Benjamin Petty's Online Review Report Card

Dr. Petty was rude, condescending, and arrogant. Being an ER doc is not a popularity contest, but this guy was the worst bedside manner I’ve ever seen. He doesn’t know me or know what I do for a living, but assumed I don’t know anything about hospitals or ERs. He asked questions that should have been answered in the chart, and acted surprised by information we had told two nurses and a med student. When I asked him about it, he was really rude and basically acted like I was the jerk for questioning him. But in reality I was just trying to share information that I didn’t believe he knew.

My husband died unexpectedly in the ER under Dr. Petty's care. I found him to be very arrogant and did not want to be bothered to answer my questions. I saw his condition gradually decline as we waited for 3 hours for his transfer to IU Indy. When I asked why his B/P dropped, etc., he put his hand up and only responded, "I have this". Shortly after, after being told by 2 different ER nurses, that he was stable and his vitals were good, he arrested and was unable to be resuscitated . I waited for 20 minutes to talk to him, and when he did not come to the family room, I went to the desk and asked to speak with him. I was told that his shift was over and he had left. After being a nurse in ER for greater than 20 years, I can never remember a time when the attending MD did not speak to the family after death. Since he had the "I know it all" attitude, I'm sure he left because he did NOT have any answers and didn't want to admit it. I feel bad for any families that have to deal with him as I go on with my life with no husband and no answers!!

Took my 82 year old dad in to the ER due to low blood pressure. When trying to explain to Dr. Petty about my dad's dialysis he rudely told me that I needed to get my "Terminology Correct" because I was being misleading. Sorry I don't have a medical degree but he didn't want to take the time to listen to what I had to say. He blurted out what he thought was wrong with my dad & wanted to admit him without even checking first with the specialist before arriving at his diagnosis. Turned out what he said was wrong. He didn't appear to be a man that wanted to acknowledge that he was wrong & got into an argument with my 80 year old mom. He argued like a grade school kid. So unprofessional & rude. I had to ask him to stop arguing because it wasn't beneficial to my dad who was the patient. Horrible experience. This doctor certainly needs some education in professionalism & people skills.

I went to IU Health over Hendricks Regional thinking I would get better care. I was sorely mistaken. I have never been compelled to write a review but after my experience, I would never recommend anyone seeing or taking this man seriously. He was arrogant, failed to check me over, and failed to listen. He said ER was his turf and he called the shots. After CT, he didn't go over the results. I had to ask. When I asked to see the scans, he just zipped through them. I am thoroughly disgusted.

I went to IU Health over Hendricks Regional thinking I would get better care. I was sorely mistaken. I have never been compelled to write a review but after my experience, I would never recommend anyone seeing or taking this man seriously. He was arrogant, failed to check me over, and failed to listen. He said ER was his turf and he called the shots. After CT, he didn't go over the results. I had to ask. When I asked to see the scans, he just zipped through them. I am thoroughly disgusted.

My pcp's office told me to go to the ER to be evaluated for increased back/leg/foot pain. Dr. Petty was the ER doctor. He would not listen to information or question me or my husband tried to convey. He refused to treat my acute debilitating pain and submitted me to humiliating test before he would order the MRI. The used phrases like "I'm a doctor. I know what I'm doing" I was treated like I was wasting his time. He was the worse doctor I have every seen. I will never return to that ER.