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About this Hospital
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George Washington University Hospital is a Center of Excellence in Bariatric Surgery
 The American Society for Bariatric Surgery recognizes George Washington University Hospital as a Center of Excellence in Bariatric Surgery as well as the following surgeons who serve on the hospital's medical staff: Dr. Joseph Afram, Dr. Paul Lin and Dr. Fred Brody.
GW Hospital has a dedicated bariatric unit for patients that undergo surgical weight loss procedures. GW Hospital performed more gastric bypass procedures last year than any other hospital in Washington, DC.
Among the key features of the comprehensive unit:
- Specialized nursing care
- Preoperative education classes
- Preoperative education classes
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- Skilled staff
- Group support meetings
- Seminars
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Physicians Who Perform Bariatric Surgery at GW:
- Dr. Joseph D. Afram, MD, FACS
- Dr. Fred Brody, MD
- Dr. Mohammed M. H Kalan, MD
- Dr. Paul P. Lin, MD
- Dr. Juliet Lee, MD
For physician bios, types of bariatric surgeries, and accepted insurance plans please visit GW Hospital Bariatric Surgeons.
Considering Gastric Bypass Surgery?
 To qualify for gastric bypass surgery, you must meet the following criteria:
- 100 lbs over ideal weight or a BMI of more than 40, with or without co-morbid conditions.
- A BMI between 35 and 40 may also qualify with associated co-morbid conditions such as high blood pressure, sleep apnea, heart disease or diabetes.
- Previous weight loss efforts including medically supervised diet plans, exercise and behavioral modification programs have been unsuccessful.
- Understand and be committed to the behavioral changes that will be required after surgery.
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Take the First Step
To get started we suggest scheduling an appointment for a surgical consultation with one of our bariatric surgeons. To find about more about surgeons, the procedures they perform and accepted insurance plans, please visit Gastric Bypass Surgeons.
Or, simply call the GW Physician Referral Service and let us assist you in scheduling your first appointment. Call 1-888-4GW-DOCS.
Which Type of Weight-Loss Surgery is Right for You?
The choice of which type of weight-loss surgery to have is an important and serious decision. While the majority of patients who undergo these procedures are very successful, no procedure is perfect. We encourage you to discuss the benefits and risks of each type of surgery in detail with your surgeon.
Roux-en-Y Procedure (Gastric Bypass)
Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Surgery
Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band
What Results Can You Expect?
Weight loss surgery has given many individuals a new lease on life. The amount of weight you lose will depend on the type of surgical procedure you have done and how committed you are to the required lifestyle changes, including exercise and eating habits. Your age, sex and initial weight at the time of surgery may also affect surgical outcomes.
Even if the ideal weight is not reached, co-morbid medical problems are improved in most cases. Many patients find they no longer need medications for diabetes, hypertension, sleep apnea, arthritis and back pain. Most patients report an increase in self-esteem and self-confidence and an improvement in their overall quality of life.
George Washington University Hospital
900 23rd St., NW
Washington, DC 20037
(202) 715-4000
Toll Free
1-888-449-4677
The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Health Care Organizations and licensed by the District of Columbia Regulatory Affairs Department.
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Number of Contributors: 120
WARNING: Does this hospital have less than 25 reviews?
If so, don't let a small sample size bias you.
Subjective reviews below are relayed merely as a partial and incomplete
research tool.
