BROOKWOOD Hospital PHYSICAL VIOLATION BY NURSE Birmingham, Alabama

I was a patient December 10, 2009 at BROOKWOOD Hospital in Birmingham for a Transurethral Bladder Neck operation. I called the hospital in advance to ask that I have a MALE prep nurse prepaire me in the O.R .for the operation--which I would be conscious during with only a spinal administered. I was assured this would be noted on my chart.....on operation day a female appeared in my room and when I asked about the male that I had been assured would be no problem to have I was DENIED my request for same gender prep work. Not only did I verbally say what I wanted in the presence of my friend sitting with me, I had written it out as well and had that document laying on my chest....it was also ignored.

The Hospital was not very supportive of my situation when I filed a formal complaint about what had happened to me at the hands of their employee..... ESTELLE MURDOCK.  Had I been a woman who wanted same gender care this would not be an issue...NEVER would a male have come in the O.R. to do that kind of prep work on a woman I'd think....Clearly I was a VICTIM of gender descrimination and I was against my will -----PHYSICALLY VIOLATED----- by the nurse who denied my request when MANY male nurses could have been called in the O.R. for that one procedure.......I filed complaints on the hospital and nurse as well and will not be a patient there again....I had another operation of the same kind in March of 2011 and chose another Birmingham facility because of the horror that happened to me at BROOKWOOD.