UC Health Psychiatry

“I was taken here under false pretenses, when the social worker and psychiatrist checked up on me they said it was to find a safe place for me to go. Although I was born in Ohio, I was only visiting in the midst of a temporary pause in my education which was being provided in Atlanta. Therefore, I hadn’t been to Cincinnati and prior to this experience I was living in another state. But, also I had never been to a mental hospital so when patients were telling me why they were there I had assumed I could receive better treatment somewhere else instead of the emergency care facility. After a man argued with the staff and attempted to fight them, he directed his attention towards me and thought I looked like an historical figure (I’m not sure why). So, I attempted to ask to be discharged again because I wasn’t diagnosed with anything and was simply just crying. A white oversized woman gave me two options, take medicine I wasn’t prescribed or be given a shot. I told her because I wasn’t Diagnosed or prescribed medicine that I wouldn’t know what she was referring to and it would dangerous for me to take a drug without any background information. I was then tackled by her and security, given a shot in my neck then placed on a stretcher. She turned off the lights (I’m scared of the dark) and tied my limbs down, she says she would remove one every 45 minutes. By the time I woke up, I was taken to another faculty where they said they were providing involuntary treatment. It was confusing because not one person checked up on my mental health and I was surrounded by men and women who refused there. The patients would strip naked and stand in the corner of my room, a white man would watch me sleep and I’d run down the hallway, then a behavioral technician passed every boundary they could. These hospitals acted under the basis that because I didn’t have my degree at the moment, I must of have been removed from my whole life prior to walking into the hospital. A year later, I do have my degree and sitting across the country from the hospital. But, I would like this story to be known to future or preexisting patients who are coming here to receive medical treatment. I’m not sure what was put into my neck, but I when I returned a nurse said they weren’t allowed to do the”

“Nice to know AFTER my appointment that UC has a contract to charge patients with BCBS as outpatient expense. My providers changed so many time my continuity of care had gaps. Seven provides over 12 years as a patient there. Many last minute cancelations by providers.”

“Don’t ever go to the UC psychiatric emergency room for anything. I brought a family member to get an emergency prescription only and they abducted my family. My family was cleared several times by their own staff as well as the police. I called the police and they refused to release my family but told me and the police that I could still visit my family during visiting hours which started in the following 5 minutes. I went to the lobby for visitation and they then told me my family member was sleep and to return, the police were still present at this time. I left so that my family could rest. When I returned after a few, they put me on a do not visit list so I couldn’t confirm that my family never said the things they claimed.”

“UC Health never fails to be awful, I stopped going to all UC Health specialists as they were beyond awful and unprofessional. I was recommended here by another doctor, first they didn’t answer the phone and called back 2-3 days later saying they can’t accept me as a patient as I haven’t been seen by a UC Health doctor within the past year… like what kind of requirement is that… very odd”