Survey Questions:
- How would you rate its overall value? (“Overall Value”)
- How well equipped was the hospital to handle overweight patients? (“Oversized Equipped”)
- How sensitive was the staff to the needs of overweight patients? (“Oversized Sensitive”)
- How safe did you feel that the hospital was well equipped enough to handle any medical
emergency that might arise during your stay there? (“Multi Security”)
- How much privacy did you feel the hospital gave you? (“Privacy”)
- How responsive did you feel the hospital was in giving you pain medications? (“Pain Medications”)
- How restfully quiet did you find your experience? (“Quiet”)
- How accommodating was the hospital in allowing visitors to see you? (“Visiting”)
- How responsive do you feel the staff was in helping you with your general needs during
your stay? (“Staff Responsive”)
- How would you rate the parking accomodations? (“Parking”)
- How did you select this hospital? (“How Selected”)
- How would you compare this hospital to others that you have been to? (“Competitors”)
- What other comments do you have about this hospital? (“Comments”)
| Posted by: |
Kelley H. (Posted on May 18, 2009) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Excellent |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Excellent |
| Parking: |
Good |
| Comments: |
GW was wonderful very knowledgable on the surgery and care. Dr and nursing staff excellent |
| Posted by: |
Shabrenia S. (Posted on April 15, 2009) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Excellent |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Excellent |
| How Selected:
| Kaiser gave me this hospital as a choice with several different doctors to choose from. I researched the surgeons credentials and decided on Dr. Fred Brody. |
| Competitors: |
After researching all the area hospitals and surgeons I believe I had the best. |
| Comments: |
The staff was wonderful and since they have a department that specializes in WLS they had everything I needed and they were very understanding. |
| Posted by: |
Amanda O. (Posted on April 10, 2009) |
| Posted by: |
Lisa T. (Posted on January 26, 2009) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Good |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Good |
| Parking: |
Good |
| How Selected:
| Kaiser gives a referral to one hospital. |
| Competitors: |
George Washington University has a Bariatric Ward. They are very accomodating. |
| Comments: |
The staff during and after the surgery was very kind and helpful. |
| Posted by: |
Deactivated Member (Posted on August 21, 2008) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Good |
Pain Medication: |
Good |
| Quiet: |
Excellent |
Visiting: |
Good |
Staff Responsive: |
Good |
| Parking: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| I selected because of it's center of excellence for weight loss surgery. It is a teaching hospital in the area and has a good reputation. They have very good doctors at this hospital. |
| Competitors: |
For weight lose surgery in the washington, dc, it is the best hospital. It is the hospital that treats the president because it is a few blocks from the white house. |
| Posted by: |
Rose D. (Posted on June 10, 2008) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Good |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Excellent |
| Parking: |
Good |
| How Selected:
| Kaiser patients can select from 2 hospitals - George Washington or Holy Cross. George Washington is a "Center of Excellance for Bariatric Surgery" and Holy Cross has yet to receive a similiar certification. |
| Comments: |
Very good patient care and caring staff |
| Posted by: |
Michelle M. (Posted on May 20, 2008) |
| Overall Value: |
Good |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Excellent |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Good |
| Parking: |
Very Poor |
| How Selected:
| My health insurance choose the hospital for me. I was happy with the decision because I have others that had the surgery at the hospital and they recommended it. |
| Competitors: |
I feel that GW is a very good hospita and it is very good will handling plus size patients. |
| Comments: |
The think the hospital is a very good hospital. It is very far to travel but it was worth it. |
| Posted by: |
Kathryn L. (Posted on April 25, 2008) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
N/A |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
N/A |
Visiting: |
Good |
Staff Responsive: |
N/A |
| Parking: |
Average |
| Posted by: |
Rolanda M. (Posted on April 5, 2008) |
| Overall Value: |
Good |
Oversized Equipped: |
Good |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Good |
| Multi Security: |
Good |
Privacy: |
Good |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Good |
Visiting: |
Good |
Staff Responsive: |
Average |
| Parking: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| I did not personally choose the Hospital but my Surgeon was affiliated with this hospital. |
| Competitors: |
