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10-09-2014, 02:59 PM | #1 |
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Hooked on Huggins Hospital
Over the years we have lived in the Lakes Region, we have heard numerous negative stories about Huggins Hospital. We have recently been patients there on 2 separate occasions. I'd like to set the record straight about that place: the care was excellent, the staff professional and reassuring, and we both felt that we could not have received better treatment elsewhere. Granted, it's not a trauma center, but for normal things requiring hospital care, do not discount Huggins.
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10-10-2014, 11:30 AM | #2 |
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Me too.
I just moved here a few years ago from the Jersey Shore (home of several top notch hospitals) and I have found Huggins to be very good. There are several news physicians practicing there and they seem to run a tight ship.
My sense is that they are good for first line treatment, but will point you to specialists in other areas when needed. |
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I finally went to another town to get a primary physician and as of now I am very content with him. The only way I would ever go to Huggins again would be if I was unable to make my own decision about where I would go...like unconscious!
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10-10-2014, 12:11 PM | #4 |
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Seems like most of them in the area are on permanent vacation. In the last 6 years since I move to the area I change my PCP twice. The first PCP lost his license for failure to recommend patients to a pain clinic, rather he gives them pain medicines until they were addicted. The MD claims he was not aware of the new laws?
The second PCP was going through a few malpractice law suits and left the area. The third one, so far so good, but I have to travel to Meredith from Laconia. He is not as 'aggressive' as my old PCP. I have to keep doing research online to make sure he/I are up to the latest in treatments.
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10-10-2014, 07:16 PM | #5 |
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I'm sorry, I can't let a positive post appear on Huggins, when I can still remember my friend and neighbor who died as a result of their misdiagnosis.
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10-10-2014, 09:56 PM | #6 | |
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I'm sorry to hear about your friend. What year did that happen as it is a completely new regime over the past several years. Now I would not go there as I want a place that can handle a lot more then they can as I want to stay in one location and not be moved for a serious operation but would for a life of death operation. Does that statement make ¢’s??
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I know a lot of people don't like Huggins but isn't the grass always greener? I know because one's life is involved we don't think they should ever make a mistake. And sometimes they shouldn't. But every hospital does make mistakes. I think Huggins knows they have a bit of an issue and are trying to rebuild faith in them. A close family member needed surgery this summer and they offered us the option of staying there or going to Mass. General. We had faith in Dr. Barton and decided to stay and everything was fine. We have had previous experience several times with Dr. Barton and he is a wonderful surgeon in my opinion. He gave my mother quite a bit of time by performing innovative pancreatic surgery for cancer.
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I really like Dr. Barton too. He's done a couple of procedures for me and he's top notch. I also liked Dr. Z, but she's gone. I like Huggins, but their skill set doesn't have a lot of depth. It's a small rural hospital.
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10-11-2014, 12:55 PM | #9 |
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Huggins Internal Medicine Associates
I'm looking for a new PCP. Has anyone had experience with Internal Medicine Associates of Wolfeboro? They are located in the Huggins Hospital facility. I believe are taking on new members. Not sure of their connections with the Huggins Hospital.
I have had issues with my hip (fracture) and I truly liked Dr. Barton. He was very professional and had great bedside consulting. |
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I had a physician locally for 25 years. I decided it was time for a change. Also LRGH said they might not take Blue Cross/ Blue Shield. I switched to Concord Internal Medicine and I couldn't be happier. When you have an appointment you had better be on time! They take you in right away. In Meredith I use to wait an hour to see my physician.
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It was 2010 and it was not critical until they missed it. Can't say any more. Maybe things have changed but.....
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When I was 9, I was fishing on The Basin in Tuftonboro with my dad and I got a fish hook caught in my earlobe. True story. My parents brought me to Huggins and the doctor strapped me to the table (this was the 70's, that's what they did) and removed the hook. Sure I was terrified, but they were great.
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I have had SEVERAL friends that were very happy with this hospital mostly because it was close and wouldn't go anywhere else , right up until the day they died .
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It amazes me how long reputations and expectations persist. Huggins is a small local hospital. It does not exist to handle major, big-city illnesses, nor does it advertise it as such. Personally, I am happy that there is an option close by that will be there for an emergency, and will transfer me if needed to a facility better equipped to handle my needs. |
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DaveDeCo, I was just browsing through the forum and noticed that you are fairly new to posting on the forum and glad you have joined us. Have fun and enjoy the Winni Forum while making many new friends.
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I would never go to Huggins for a major cardiac, gastrointestinal, or orthopedic procedure. That's when I want to be at a larger facility that specializes in that type of care. It doesn't surprise me that they may not be highly rated there. However, if I have a critical, cardiac event that requires immediate care and stabilization until I can be transferred to a more appropriate facility, I'm happy they are there versus not having anything close at all. Given my comment above, I would imagine that their "ratings" may also be skewed by cases like I suggest. One where I need immediate care, go to the closest facility available until I can be transferred to specialists, and perhaps don't make it due to my circumstances. Counts as a strike against Huggins. I am not a apologist for Huggins. In fact I, thankfully, have no experience with them for critical or intensive care. But reading some of the comments in this forum, I think people have unrealistic expectations. It's a 25 bed, local facility, not Mass General. |
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Emergency Room
Though I live in NY, I've been to the Emergency Room a couple of times at Huggins, got fixed up and lived to tell the tale. Works for me.
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12-18-2014, 05:44 PM | #21 |
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I have had very good luck at Huggins, as have my in-laws. It's a small local hospital that does a great job. They are not Mass General.
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12-18-2014, 08:20 PM | #22 |
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Let me share with you my experience with Huggins Hospital. They have been fantastic for me, my family and our neighbors need for immediate healthcare.
I have had to do to the emergency room in the past year for several critical needs. Each time they were very response and diagnosed my condition. Their Medical staff helped me recover without a need to travel to Boston MGH. Our son had a fall wake boarding. He mentioned he had some pain. We thought he may have cracked a rib. Took him to Huggins ER and they diagnosed he had a life threatening condition. The doctor ordered a Flight Med copter to fly him to Maine Medical. As soon as they landed at midnight they rushed him into surgery. The Huggins Doctor helped saved his life. My neighbor is in his 80's. Very serious health problems for many years. He rested and was near terminal. Tuftonboro Fire Rescue rushed him to Huggins. Both Tuftonboro fire EMT's and Huggins medical team brought his heart back several times. He is resting comfortably and waiting to enjoy Christmas with his family. I could give you more examples of island friend who had to use Huggins for critical emergency medical care. But I just want to prove a point that what you read on the Internet is usually bogus and surveys don't mean a damn thing. Real life situations having much more meaning than surveys. This is what frustrates me about some folks on this forum that seem to just want to destroy an establishment with comments that have little meaning. In closing, my wife worked as a senior nurse in the ICU at Mass General for over 35 years. She is considered one of the top nurses at MGH and has worked with many top doctors and has been personally involved with many critically ill patients in the ICU. She has seen first hand with our son the hospital practices of Huggins Hospital. It is not a Mass General. But it is a great neighborhood community hospital that can save lives. Believe me my life, my son and my neighbor lives have been saved. Thank you Huggins Hospital Medical Team for all the good that you do. My son, my neighbor and I want to wish all of you at Huggins Hospital a very Merry Christmas because of you....we can have a Merry Christmas. |
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