Dr. Michael D. Schwartz, DO 427 East 17th Street, Costa Mesa, CA 92627

"This doctor abuses power! He makes money by sending patients to coed recovery homes in bad areas like Inglewood, California. These places are in very dangerous neighborhoods. Definitely not safe for a woman. I'm one of the people he sent there and I had to get out of there within one day because I felt like it was unsafe. Somebody actually had a bag of drugs dropped off at this facility. I went back to the hospital and he told me I didn't meet criteria to be there anymore when in fact I was feeling depressed and suicidal. When another patient he had also sent to one of these place, (he also came back after one day of feeling he was in danger) and myself started comparing notes, the doctor was quick to notice it and put me in a different, locked wing with patients who are very challenged, both physically and mentally ( some were patients who were violent, some talked to themselves, some would rock, etc) in hopes that I would leave, even though I had repeatedly told him that I wasn't safe. I filed a grief which went unheard. He is in the highest possible position in that hospital and he should be removed. I do not recommend this hospital and I especially suggest finding any other DR but him. Another time I was there, I got up in the middle of the night to use the restroom and passed out and hit my head. This doctor instructed a nurse on duty to put me in a cab and send me to my mom's. This nurse put me in a cab with me in my hospital gown and sent me off like I was nothing. Like I said, this doctor abuses his power. Something needs to be done about his actions and the way he treats the patients. There's a reason he only has one star on his reviews."

"A psychiatrist who does not hear what the client is truly saying is the core issue, and would bring the best recovery."