In comparison to area hospitals I felt that it was appropriately staffed and equipped to meet patient needs |
| Comments: |
In general it was a good hospital. I received appropriate care to meet my needs. Overall the staff was friendly and competent. |
| Posted by: |
Kia P. (Posted on March 20, 2008) |
| Overall Value: |
Good |
Oversized Equipped: |
Good |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Good |
| Multi Security: |
Good |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
N/A |
| Quiet: |
Good |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Average |
| Parking: |
Very Poor |
| How Selected:
| It was closet to my home. |
| Competitors: |
I can't really compare. |
| Comments: |
The staff at the hospital was not exceptionally attentive. |
| Posted by: |
Edie W. (Posted on March 15, 2008) |
| Overall Value: |
Poor |
Oversized Equipped: |
Average |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Good |
| Multi Security: |
Good |
Privacy: |
Good |
Pain Medication: |
Average |
| Quiet: |
Very Poor |
Visiting: |
Good |
Staff Responsive: |
Very Poor |
| Parking: |
Poor |
| How Selected:
| I was sent to a particular surgeon by my insurance company who happens to practice out of GWU. I would not of chosen it as I live in Baltimore and the hospital is in DC. |
| Competitors: |
I haven't stayed overnight but in one other hospital which was GBMC and I was treated wonderful there. |
| Comments: |
Nursing staff was indescribable, my stay was a horrific expererience that I hope I never have to deal with again in my lifetime. The nursing staff was imcompassionate,unsympathetic,and lacked in many areas. There was a great lack of communciation between nursing/residents and surgeon during post-op care. I wouldnt recommend this hospital to anyone. |
| Posted by: |
Benjamin S. (Posted on December 31, 2007) |
| Overall Value: |
Average |
Oversized Equipped: |
Poor |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Average |
| Multi Security: |
Average |
Privacy: |
Poor |
Pain Medication: |
N/A |
| Quiet: |
Very Poor |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Good |
| How Selected:
| PCP is associated with this hospital |
| Comments: |
I had a blood clot in my left lung early 2007. The change in anti-coagulation meds was a guessing game causing a longer stay than normal. Due to my unique situation, I had a lot of student doctors visiting me. I was repeating my story multiple times per day, even when I had visitors. It was hard to tell the first week who the ACTUAL doctor was reviewing my case. I had a semi-private room which I had to share with a very rude, disrespectful, elderly man. The nursing staff disregarded my repeat requests to be moved to a different room during my stay. This is definitely a hospital to be careful with if you are not lucid - nurses almost gave me incorrect medications on a few occasions and in many cases they didn't have the proper orders from the doctor. Had I not been lucid, my stay would have been AT LEAST 2 days longer than it already was because of incorrect dosages being given to me. They did not have a CT machine that could handle my weight which caused a delay in official diagnosis as well.
On a positive note, once I started having repeat visits from the medical staff (same doctors & nurses), I felt a great sense of comfort from their care. One of the doctors did a lot of research on my behalf of my unique case. One of the residents even remembered me a few months later according to one of my co-workers when they met her at random. |
| Posted by: |
Laura B. (Posted on November 10, 2007) |
| Overall Value: |
Average |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Good |
| Multi Security: |
Good |
Privacy: |
Good |
Pain Medication: |
Average |
| Quiet: |
Good |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Average |
| Parking: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| This is the hospital of choice for the surgeon that I selected. |
| Comments: |
Facility is nice... Operating experience good except that when in Recovery, they could not locate IV equip to start pain meds for about 25 minutes... I was in a lot of pain for those few minutes. On the unit, nurse staffing was very short - trying to get help to go to bathroom etc was not great. Two hours went by after calling for nurse several times and finally, I unplugged my own equip and made it to the bathroom myself. I recommend having family or friend stay overnight with you if possible in case you need help. |
| Posted by: |
Christine H. (Posted on September 2, 2007) |
| Overall Value: |
N/A |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Good |
Pain Medication: |
N/A |
| Comments: |
This is based on my pre-op orientation. I will update post-surgery 10/23/07 |
| Posted by: |
Rosario D. (Posted on August 14, 2007) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Excellent |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Excellent |
| Parking: |
Good |
| How Selected:
| Participating provider |
