Scripps Mercy Behavioral Health Services

Victoria Woodland 

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5 years ago

I am new to San Diego and came here with ptsd. I spoke to Scripps 3 separate times to ascertain their services for psych. DO NOT believe it if you are told there is a psych triage and you will be seen by MH professionals. They have only 36 beds for psych and treated me contemptuously. I was amazed at their lack of sensitivity in a MH crisis. I saw a social worker who was very kind and sensitive to my plight and the only MH worker I saw refused to come closer than 7 ft away from me. She asked me a few questions and left. Ther... read more

Tanya Dray 

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6 years ago

I'm a RN and sat in disbelief as I watched them discharge a patient who specifically told the RN that he still felt suicidal, still had auditory voices that commanded him to hurt himself, and that he didn't feel ready or safe to leave the Inpatient Behavioral Unit. His RN said, " Well I hope you don't still feel that way in the morning, because your discharge is scheduled for around 7 in the morning." Meanwhile they were illegally holding me without just cause. When I threatened to sue the hospital and could most likely get ... read more

One July 

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7 years ago

Some evil things go on in here. I was attacked the first morning by another patient during breakfast for "faking it". There was a nurse with mental issues abusing patients. I tried to call the patient's rights advocate to schedule a hearing for my release, the nurse had me stomped out by 4 orderlies (6ft 220 pounds) for "being out of control". They stood on my spine and back and I was not resisting. I had major surgeries on my spine and feet in the year prior at Scripps La Jolla. My body has never felt the same and I have be... read more