Oceans Behavioral Hospital — Lake Charles

“My husband is there on his third day from a relapse without getting his antidepressant. I’ve called twice about it and was shrugged off. My husband hasn’t been taken seriously and is being given other medication that have not worked for him in the past. He has shown serious health issues from going more than a day or two without his antidepressant such as seizures and increase sleep paralysis. I also tried to email twice and both times my email was blocked. My husband didn’t go in for mental health issues or for harming himself or anyone else. He was called in because of a relapse. He’s asked for a transfer and hasn’t gotten it. He’s also asked to be sent to a rehab which is better equipped for him and they have yet to reach out to the rehab. I’m very disappointed and as a wife who is concerned for their husband I don’t like being dismissed. His health is a big serious issue that I don’t take lightly.”

“They say in their mission statement “ we are committed to caring for patients and their families with dignity” but it is really just a jail or worse. There is no dignity involved at all. They treat the patients and family like second graders! If you have no options, I suppose I would go there but if you have the means, please! please! please! pick a better place like a real hospital! Your loved one WILL be treated like an inmate not a patient!”

“RN Brenda illegally coerces patients to sign waivers against their will. Be careful. My friend went here of her own free will and decided 5 minutes in that this place was not going to work for her, she was just depressed and her Dr recommended going to a ward to try new antidepressants since they have medical staff should she get a bad reaction to them. Anyway she told Brenda the RN that she wanted to leave and Brenda screamed in her face and was incredibly rude and lied that she legally couldnt leave and if she kept refusing to sign then she would tell the doctor not to release her in the morning. And she wouldn't go home for a long time. Turns out it was illegal to keep my friend there against her will before she signed the waiver. Go figure. They keep removing my friends review when she tries to post it too. The hospital destroyed paperwork proof of this happening and is trying to silence us. There were at least 3 total girls there in that one night who had all had the same experience with RN Brenda. Also they covered up a r@pe that happened and blamed the victim for not screaming.”

“Its Christmas eve, they said they needed my gf to put me on documents before i can come visit even though i have her patient id number and said they will have her call me and and phone time was in 5 min. 2 hours later I never got a call so i went up there to find out female visitation ended 10 min before i showed up.”