| Comments: |
Hospital have excellent accomdations for bariatric surgery. Each person gets a private room. |
| Posted by: |
Rebecca W. (Posted on July 30, 2007) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Good |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Excellent |
| Parking: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| Surgeon used this hospital |
| Competitors: |
The best one I have been in |
| Posted by: |
Carol C. (Posted on July 9, 2007) |
| Overall Value: |
Good |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Good |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Good |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Excellent |
| Parking: |
Poor |
| How Selected:
| GWU Hospital is the only facility at which Kaiser patients in the DC-Baltimore area may have LRNY surgery. |
| Competitors: |
The NEW GWU Hospital is cleaner than others. However, the parking situation is horrible which makes getting to and from the hospital an issue. |
| Comments: |
The hospital staff was generally accommodating and met my needs adequately. However, the hospital transport (wheelchair at release) was nonexistent -- I had to walk downstairs to meet my ride (as he has nowhere to park close-by). |
| Posted by: |
Deactivated Member (Posted on June 9, 2007) |
| Overall Value: |
Good |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
N/A |
Pain Medication: |
N/A |
| Parking: |
Good |
| How Selected:
| Through my health insurance. |
| Competitors: |
I haven't had my surgery yet, so I can't say how much I like. |
| Posted by: |
Deactivated Member (Posted on May 14, 2007) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Excellent |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Excellent |
| Parking: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| My surgeon operates here |
| Competitors: |
Excellent |
| Comments: |
Beware of the waiting for a wheelchair, horrible, but everything else was excellent!! |
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Shelley D. (Posted on May 8, 2007) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Excellent |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Excellent |
| Parking: |
Good |
| How Selected:
| This is the hospital my surgeon used for RNY. It has a bariatric floor where every nurse, doctor, etc specializes in bariatric patients. It was phenomenal. I was very very very pleased and well taken care of. |
| Competitors: |
It has a bariatric floor where every nurse, doctor, etc specializes in bariatric patients. It was phenomenal. I was very very very pleased and well taken care of. |
| Comments: |
Top notch!!!! |
| Posted by: |
Jamie K. (Posted on April 12, 2007) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Good |
| Quiet: |
Excellent |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Good |
| Parking: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| This is the hospital my surgeon uses. |
| Comments: |
This was overall a great hospital. My only complaints are #1 I was in the recovery room for over 4hrs because there were no beds. #2 My upper GI Test on Saturday was supposed to be in the morning and I didn't have it until 5pm because the nurses on staff weren't communicating with that department. #3 The day time nurses were not that responsive when I called and not all together nice. This was my first hospital stay ever and for the most part it was a good experience. |
| Posted by: |
L S. (Posted on April 11, 2007) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Good |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Average |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Excellent |
| Parking: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| Where my Doctor is locsated. |
| Competitors: |
Good |
| Comments: |
My only concern, was I kept being disturb by the dinning staff, when I DIDNT have ANY food! |
| Posted by: |
Necole T. (Posted on April 7, 2007) |
| Overall Value: |
Good |
Oversized Equipped: |
Good |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Good |
Privacy: |
Average |
Pain Medication: |
Good |
| Quiet: |
Average |
Visiting: |
N/A |
Staff Responsive: |
Excellent |
| How Selected:
| My surgeon has admitting privledges there. |
| Competitors: |
It is my 2nd favorite. |
| Comments: |
The staff was wonderful. |
| Posted by: |
Toy S. (Posted on March 18, 2007) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Excellent |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Good |
| Parking: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| My insurer (Kaiser Permanente) selected Dr. Paul Lin of George Washington University Hospital. |
| Competitors: |
na |
| Comments: |
The complete GWU staff were superb. The pre-surgical nurses, the medical students, the blessed anaesthesiologist, my surgeon, the post-surgical nurses & techs were absolutely wonderful. I can't say enough about how responsive & attentive they were to my needs. A special kudos to nurse-practitioner Denise Johnstone for her attentive care, over the telephone. |
