Christian Hospital: Emergency Room, St. Louis MO

On 10-25-23, my fiance and I went to Christian Northeast Emergency Room, we set in the waiting room for 3 hours, which we both understood it would be a wait, they was full. We finally got called to the around 1am. We get to the back just to wait another 4 hours and never got to see a nurse or a Dr. And to top it off, the lady I finally talked to was rude as hell. Christian Northeast, the night shift is horrible, and I would never go back there again. A big thank you to the waiting room staff, they were very nice to us.

Been waiting on emergency room after being taken back for 2 hours now. I was the only person in the waiting room when I came in. Was told the doctor just got here and the night doctor is leaving.

I guess they have only one emergency room doctor on staff at a time? Seriously?

At a major hospital in a major US City. One emergency room doctor on staff. Wow. I hope there isn't like an actual, you know emergency.

I went into the ER because for left side chest pains, shortness of breath and tingling fingers and toes, I was told to wait in the lobby, WRONG I have medical background working experience and have worked in the ER chest pains are supposed to be immediately brought back. Anyway I waited in the lobby, had blood work done, waited back in the lobby, had a EKG waited back in the lobby had an X-ray done waiting back in the lobby. Not once while waiting did a nurse come check to see how I was doing. Long story short worst experience never got to a room.

I came in at approximately 11: 30 this morning and it is now 7: 30. I have been sitting in the waiting room for the last 8 hours waiting to be seen. I cannot feel my legs. They are numb and I feel pins and needles which could be a neurological issue, could be an anemia issue, it could be a diabetes issue. You could also be none of the above. The fact that I have not been seen but I've had the time to have a blood draw and get the results back of the blood draw and I know my results, having them five to six hours ago, is incredibly indicative of a failed and broken system. This is ridiculous. It is unacceptable. And the fact that there are so many people here that are sick, vomiting, having chest pains, arriving in vain, or are like me and can't feel their limbs is ludacris. There is a reason the health care system in the US it's failing. There's a reason to help your system in StL is failing. BJC is helping perpetuate this failure.

Update: I have now been here 12 hrs w/o seeing a doc.

Front desk.helpful with a smile
I dunno if you have to bleeding out onto the floor.or holding the knife
Waiting for a doctor. HORRIBLE
once your name is called
Nurse check vitals.wait time for a doctor's arrival.when he/she finish watching the entire season of their favorite show.
HORRIBLE

I’m highly upset with how this hospital treats people. My friend went here got to a room in a good amount of time but once she was in there the nurse was very rude. We were waiting 3 hours before a doctor or nurse even come and checked on her. Then she was getting discharged and they took 2 hours to print her papers. I would understand if they were super busy but it was absolutely died. Never coming here even if I was dying and only could come to this hospital

The staff was showing signs of being overworked. The employee who discharged my husband was abrupt, talked very loud (my husband was suffering from excruciating headaches).