Pembroke Hospital

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Lu L.

Joined 2 months ago

My brother went there for ECT and loved it. His depression is almost gone. He likes Doctor Muffi and the nurses.

Kathleen H.

Joined 5 months ago

Pembroke hospital at one time was a really good hospital, it was private, units were open, you could walk outside with a pass if you had certain privileges. Even the food was good. West II had a homey atmosphere with nice beds attractive furniture, THEN, it was sold out to a medical grouo, the horror show began. All wards were locked. Then closd the arts and craft studion-so everyone just sat around, staff was inundated with paperwork and no longer had time for patients. Eventually even the bathrooms were locked. At one point I had to wait for so long, I wet myself.

The staff wee brutal, they became more like prison guards. My last time there, I was put in a room that was supposed to be closed for cleaning-WHY? A guy they finally had to more to a seclusion room, peed all over the carpets--on a regular basis. I was put in there after waiting 5 hours to be admitted. I demanded finally to be allowed to go to "my" room so I could sleep. I had been in the hallway of Jordan hospital for 3 days, waiting to go toMcLean. No one wold tell me why. Eventaually, I went to Pembroke.

Anyway, there was no air-conditioning in the room, it was summer, windows are locked, and it is too much work for the staff to open the grates to open windows. I nearly sofficated with the stench of the room. I went to go to the nurses office to ask for a room change--This guy was doing a hand stand, on a chair, barking like a dog--right in front of the floor desk, with mental health counselors (who asically have no training anyhow). The "inmates" were psychotic for the most part.

Pembroke is a warehouse, they send you thre to get you on meds. Then they release you-or send you to a mental hospital, even if you have no where to go.

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sarah j.

Joined 1 year ago

HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE. worst experience of my adult life thus far. i was admitted by the hosp ER social worker on call, because i accidentally took a double dose of my anti depressant and i got really nervous so I called 911. that was my first big mistake.. staff would not believe me that i had accidentally took too much of my med. would not allow me to call my mother for an entire 24 hours. this was 14 years ago and I was 23. I was a young single working mom with no other history like this no reason for them to think I was suicidal. i was simply overwhelmed with my life at the moment and seeing a therapist who put me on prozac a short time before this. no one would believe me, they treated me like a crazy person and tried to convince me that I was. they locked me in a room with nothing but a cot in the middle of the floor and forced me to take meds and wouldnt tell me what they were. after that I was allowed out to the hall with a huge group of mentally ill patients one woman still had bandages wrapped around her wrists that she kept ripping off while she just walked around in circles for hours..i will never get that horrific sight out of my head. after a full day and night they finally allowed me to call my mother and then see an actual Doctor who finally did believe me that I did not belong there. i was kept for 24 hours against my will.

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ac c.

Joined 1 year ago

Pembroke: Brutality. this place was horrible. single worst experience of my adolescence. the staff were like prison guards with less compassion, training , and professionalism. I was told to take lithium, by my psychiatrist, which virtually every other kid was also taking, like all of them, even though we all had different issues. I refused to take it, eventually they came into my room, 5 male staff and one female nurse, and tied me to my bed and stripped me to inject me but not with lithium, a powerful anti psychotic, which I wasn't diagnosed with, but lithium wasn't available in injectable form back then, only anti psychotics. It made me violently sick, I have never been that sick in my life, never. and I felt like I was going insane, it made me so anxious I couldn't be in one spot for more than two minutes, I was like a continuous panic attack, no way to explain how horrible, ineffable.

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Civil S.

Joined 1 year ago

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Chris G.

Joined 1 year ago

Helpful. Hello, I don't really get the negative reviews. I went their because I was depressed and feeling suicidal. Don't get me wrong I hated it at the time. I felt alone and unwanted but looking but the helped me so much. They kept an eye on me. The place was safe. This kid got out of control one time and they put him in the room like they have to. Food wasn't perfect but its not a hotel. It's a place to help you get better. They really helped me. I thank them so much.

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crazybitch12

Joined 2 years ago

absolutely horrible. go to McLean. If I could give this hospital a minus I would. They treat you like cattle. herd everyone, give meds and stick you in front of a television. no therapy. food is horrible. i lost 25 pounds because i wouldnt eat any of it. staff is abusive. if you see a doctor you are very lucky. i was there for 3 days before they let me see someone. in addition they screwed up my medication which needed to be fixed. McLean is where you want to go. awesome staff except for one guy who treated me and the others like we were beneath them but they got rid of him. therapy daily, see doctors very quickly. awesome place. f*ck pembroke hospital.

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CrazyPembroke

Joined 3 years ago

CALLTHEBOARD- Inhumane treatment should be investigated asap. This hospital is horrible! Don't ever go here...Admission guy has a squeaky voice, no doubt hes shackin it up with his bf in the building fo sho. I was not seen till 23 hours after being admitted. Then when the do they meet for 2 mins make in accurate assessment and giving you unnecessary / and or wrong pills. Doctor's are really old and have been working their forever so I was told by an employee. Totally old, burnt out and now half butting it. Nurses stay huddled in a backroom, so you dont have an option to ask for anything you might need. Social workers only work to make an appointment for your therapist outside at the very last 1-2 days of your stay. Patients are basically wharehoused. Poor patients totally receive in humane treatment, without any diligent appropriate progressive actions taken to resolve. Total whole in the wall. Food is nasty..They serve you at 5pm and not till 8 am the following day. Other than that staff give you water when they feel like, sometime oj or cranberry juice if your lucky and 2 dry bland crackers overnight if you dare to ask the gossipy staff....Employees have jobs because they have family that work there. Little girls with big heads that wear hospital pants and puppeteer psychotic patients around to fulfill a warped ego. Then you got other employees that look like crackheads that look like they haven't eaten in 2 weeks with droopy faces and cheap eyeliner. Total hole in the wall, totally traumatizing experience...It is what it is, I only say the truth. How they get away it, is unbelievable.....

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Kat242

Joined 3 years ago

criminal investgations. my brother was sent here 2 years ago, doesnt sound good

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playdoh meow

Joined 3 years ago

Really helped me a lot. I loved Pembroke, I went to partial tues thru mon and again tomorrow, I'm going to be sad to be discharged, but I'm really grateful to them, especially Julie...everyone there helped me so much...they helped me straighten my sh!t out...already....KEEP THE MEOW ALIVE!