let me in as he was obviously frustrated.
So I ran out, ran over to the paramedics that were getting back in the truck and asked them if the woman they just took in was ok, and they said she was out of it and her blood pressure was extremely low, but they calmed me down. Then the security guard came out the side door and told me he would let me in about 20 minutes.
I was furious and walked back to the front of the building and sat outside. He came out about 5 minutes later and said âdo you want to see your wife?â with no remorse or compassion. And I said âyeah, I would have liked to see her the first timeâ and he quickly got defensive raising his voice saying âTHIS IS MY HOSPITAL AND I MAKE THE RULES HERE. IF YOU DONT WANT TO FOLLOW THEM ILL GET YOU OUT OF HEREâ. I pushed back telling him itâs insane how I couldnât even se my wife and had no idea her condition. He continued to assert his dominance by standing in front of me trying to intimate me as I am holding back tears just wanting to see my wife. I bit my tongue because I knew that was the only way I could get through, so he finally let me in.
I got to her and a nurse was with her, and a med student/intern or something. They were extremely nice and caring. I asked the nurse if the doctor had been in yet and he said no, and it wasnât until about another 20 minutes until the doctor came in.
So the security guard completely lied to my face saying âthe doctor is with her now and said no one can come inâ. Complete lie and kept me from knowing the state of my pregnant wife only to continue living in a world where he thinks heâs in complete control. Instead of lying he could have easily said âlet me go check and see if itâs ok for you to come inâ. The lack of compassion and sympathy he displayed was like nothing Iâve experienced before. He made my stressful/emotional morning 10xs harder. As I mentioned, the rest of the staff was wonderful, but unfortunately he dragged the entire experience much further down than what they could lift up.