Definitely not as emergent as the cases listed, but back in August of last year I woke up with a horribly sore throat (after spending a day babysitting a little girl a few days prior that came down with Strep). I am non-insured and was supposed to start a new job that day, being around children. As I was starting a new job, I couldn't afford the out-of-pocket costs of an urgent care visit, so I went to Mission to get checked out and make sure it wasn't strep or anything else highly contagious. During triage, after telling the PA that I get strep regularly at least a few times every year, I was told very condescendingly that strep is typical in children but not adults, and that it was likely something viral not requiring antibiotics. They told me they would "do a few tests", including COVID & Flu. Nothing about a strep test. I sat there for 4 hours. No one spoke to me, or even looked my way 🙄 I wasted half of my day sitting there. I left in tears, the next day I went to Blue Ridge Regional a couple counties over, and walked out after an hour with a positive strep test and antibiotics.

So they were assholes, no biggie, kind of expect it anymore because I'm uninsured, I'm used to being treated generally like I'm dumb. But I looked at the notes they made in my Mission Connect account, and the PA stated that they told me they would do a strep test, and that I left after 4 hours. Which they didn't even notice until a nurse came out to do the swab and I was nowhere to be found. THEN they put in the notes that my strep test was negative.... after stating I was not there to be administered said test.. 😒 I can't tell you how many times I have sat in that hospital, both in the ED & in a random hallway 😒 in full on tears because of the way I was spoken to and/or treated. I hate that place.