Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center - Fort Cavazos (TX)

4 /5 A: It is very convenient that each department has a reception area. I took a ticket, and they called me. They confirmed my identity, asked the reason for my visit, and what needed to be done. I waited for about five minutes, and then they called me in for an X-ray. After five minutes, I was done, and an hour later, they called to inform me of the results. Everything was handled promptly. The only downside was that the woman at the reception was not very nice or friendly.

4 /5 Destiny Malchiodi: I highly recommend coming on post for the ER. I waited roughly 5 minutes between each person in the intake process. I think 20-30 minutes from my arrival to a room. My whole stay was 2 hrs including bone scan, blood tests and UA. They didnt believe anything was wrong. They did do tests on me despite me looking ok. I am having neuro issues which I have to see a specialist for. If you have something urgent you will be seen much faster here than at any other hospitals in the area.

1 /5 Samantha Tinker: If I could give it 0 stars I would and this is mainly for the Emergency room. Everytime I come here I end up waiting 2+ hours where they barely do any Triage before sending you back into the waiting room to wait another 2 hours. As a military base I understand that uniform patients get priority during their active business hours but at 5pm you should not be ONLY taking uniform patients before your civilian ones. Had a uniform solider come in AFTER me, with a scratch on his wrist. He was triaged and got a bed before I ever got labs done. Came in the first time with a fever of 102, passing out spells from fatigue and nausea where they had me sit in the waiting room for 4 HOURS! I never even got a bed I had to end up leaving because I passed out in the wheelchair, they ignored me, I left after that. The second time was pain in my hip and lower stomach so bad I couldnt walk and I ended up leaving after 2.5 hours! If you dont have to come to this Emergency room DONT! THEY WILL KILL YOU!

1 /5 Stephen Lawler: I cant express enough how disappointed I am with my experience at Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center. I’ve had two surgeries canceled due to sterility problem, which has been incredibly frustrating and disheartening. Each time I thought I was finally moving forward, only to be told that my procedure was off the table yet again. To make matters worse, I was referred to an off-post doctor, but thanks to the convoluted Tricare West system, the referral has yet to go through. Its been months of dealing with pain and uncertainty, and I feel like I’m stuck in a never-ending loop of bureaucracy. The lack of communication and support from the staff has made this situation even more unbearable.