I grew up in this area. I was always told the Carleton Place hospital was too small for the area and due to lack of funding it was one of the worst around. I would regularly go to the Almonte Hospital as it always had shorter wait times and a better reputation. It is true that the few times I did go to the Carleton Place Hospital I was not treated well, or even with respect by the nurses or doctors there. I have heard plenty of horror stories from the Emergency room at CPDMH, if you have as well take heed my warning.I have had Strep Throat nearly once a year for the last 5 years. I went in fairly certain I was in need of some antibiotics because it was Strep causing my swollen tonsils. I go in, Jan 7th 2018 9:30am, I am seen by a younger female doctor, I can't recall her name. She sits in my room and asks why I'm there, no friendly hello, just Hi I'm Dr. So and so, what brings you in? I said well I'm fairly certain I have Strep so I just want it to be checked out. She says, "What makes you think it's Strep?". I go on to explain my tonsils are swollen and have white patches on them, I've had strep a lot and was pretty certain it was a bad case of strep as the pain was so bad I hadn't been able to sleep. She looks at my throat, and in my ears as I also complained about it effecting my ear canals. She listens to my lungs, and heart beat. Not before making a comment about my outfit (Don't worry, she says, I dont care what youre wearing) as I hadnt slept and showed up in a dress with pajama bottoms. No bedside manner. She doesn't swab me and tells me it's not Strep immediately. Perhaps as I mentioned it seemed to start off as a cold with mucus and phlegm. Which has always been the case with me when I've had Strep but it is rare in most cases. She tells me it's a bad cold and that I'm the 5th person in today with the same thing...has the nurse bring me a steroid for the inflammation called Prednisone. She tells me to continue with Advil and Tylenol every 4 hours despite mentioning that Tylenol and Advil have done nothing for the pain or inflammation over the last week. She says the steroid will help over the next 48 hours. I leave, dissatisfied. The doctor stands at the nurse's station as I walk out and she says to me, have a good night, at 10:30am in the morning. It begs me to question if she had been over worked and over tired, or if she is just another one of those doctors who doesn't like to swab and pretends to know best, or is offended if the patient claims to know what ails them. Regardless...I spent another day and night for hours in agony trying to sleep, with no relief from the pain. I decide to go for a second opinion at the McNeely Medical Clinic the very next day Jan 8th 2018. I booked an appointment and was seen, and taken seriously as I explained my experience at the CP Hospital. He told me just by looking at my tonsils and hearing my story it it could be a cold, it could be Mono, it could be strep and that no doctor could ever know without swabbing. He swabbed, and came back less than 10 minutes later and told me it was 100% Strep and gave me my prescription for antibiotics. Strep throat can have many awful side effects if not treated. I am so disappointed and fear this Dr may have misdiagnosed those other 5 patients before me without swabbing them either. I have heard horror story after horror story about that hospital since I've taken the issue to social media and I'm afraid to say I believe it all to be true. I hope someone investigates my story. I plan to contact patient services today. McNeely Medical is the way to go, don't waste your time at CPDMH.
Garbage service... Takes them forever to see patients. I bled into a towel for 2+ hours before I was seen... If you are able to go somewhere else I suggest it. Place is trash...
This place is honestly terrible. I came in today at 12pm because Ive been puking up blood all day. As soon as I come in, they are interrupting me and belittling my problems. I once again had to puke so the nurse gave me a bag. After I was done, instead of giving me a new bag for next time, she made me keep the same one that already had vomit in it. I was in the waiting room for an hour and then I was called in. I have now been waiting in a private room for an hour and counting. All the nurses look at me as they pass by, and then they go back to heir desk and start gossiping about their patients and their co-workers and talking about their personal lives. My room is also a mess. There are drops of brown liquid on the floor and garbage that missed the trash. If I could give less than one start, I definitely would. Im very disappointed.
I had to take my 2 year old daughter in tonight, she was scared to go, but the staff were wonderful and super nice to her which helped to make her more comfortable. The doctor was great, very knowledgeable and good with her. He took the time to explain everything to me and make sure I understood, we were very lucky to have such a great hospital near by.
Most people only seem to leave a review when they are dissatisfied so I felt it necessary to go out of my way to leave this review. Gallbladder attack brought me to this hospital last night (my first time there) and they treated me wonderfully. They were kind, the wait was short and if I could leave a higher rating I would. Its a small hospital and not every visit can be perfect but I have no complaints. Kind and attentive staff, the Dr was great and I was in and out quickly.
Carleton Place & District Memorial Hospital is a Canadian Hospital based in Carleton Place, Ontario. Carleton Place & District Memorial Hospital is located at 211 Lake Ave E, Carleton Place, ON K7C 1J4, Canada.
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