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My son was pretty sick this winter and spent a few

Posted on: July 22, 2025 at 11:42:53 CT
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days at Mercy downtown. They couldn't find much so referred him to other specialities in the hospital and discharged him. Working with Mercy is a damn nightmare. Departments don't talk to each other at all. A doctor in one department can refer you to another with very specific tests or procedures to do and they will still have to do an "intro" appointment at the other speciality just to get you setup to do the actual procedure or test. And they are always backed up weeks in every speciality so unless you are admitted, you are looking at weeks & weeks to get answers. I can't tell you how many times we were asked the same questions over and over and over again at every appointment even though it was in his chart. We got to the point where we printed up a sheet with everything he'd been tested for, what his symptoms are, and what procedures and drugs he was on because the doctors couldn't be troubled to look at his chart and just asked the same exact questions at every single appointment.

I get that if you are going between hospitals that there will be some lack of communication. But the lack of doctors communicating within Mercy is absolutely insane.
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As a shock to absolutely no one, our health system sucks - Joeboo MU - 7/22 10:10:30
     the rules are set by the insurance industry, want to blame - tigerinhogtown STL - 7/22 18:44:29
     In October, my Primary switches to a concierge plan - jumbo73 MU - 7/22 12:21:37
          curious how this goes for you. I've seriously thought about - phrejd STL - 7/22 13:03:32
               My district runs a health clinic available to all employees. - DHighlander NWMSU - 7/22 13:13:41
                    Is it the Spira Care insurance?(nm) - tgr MU - 7/22 13:16:03
                         Independent but the same concept(nm) - DHighlander NWMSU - 7/22 14:23:22
                    this is a good story. thanks for sharing it with us. (nm) - phrejd STL - 7/22 13:15:42
          yeah there's been like a 30-40% decline in private practices - Joeboo MU - 7/22 12:49:19
     As shock to absorutery no wan - MidMoBaller4Life BSU - 7/22 11:52:33
     My son was pretty sick this winter and spent a few - tgr MU - 7/22 11:42:53
          Having a friend with a kid with Spina Bifida, and after - CulturedDan MU - 7/22 12:17:38
               yeah it is not a well-run organization. unfortunately a lot - phrejd STL - 7/22 13:00:24
          My daughter is in her late teens now but we had a similar - DHighlander NWMSU - 7/22 11:51:32
               It's pretty much the only place you can get any level of - tgr MU - 7/22 12:00:46
     I've heard its much better in Europe. - Newcatbirdseat MU - 7/22 11:37:02
          A guy on my work team is in Canada and he had pretty - tgr MU - 7/22 12:12:51
               so not the same situation at all. - phrejd STL - 7/22 12:57:10
                    Just pointing out that the timeframe that Joeboo is going - tgr MU - 7/22 13:14:00
     Every stakeholder needs their cut - mizzouSECedes STL - 7/22 11:14:39
     Do they have orthorpedic urgent cares there? - meatiger MU - 7/22 11:07:47
          are you a pediatric patient?(nm) - CulturedDan MU - 7/22 11:09:24
               RE: are you a pediatric patient?(nm) - meatiger MU - 7/22 11:10:40
                    well, I get you. - CulturedDan MU - 7/22 11:17:02
                         And see where that led him, lol(nm) - meatiger MU - 7/22 11:47:40
                              ok, I don't think you get it. - CulturedDan MU - 7/22 12:15:48
     When I was in sixth grade I went to Smith Hale and there was - lqf2b8 MU - 7/22 11:07:01
          Kid in elementry school had the same thing. Had some - CulturedDan MU - 7/22 11:08:50
     Move to Canada.............nm - tigertix MU - 7/22 10:51:52
     Just rub some dirt on it.(nm) - AllThingsKC KC - 7/22 10:22:40
     They need to ensure you hit your OOP maximum(nm) - AWOLTiger KC - 7/22 10:15:48
     RSDOI(nm) - cnk MU - 7/22 10:13:30
     Splint it and tell him to be tough. It'll heal, albeit - Diamond Dave MU - 7/22 10:12:23
          You forgot the most important part, rub some dirt on it(nm) - DHighlander NWMSU - 7/22 11:53:16
          thats the problem, finger is rotated 90 degrees after break - Joeboo MU - 7/22 10:14:19
               leave it. The ladies will thank you(nm) - MizzouAstro MU - 7/22 10:25:38
               Whoa. That's a nasty break(nm) - Diamond Dave MU - 7/22 10:15:29




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