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Wynetta J. (Posted on March 17, 2007) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Good |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Excellent |
| Parking: |
Good |
| How Selected:
| It was the hospital that I was referred to. My general physician said to me that if he had to have this type of surgery, this is where he would want to go. |
| Competitors: |
I have not really been to any other local hospitals. This hospital has a bariatric unit and everyone from the transportation staff to the nurses were so nice and encouraging. |
| Comments: |
I was in a private room which was great. Everyone I can into contact with was very nice and respectable. The nurses were helpful and never made me feel as though I was bothering them. My surgeon has a wonderful team and I got to see all of them everyday. It was a good hospital visit. |
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Michelle R. (Posted on March 8, 2007) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Good |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Excellent |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Good |
| Parking: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| My insurance selected the surgeon that would treat me. This is the hospital that he works from. |
| Comments: |
It was very clean and everyone was friendly. I also like that there was a security code that I could give my family and friends so that they could find out about me. Not anyone can just call and find out about a patient there. |
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Raynise T. (Posted on December 17, 2006) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Good |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Good |
| Multi Security: |
Good |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Excellent |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Good |
| Parking: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| This is the hospital that my surgeon works from. |
| Competitors: |
No Opinion..........1st time staying in an hospital. |
| Comments: |
The nursing staff was wonderful. Technician Trenita was outstanding in performing her duties. |
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Gifted0523 G. (Posted on November 13, 2006) |
| Overall Value: |
Good |
Oversized Equipped: |
Good |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Good |
Privacy: |
Good |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Good |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Excellent |
| How Selected:
| This is the one my doctor works out of. |
| Comments: |
Actually the hospital staff especially all the nurses and the tech were sooooooooooo good to me. I think I will try to take them something the next time I am over there. They were just the best. The only trouble we had was in recovery. I was there forever 10:30 am- 7 pm because they claimed to be "cleaning" the room then we had one and they gave it to this man instead and then I had to wait a few more hours for yet another room to be cleaned. Once I finally arrived in my room it was very nice experience. |
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Mo B. (Posted on October 19, 2006) |
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Marlene L. (Posted on October 18, 2006) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Good |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Excellent |
| Parking: |
Average |
| Comments: |
Everyone was wonderful. Excellent care they are always checking on you to make sure you are doing well. |
| Posted by: |
Mikelle B. (Posted on October 10, 2006) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Excellent |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Excellent |
| Parking: |
Very Poor |
| How Selected:
| This was selected by my doctor. He is a frequent user of GW Hospital for his surgeries. |
| Competitors: |
I rank them at the top. I have stayed at two other hospital (nuttin as serious as the surgrey). They wasn't as attentive as GW. |
| Comments: |
I really enjoyed my stay at GW Hospital. They was very very attentive. They were helpful in all way that you can think of. THe one thing that I had a problem with was parking. They gave me one voucher while, I was there for there days. My visitors had to park some blocks away and pay for parking. Othen then that, my experience was overall great!!!! |
| Posted by: |
Cole C. (Posted on October 2, 2006) |
| Overall Value: |
Average |
Oversized Equipped: |
Average |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Good |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Average |
Pain Medication: |
Poor |
| Quiet: |
Average |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Good |
| Parking: |
Very Poor |
| How Selected:
| This is where my doctor performed the surgery. |
| Competitors: |
I've never been to any other hospital in this area...
