Clarion Hospital

We've lived here for over 25 years and raised four children in this area, so we've had the opportunity to interact with this medical system numerous times as we've needed adult and pediatric tests, procedures, and other surgeries, both in scheduled and emergency situations. Nursing and technical staff are caring, kind, and friendly. The doctors are also compassionate, professional and knowledgeable. It was this hospital and staff which saved a close family member's life from a ruptured appendix. In addition, the surgeon quickly discovered an underlying aggressive cancer, and then provided help by getting her admitted to a different facility for specialized treatment immediately. Through it all, every staff member went above and beyond to care for her needs. I must respectfully disagree with negative reviews here, especially those that indicate a larger system might provide better care, because I've also had the opportunity to observe medical treatment in big-city hospitals a number of times. (While the available medical technology may be at a higher level, hence referrals to a larger facility with different equipment, the same level of interpersonal interaction and small-town care is often not present, IMHO.) I am in no way affiliated with the Clarion system, and I don't even personally know anyone who works there, but through the years I have seen that Clarion Hospital is an excellent facility that tries to serve our local communities, with good people in it who work hard and do their best every day. Thanks, CH--you're a winner.
8 years ago (18-07-2017)

This is a very bad hospital. I recently went to this hospital because I fell and hurt my knee really badly. I waited for 2 hours and no doctor came to see me. I was treated by nurses.And it didn't seem like they knew what was going on. The swelling got really bad and they did not put ice on it. They prescribed me some painkillers and sent me home.
8 years ago (04-10-2017)

I had to give it a star, otherwise I wouldn't have. I have sat here for three hours. I have only been seen by the male nurse, who actually is pretty awesome. I've had other people that were brought back AFTER me getting seen before me. This place is a joke. Finally saw the doctor and he was super nice and helpful. So the people are kind but the hospital is awfully slow.
8 years ago (22-06-2017)

My mom was recently admitted to the hospital on a Thursday and I came up to visit Saturday. First they didn't even provide the anti slip socks for her, and her feet looked like she was outside in flip flops all day, they were black! The nurses asked her is she wanted a shower, however the floor in the shower looked as if it hadn't been cleaned in years. The sheets in her room were never changed once in three days, I had to change the dirty pad under her. The waste baskets were full of trash. Then to top it off when my mom thought she was outta paper towels in the room she told her rn(which was great the only good thing I saw all day there) the rn called house keeping and two women came up to change a roll of paper towels. With me sitting 2 feet away from them, the one actually changing the paper towels looks at the other and say" there are paper towels in here, maybe someone outta learn how to use it" I confronted her about how rude she was and without thought turns and says" I thought the nurse said they were out" I don't care who said they were out, ignorant comments are not needed about fellow co-workers or patients, and not even a I'm sorry came out of her mouth. As I was in and outta of the room for the next 2 hours the same two that were to be cleaning rooms stood around talking. I grew up in Clarion county and had both my children in Clarion Hospital, the hospital used to be clean, and have nice people working there and I wouldn't go anywhere else. From what I saw this weekend, I fear for anyone's safety with infections that visit there due to the facility being so dirty.
8 years ago (20-08-2017)

I went there for severe pain in my lower abdomen and back pain. After a 4 hour wait I was told I had a kidney infection in both of my kidneys. And then they prescribed me the wrong antibiotics and didn't tell me until 5 days later.
8 years ago (02-11-2017)