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Thomas Peterson, MD
Stadter Center
(12 Reviews)
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PO Box 14545 Grand Forks, ND 58208
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(12 Reviews)
Service
2 star average for Service
Environment
3.5 star average for Environment
Expertise
1.5 star average for Expertise
Staff
2.5 star average for Staff
Recommended
2 star average for Recommended
Value
1.5 star average for Value
I don't feel like I can count on them to work with my family until they find a solution for our situation. They always seem like they're going to give up on me. This appointment was clearly not time and money well spent. I should have gotten a better recommendation from someone. None of our questions were answered, nothing was accomplished. They definitely weren't easy to reach in an emergency. They are also anti-gay, homophobic jerks.
by Anon xxx.xxx.191.1
May 05, 2014
Lackluster care. I didn't even want to give it one star. The mental health techs seemed to care, but they were overworked. They had to take care off too many patients as it was, and when short staffed, were running around like chickens with their heads cut off. I caught some of them crying. The nurses were stuck pushing pills and having no time to talk with staff. We were often alone. I was informed I'd have exercise, something. No. I saw the sun maybe once a week, in a small court yard. There were locks on the windows. They put us in our room when we were bad. They isolated us. There was low stim. Cameras invading our privacy. Any formal complaint was just considered refusal or non compliance. One man ended up with a horrible kidney infection. They were allowing patients that would normally be care planned to have CNAs or a properly staffed nursing team, to be cared for by mental health techs. Patients were helping patients. I could go on...and on. It was terribly dehumanizing. There was no real counseling or therapy. I saw a doctor every day for about 5 minutes. All they did was push meds. One staff informed me how they were planning on building a wing strictly for private pay and TVs, spa treatment, temp control, etc. When I threatened to make a grievance, they threatened to charge me with terrorism. I was unwillingly forced to go. I refused to sign admission papers while extremely drugged but was stranded in a little office room in another state 3 hours from my home after my signature was forged in ER. Fear compelled me to comply. I spent the first 5 days in a drug induced stupor. I was hypnotized against my knowledge and given drugs I didn't know about. Patients were very distressed and there was no one to talk to. The first time a doctor complimented me it was because the package that sat in an office room for 3 days because there was no staff to bring it up to my unit had finally arrived. And after waiting 5 hours for a staff member to be available to search it, I was given my personal care products. And in the boredom of the obviously money-motivated lackluster programming, I put on makeup. He said I was doing better. I say he's a quack who knows nothing about my values or what makes me feel good. Clearly shallow motives, imo. The nurses and staff would complain I was refusing my treatment. But the side effects of the drugs gave me intense drowsiness, dizziness, stomach aches, and head aches. This was treated as non-compliance and refusal. I would get low blood pressure and fall with no help from nurses who were busy trying to pass meds to the adult and child and adolescent side. The clinicians did not work with us. And when I threatened to make a grievance, they told me if I was not quiet then they would charge me with terrorism. I was never given my patient rights and paperwork. It took 2 weeks of requesting to get it. I wanted to see my chart, refused. I was forced to sign releases of information against my conscious knowledge while under the influence of heavy medications. I felt completely worthless and dehumanized. We could not have music. No tv. I was treated like a criminal herded around like a sheep. And when we got anxious due to this lack of any activity, that again was treated as our fault. If I wanted something to work on, my choices were coloring pages and broken crayons, or word searches on pharmaceutical companies. I highly suspect kickbacks going on, considering the mass prescription of the same medications to patients with varying illnesses and diagnosis. Apparenty if you come in after swallowing razorblades, you just have to wait til you pass it naturally despite intense pain, dizziness, and complaints. If you wait 3 days, they'll let you get a cheap xray and tell you that you still gotta wait. It makes me angry. Ha. Look how far we've come. After a dispute where I received multiple death threats, I was isolated to a unit by myself with no staff the majority of the time. And that was supposed to help me get better? If anything it reassures my feelings of complete disgust for greed, lack of compassion, and humanity. I might be a sore on society, but those doctors have a damn god complex. That is all.
by WorthlessAddict xxx.xxx.132.81
February 28, 2014
Does this provider remember you by name?
No, and they don't make an effort to even try
Did this provider thoroughly explain the risks and benefits of your treatment?
