Nurses were outstanding as most are in this province. Dr. was very good. Too bad the patients were not the same. Over my 15 day stay I witnessed a lot of patient actions and abuse towards the staff and the system that contribute to our health care costs and failures.
Posted Date : 02/03/2023
Anonymous
Saw Dr. Sayfee having extreme abdominal pain and having waited to go to hospital from 2am until 10am to see if it would go away. Dr. Sayfee didn’t seem to understand English and concentrated on my medication allergies and did not listen when I told him what pain killers I am allergic to and what pain killers I have been ok with from previous hospital stays for major surgery. Didn’t seem to know basic drug information and after waiting in agony for over an hour was prescribed oral percocet (a prescription I already had and could have just stayed at home to take) when I was throwing up. Prescribed gravol by IV more than 30 minutes AFTER the percocet was taken and I of course threw up in the meantime. Believed I was a drug addict despite speaking to several others including my mom, an ICU nurse of 50 years experience. Just absolutely terrible care, did not care about a patient in severe pain, would not believe I was not a drug addict apparently even though I work in law enforcement, had multiple people state that I was clearly not an addict, and prescribed oral meds despite being unable to keep liquids down and not knowing why I was in severe gastro intestinal pain. Didn’t seem to understand how to do an abdominal exam either. I’m honestly not sure this doctor has a medical licence honestly.
Anonymous
Saw Dr. Safsee on August 7/18 evening. Called ahead to be sure X-ray was working as I had twisted my ankle, heard a loud pop, immediate pain, and couldn’t stand on my foot. Got checked in quickly. While walking to the exam room the doctor told me I didn’t need an X-ray. Asked me to lie on my stomach on the exam bed and flex my foot forward and back. Told me I was fine, said get up, go home, take an Advil and if not better in a few days go to Pan Am Clinic. Iced and tensor for two days, went to Seven Oaks Hospital on August 9/18 to find out I had two broken bones, one being the fibula. Still in a non-walking cast. X-ray would have shown the break if Dr. Sayfee would have felt like ordering it, cost is minimal and takes very little time. Would not recommend seeing this man.
Anonymous
Dr. Sayfee ***** Dr. Williams *—-, wait times vary a lot, there seems to be no rule about that. Overall understaffed, I would think. Severe Pain patient was waiting 2 hours. Nurse said doctor (Williams) is at home in Pinawa and would be around in 10 minutes. She called him, paged him and got very frustrated with him. Dr. Williams arrived after 2 hours. Cut finger almost off, perfect treatment and got stitched up by Dr. Sayfee. Staff seems to be stressed but still very friendly. The problem seems to be that you have to lure doctors to the Pinawa hospital. Basically asking if anybody at all wants to come to Pinawa. So not necessarily the question to find a good doctor but to find any doctor at all. …and it seems this way you get good apples and bad apples.
Anonymous
They do not treat their nurses well. Lots of bullying and disrespect from nurses and management, HCAs. Anyone who is an outsider is resented and belittled on a daily basis.
Tracy Abrams (Nurse Manager), Katharine Podaima (Nurse Director), and the CEO could care less about losing good nurses. No encouragement or kindness whatsoever. Nasty bunch of people.Dr. Bruneau is rude.
Anonymous
lmao what even is this place… not very conducive