Comments on: Jay Doctors Request Leaves Of Absence From Hospital Staff After Federal Raid

By: Tom Beard

Tom Beard — Fri, 11 May 2012 21:31:53 +0000

Both Drs are Great my family loves them

By: Candace

Candace — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:10:06 +0000

My husband and I travel from the west coast to visit his family every summer. My 72 year old mother-in-law has seen Dr. Smith forever. I am very familiar with her medical concerns/conditions. I’m the nurse in the family, so I often get questions about conditions, injuries, medications, etc. I was completely horrified by what I found when we arrived in June 2011. My mother-in-law was doped up and barely able to function. She ran to Dr. Smith’s office atleast 4-5 times while we were there. When I went through her prescription bottles, I found 3 different narcotics, sedatives, sleeping pills, psychiatric meds and various pills for “nerve pain.” Her mentation was so altered, she couldn’t even really tell us where her “pain” was. Dr. Smith prescribed all that, plus sent her several times to the ER for shots of demerol and phenergan!! She had NO idea how dangerous taking all these medications was. Slowly, we helped her to wean off of the medications. Slowly, we saw her come out of this drug-induced fog. Narcotics are only affective for ACUTE pain, NOT chronic pain. You don’t have to be some criminal or bad person to be addicted to prescription medications. Dr. Smith is an irresponsible drug supplier. He never ONCE refered my mother-in-law to any kind of specialist for any of her problems- something that any responsible doctor would do!!! Dr. Smith is contributing to the devastating drug problem in these rural towns. Many people, I’m sure, are selling these narcotics and sedatives to help supplement their income or to purchase illicit drugs. As an ER nurse, I see it all the time. It’s usually the most smallest, rural hospitals who go unoticed. Thank God the state of Florida was watching. And believe me, you need to be prescribing outragous amounts of controlled substances to get the government to notice!! Dr. Smith is NOT a good doctor. I don’t care what you say. He could have killed my mother-in-law!!! Amazing!

By: Phillip Ware-Ehlers

Phillip Ware-Ehlers — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 02:03:09 +0000

If any of you use Dr. Mike Smith or Dr. David Smith, and are concerned because the DEA took your medical records and refuse to give us our copies back, you can call 453-7802. You will have to leave a voice message, but I have done this every day since they have broken the HIPAA Law and my Doctor/Patient confidentiality has been broken all because our great Governor Rick Scott wants to cause problems for great Physicians like both Dr. Smiths. Please call and voice your opinions on the fact that you want your medical records back ASAP. Call them every day as I have. They say their investigation can take up to 2 years, but that’s crazy. Let’s get them off of their butts and get our records back in the hands of our Physicians where they belong.

By: SandyG

SandyG — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 17:40:06 +0000

Just a Little Information: Thank you for correcting me, I stand corrected.
I want you to know if you do not like what took place or the way it took place( I really have a big problem with that part) You need to voice your opinion to you state Representative, while you still have a voice. I e-mailed State Rep. Douglas Broxson this morning, and received a personal phone call from him about 30 mins ago.. The system still works, he helped to restore my faith in it. So if you are out-raged at how this situation was handled, then let you voice be heard, other than just on this or PNJ site.

By: Just a Little Information

Just a Little Information — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 16:22:27 +0000

Dr. Kelley isn’t an “intern”, Sandy. He is an internist.

According to the American College of Physicians website,

“Doctors of internal medicine focus on adult medicine and have had special study and training focusing on the prevention and treatment of adult diseases. At least three of their seven or more years of medical school and postgraduate training are dedicated to learning how to prevent, diagnose, and treat diseases that affect adults. Internists are sometimes referred to as the “doctor’s doctor,” because they are often called upon to act as consultants to other physicians to help solve puzzling diagnostic problems.”

The same website also answers the question of “What is an Internist” as,

“Simply put, internists are Doctors of Internal Medicine. Doctors for Adults.® But you may see them referred to by several terms, including “internists,” “general internists” and “doctors of internal medicine.” But don’t mistake them with “interns,” who are doctors in their first year of residency training.”

By: Sandy M.

Sandy M. — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 13:53:55 +0000

If you understand the definition of PILL MILL… Then you know that is not the case with either Dr. Smith. What I really have a problem with is that it seems like the Smith Dr’s. were targeted, plan and simply. Why would the other 2 doctors in the offices be giving out very many meds anyway, a pediatrician, who is she going to give them to children? The other one is a intern, how many will he write? The focus has been on how many prescriptions a doctor writes, and we leave the patient with no responsibility on how she/he takes the prescribed med. What are you going to do with Dr’s. who do nothing but write pain meds, like arthritis Dr’s… or orthopedic Dr’s….. I am a patient of Dr. C. David Smith…. I will not be changing Dr’s. I do think that Both Dr. Smith’s did the right thing for their patients and themselves, by taking a period of time away from the hospital, now how many doctors are going to step up and fill that void? They do need time to concentrate on their next step…. cause this site and others have tried and hung them, before ever being found guilty of breaking any law. Dr. David Smith and Dr. Michael Smith you have my support, and not just because one of you is my Doctor… But because you are both good men who would never hurt anyone on purpose or NEVER WRITE PRECIPTIONS TO GET A PAYBACK ( which is what a Pill Mill is). Thank you for serving this area and your patients for many years.

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 05:01:17 +0000

REGARDING:
” he would not fix the problem ”

I don’t know the situation, but you should remember you can’t fix every problem or the cemeteries would be empty.

David for reality

By: pcmms

pcmms — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 22:48:22 +0000

there are options,pain management DOES go to jay!!!there are also a number of good pain management options that exist,not all that solves these problems are the option of DRUGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i wish these md’s well i hope these problems are addressed and solved///god bless you dr’s!!!!

By: lynn

lynn — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 16:01:27 +0000

all i have to say is i lost my mother at age fifty and she thought he was a great doctor to till he would not fix the problem just more pills till she was hooked on them. Now me and my brothers and sister have to live without our mom . Her grandson was born a month after she died. Do u think Dr. Smith came to see her on her death bed after she been seeing him for five years no. I feel sorry for the ones that really need there meds but the bad ones have messed that up. Im sorry for filling like this but if he was such a great doctor my mother would be alive today and the new doctor she had to start seeing said that and he has been in pratice for thirty years.

By: racquel

racquel — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 05:16:19 +0000

and by the way just because we are patients of dr.smith does not mean we are drug addicts.some ppl comment of here about spelling.ooopppsss i spelled something wrong just alittle while ago,AND I’AM NOT HIGHT!!!! I TYPE FAST AND SOMETIMES I MAKE MISTAKES…SO THERE PPL …BAHAAAAAA