Southern Maine Medical Center

I have gone through almost 2 while pregnancies with them and They have been so great and helpful. They respect my natural birth ways and work hard to make sure I'm healthy. There health centers are amazing as well. They are quick to find out what's wrong. My son has a pediatrician dr as well from them and she's been so great. Never pushing more then needed and helping out a ton when I found out my son had ptosis were he needed surgery for it and referred me to the best Pediatrician eye dr. I've always been very happy with what they have done for my family. So I highly recommend them.
5 7 years ago (29-05-2018)

Never go here. I showed up with stabbing pains in my side ( unable to speak due to pain). They found blood in my urine , and no treatment plan. They discharge me with pain meds and no diagnosis. Turned out all i had was a uti. Come on 5000 dollars later.
1 7 years ago (14-04-2018)

If i were hit by a car and bleeding out 10 feet from the ER entrance, I would rather go into hypovolemicshock and die on the side of the road than be taken inside this hospital or treated by any of its nurses or doctors. This hospital is absolute and total garbage. I wouldn’t send my dogs here.
1 7 years ago (27-05-2018)

I'm a nurse, and I'm picky. My family has needed the ER many times in the past 3 or 4 years. Twice this year. I find them to be compassionate and responsible. It's slow... always.... but you never know what else is going on. I do wish they would stop by and update you more often... telling me the lab was down after I've waited 2.5 hours for results would be more helpful when YOU knew it. But they get 5 stars because I trust them.
5 8 years ago (12-07-2017)

I am writing this letter because I am recovering from a broken right hip, misdiagnose from a fall I had on Thursday, September 7th.2017 by the emergency doctor Keith Rosenberg,MD. I fell coming out of Saco Sports & Fitness Club on September 7th. around 5 pm after leaving the fitness club & just sighing up to get back into the gym. Coming back to my van their was a rise in the parking lot between my van & another van. Was able to get up on my own- -but was in a lot of pain! After that I was barely able to drive home. When arriving home I was not able to get out of my own van. I called a friend, Pat S. I called 911, Old Orchard Beach emergency came & got me into her van. We went to Southern Maine Emergency, this was about 6pm. Pat went into emergency entrance to get a wheel chair & three medical personal to help me out off her van & into a wheel chair. I could not put any weight on my right leg without being in excruciating pain! Was wheeled into emergency. We had to wait for over an hour before seeing Dr.Keith Rosenberg. Pat wheeled me into my meeting with Dr. Rosenberg. He asked me how I hobbled into the emergency room? Pat said, she did not hobbled in, I brought her in the wheel chair. I told him I could not walk or put any weight on my right leg without excruciating pain! He ordered an x-ray of my knee only!! I was in so much in pain when I had to lie on the x-ray table for my knee ! Pat& I waited for hours, it seamed to hear the results from the x-ray. Dr.Rosenberg said my knee was not broken. I kept saying it was not my knee. I couldn't stand on my right leg. I was sent home that morning, which was around 2-2:30am Friday. The doctor sent me home with a walker , tylenol & ibuprofen. On Saturday I was not any better. Living by myself, I had a difficult time getting around my home. I could not even sleep in my own bed, I had to sleep in a chair. On Saturday, I called my doctor my doctor Karen Doehne of Falmouth. Talked with a doctor on call, told her what had happened & in so much pain. I told her I was not going back to Southern Maine.! She put in a prescription at Hannaford store Saco for tramadol. Pat picked up the prescription up for me. Took tramadol, but still in pain! This went on until the morning of Monday, September 11th, I was not any better! !! Pat came over to see how I was doing. She could see I was still in pain. She told me she was going to take me to Maine Medical Center in Portland. We went into Maine Medical center- --got several people to get me into a wheel chair from out of her van. Did not have to wait very long. They did an x-ray of my knee, right hip & my pelvic area. I was assigned to Dr. Gregery Blaisdell, an Orthopedic specialist. He told me & showed me the x-ray of my hip. The socket was completely gone. He scheduled me for a complete hip replacement surgery on the Tuesday September 12th. I got great care in Maine Medical center. Was transfered to Sealrock Rehab. in Saco.on Friday September 15th. Went through rehab.& was releasted on Wednesday September 27th. to go home. Had pt & ot, also at home. Had a follow up with my doctor, Karen Doehne on Friday, October 6th. Then a follow up with Dr. Blaisdell on Monday, October 23rd to have an x-ray. He said I was healing very good. I want to let Southern Maine medical center know what kind of terrible treatment I received from Dr.Keith Rosenberg, he didn't do his job as a doctor. I wrote this letter hoping that other patients would get better treatment then I did. Did not want others to go through what I did. It just goes to show you everyone must have an advocate with them in the hospital. God bless my friend for being with me & being my advocate. I know nothing may come of this, writing this letter ,but if I can help one person get better treatment, then so be it!!! Check out my information with my doctors, Karen Doehne of Falmouth & Dr. Blaisdell of Portland. Sincerely, Sylvia Orchard
1 8 years ago (12-11-2017)