No, they didn't even attempt to explain
Are you going to visit this provider again?
Not if my life depended on it
Was this provider argumentative or easily angered?
Somewhat, they didn't want to listen to almost anything I said
Did you leave the office feeling satisfied with your visit?
No, I felt confused and uneasy when I left
by Anonymous xxx.xxx.89.162
July 14, 2013
This place I honestly think is like jail with a tad more freedom. Only a few of the staff should actually work there, they were the few who cared. My social worker spent more time with me than my doctor! During my stay I was having really strong suicidal thoughts. I was on 24/7 watch, during the weekend they just had me sit outside the nurses station. I started purging and they honestly didn't seem to care. I've been there twice, just don't go. It's a band-aid fix, if that even. Bottom line screw em.
by Annon xxx.xxx.121.247
April 22, 2013
Did this psychiatrist investigate your medical background before recommending a treatment option?
Not at all! They didn't know or care about my medical background
Does this psychiatrist promptly return your phone calls?
Absolutely not! My phone calls aren't returned at all!
Did the staff make you feel uncomfortable when you called with questions or concerns?
Absolutely! They made me feel like my questions and concerns were stupid
Did this psychiatrist listen to your input and concerns?
No. I wasn't listened to at all!
Did this provider ever dismiss your concerns as unimportant?
All the time. They accuse me of making problems up
by Anonymous xxx.xxx.153.198
November 18, 2012
Is this provider willing to pursue advice from other providers when necessary?
Not really, they discouraged any sort of outside advice
Do you feel that you made progress during your sessions with this psychiatrist?
No, I haven't noticed a difference
Would you recommend this psychiatrist to others?
Absolutely Not
Did this psychiatrist have reasonable prices?
Not at all, they were ridiculous!
Does this provider remember you by name?
Sometimes, but not always
by Anonymous xxx.xxx.70.196
October 29, 2012
Did this provider answer all of your questions?
None of my questions were answered
Was this provider's staff friendly?
No, they were rude
Did you leave the office feeling satisfied with your visit?
No, I left with more problems than I came with!
by Anonymous xxx.xxx.79.121
August 06, 2012
Did this provider answer all of your questions?
Some were answered
Was this provider's staff friendly?
Friendly Enough
Did you leave the office feeling satisfied with your visit?
No, I felt confused and uneasy when I left
Was this provider's office easy to locate?
Fairly Easy
by Anonymous xxx.xxx.193.171
August 06, 2012
Did this provider answer all of your questions?
Some were answered
Was this provider's staff friendly?
Yes
Did you leave the office feeling satisfied with your visit?
No, I felt confused and uneasy when I left
Was this provider's office easy to locate?
Absolutely! It couldn't have been easier!
Are you going to visit this provider again?
Not if my life depended on it
by Anonymous xxx.xxx.18.38
July 16, 2012
They barely gave me any information at all. I'm going to have to do my own research to get my questions answered. Their staff was not friendly at all, I didn't feel welcome there. They didn't help me as much as I was hoping and didn't answer all my questions. I would never visit them again. I was very disappointed. Some of the employees were just plain mean. My Dr. did not take the time to visit with me as necessary. Very few of the staff are aware of what is going on, and if they do, they simply ignore it. I think a lot of them are there ...for a job... and DO NOT belong there at all. There are a few that are very kind, understanding and actually care. To the rest of you GET OUT OF THERE, YOU DO NOT BELONG IN A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE ARE IN SUCH A WEAKENED, VULNERABLE, UNSTABLE, SAD AND DOOMED STATE OF MIND. All the kind, caring people get out of there while you can, because of all the other rude, stupid, and ignorant employees I highly DO NOT recommend anyone to even walk in the doors of the Stadter Center......all the 'hype", building, lobby, pamphlets, etc. are all false, you get INSIDE the building and everything changes real fast.. Seek help elsewhere, I am trying to help you. The better place I have found to seek help, that is a little better is Prairie St. John's in Fargo. They at least treat you like a person, not a prisoner or criminal as much. I have not found a place yet, that truly treats a person with my troubles correctly. Please heed my advice...run do walk away from this place.
by cbergeson xxx.xxx.247.187
April 20, 2012
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