I stayed here a few years ago because they had the only open bed nearby. I would have had better results from talking to a wall about my feelings. The building was poorly maintained, there were not enough activities to stay entertained, and the doctors acted as though they didn't care about the patients, or as we called ourselves, inmates. I was even forced to come out of the closet to my parents because a doctor thought it was "something they needed to know."
The only redeeming quality of this place was the other inmates, who often cared about me more than the staff did.
This place is really depressing does not make you feel any better than when first brought in. Came to pick up a friend took over an hour for them to bring him out. Staff is extremely unhelpful very poorly run. Definitely understaffed needs many changes to be made. Very disappointed with facility. Would not recommend for anyone.
I spent four days there as an adult. I was sent there over 100 miles from my home because there wasn’t a closer bed. I was there for three days until the “hearing” (joke) before I even knew why I was there. “Inability to care for myself”. My “lawyer” talked to me for maybe a minute prior and didn’t even know why I was there. The lead nurse is truly “Nurse Ratchet”. She was evil. My father died while I was there and I couldn’t even cry for fear they would keep me longer. If I did get upset they would totally misinterpret it. Everything about the experience was a joke. Men and women sleeping on the same hallway every night with a 400 pound bouncer to keep order. And they wondered why they had issues with people claiming sexual assault. ALL the activities were a joke. Most days they didn’t even do the scheduled activities for lack of a leader. My father wanted to be cremated. In Virginia thatm requires written consent from all family members. When I told the staff I was expecting a fax that I needed to sign so my father’s body could be cremated they said, and I quote, “Yeah, I bet y’all are all expecting faxes, right” and walked away. When I finally got the fax from an administrator nobody knew how to get an outside line on the fax machine to return it. My father’s body sat around for three days because of those people. I have suffered from depression but I was put there under false pretenses by my son and his wife. Even my psychiatrist knew that. Unfortunately, nobody wanted to actually listen to ME and just tried to tell me how messed up I was. Only thing I learned was how to get drugs into those places. I don’t do drugs, never have. But that gives you an idea how useful it was NOT. Most devastating experience of my life!
I was here in 2015 for 7 days, I think. I was under a TDO and I got there really early in the morning and they took hours to finally get me onto the adolescent unit. I saw a lot of fights. I think I counted 11 fights in the 7 days I was there. I also noticed that they sent almost every single patient to the residential unit. I had to beg them to not send me to the residential unit. The staff was honestly a joke, minus like 2 people. I don't even remember going to groups or my court hearing. Literally, the only good thing that came out of it was they gave me nicotine patches with my moms permission.
The pictures shown on the website are not accurate. This place looks like a crack house and smells like urine. People are beating each other up daily and getting hurt daily. This facility should not be open for business. It is beyond unsafe not only for patients but also for the staff members. Many staff are rude and uncaring, yelling at patients and demeaning them. This is not a place for healing and they are so understaffed that the nurses don't have time to spend with the patients. I wouldn't send my worst enemy to this place.
Poplar Springs Hospital is a US Health facility based in Petersburg, Virginia. Poplar Springs Hospital is located at 350 Poplar Dr, Petersburg, VA 23805, USA.
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