Dr. Katherine Amberson Hajjar, MD

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I took my 15-year daughter to NYH ER Dept because she had right lower quadrant, nausea, fever to 102, and chills. As an M.D. myself, I brought her to the hospital for rule out appendicitis. I arrived at 10AM to pediatric triage area and was promptly given a bed by 15 minutes later. After pediatric ER nurse took her vital signs, drew blood work and started an IV for fluids, we waited until 12AM to have a sonogram that took over an hour to perform. Surgery team was called to consult, and they offered to operate based on clinical signs (without clear diagnosis). I said I would not consent unless a CT scan confirmed diagnosis of appendicitis. She got her CT scan at 5PM (I refused MRI) which showed normal appendix and my daughter was not discharged until 9PM...11 HOURS IN PEDIATRIC ER...for a test that takes no more than 30 seconds to perform. I know, because I have been an attending radiologist for 17 years. The pediatric ER residents and attending at NEW YORK HOSPITAL are incompetent, inefficient, incompassionate, and a bunch of idiots. They are at par level with QUEENS HOSPITAL ER doctor, which is a city hospital. I should have gone to LIJ Schneider's Children Hospital or North Shore Hospital in Long Island instead of hopping across the bridge to NYH. Epic fail on my part. DO NOT GO TO NYH UNLESS YOU WANT TO WASTE YOUR TIME AND GET READY TO DEAL WITH INCOMPETENT MEDICAL STAFF!!!