Every other aspect of my experience with the hospital was great, pre admissions, pre-op blood work, the bariatric class...all wonderful, but surgery day they didn't have a gown to fit me at first, and my husband told me when they assigned my room and he went up to check where it was, it was filthy and smelled like urine. He had to bark at a couple of people to clean it before I came up...and my husband is not a barker... Other than that, I was in so much of a funk, I don't remember much. they did however, treat my husband well, because he wasn't supposed to be allowed to stay the night, and they let him and even brought a day bed into the room. So I was greatful. The nurses were also young, but very nice and helpful. |
| Posted by: |
Jeanne C. (Posted on July 17, 2006) |
| Posted by: |
Elana P. (Posted on July 14, 2006) |
| Overall Value: |
Poor |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Poor |
| Multi Security: |
Very Poor |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Excellent |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Very Poor |
| Parking: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| My surgeon, who is excellent, works out of GWU. |
| Competitors: |
I've only had one other hospital stay at Shady Grove, this was better which is pathetic. |
| Comments: |
I would have to wait at least 30 minutes for a nurse to arrive to help me unplug my IV so I could use the bathroom! Not very responsive at all. |
| Posted by: |
Teresa R. (Posted on June 22, 2006) |
| Overall Value: |
Average |
Oversized Equipped: |
Average |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Very Poor |
| Multi Security: |
Very Poor |
Privacy: |
Poor |
Pain Medication: |
Average |
| Quiet: |
Very Poor |
Visiting: |
Average |
Staff Responsive: |
Very Poor |
| Parking: |
Good |
| How Selected:
| hospital that insurance approved |
| Competitors: |
poor quality |
| Comments: |
I have never been at such a terrible place,the only thing good was my surgeon,the aftercare from the nursing staff was the worst I had ever experienced,the cleanliness of the place was terrible.never again. |
| Posted by: |
Michelle N. (Posted on June 13, 2006) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Excellent |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Good |
| Parking: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| I choose my doctor first. Dr. Paul Lin. |
| Competitors: |
great |
| Comments: |
I liked the baricatric wing and office on the same wing. Scale was available in our section. All WLS patients got to know each other. |
| Posted by: |
CoCo W. (Posted on June 12, 2006) |
| Overall Value: |
Good |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Good |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Excellent |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Good |
| Parking: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| This was the hospital my doctor profromed surgeries. |
| Competitors: |
I cannot copare this hospital with any other this was my first stay in any hospital. |
| Comments: |
I have one work "EXCELLENT" |
| Posted by: |
Leslie G. (Posted on May 19, 2006) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Excellent |
Visiting: |
N/A |
Staff Responsive: |
Excellent |
| How Selected:
| Doctor's affiliation |
| Competitors: |
It is one of the best |
| Comments: |
Everyone I met at this hospital - from pre-surgical testing to the last day after the operation - was so pleasant and kind. They actually made the surgery a good experience. |
| Posted by: |
Sherry S. (Posted on March 15, 2006) |
| How Selected:
| Previous Bariatric Surgery. Wouldn't go anywhere else nor with any other surgeon! |
| Comments: |
The new hospital is wonderful - the residents and teams are superb. |
| Posted by: |
Diann B. (Posted on March 5, 2006) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Good |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Excellent |
| Parking: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| The surgeon who was doing my Lap RNY surgery works out of GWU Hospital. |
| Competitors: |
I was in Fairfax Hospital 3 years ago, and I'd say GWU is every bit the excellent hospital Fairfax is, if not more so. |
| Comments: |
I could not have been happier with my experience at this hospital. I had read negative reviews and am mystified because I found everything and everyone wonderful. The nursing staff, drs and residents, all were extremely responsive and always had a smile on their face. They all made my experience there very positive. The hospital could use a better parking situation as it costs $12 a day to park--not likely to attract visitors! Other than that I don't have one complaint. |
| Posted by: |
Darlene B. (Posted on September 11, 2005) |
| Overall Value: |
Good |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Average |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Average |
Visiting: |
Average |
Staff Responsive: |
Excellent |
| Parking: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| The Dr. works out of this hospital |
| Competitors: |
About the same as most |
| Comments: |
The hospital was pretty good. |
| Posted by: |
Frederika L. (Posted on August 18, 2005) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Good |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Excellent |
| Parking: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| It's the hosiptal my doctors use. |
| Competitors: |
Very Good |
| Comments: |
All of the staff was great the sugery staff, the ICU staff and the nurses on the unit were great! I don't remeber the nurses names in ICU but thank you. To SunYae, Abagail,and Nancy on th fifth floor THANK YOU. |
| Posted by: |
Deactivated Member (Posted on August 6, 2005) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Excellent |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Excellent |
| Parking: |
Good |
| How Selected:
| It's the one my surgeon uses |
| Competitors: |
It was by far the best. Clean, comfortable. Didn't meet one bad person. |
| Comments: |
The Doctors, Med students, fellows and (my favoriste ) the nurses were totally awesome. |
| Posted by: |
Maria L. (Posted on July 19, 2005) |
| Overall Value: |
Average |
Oversized Equipped: |
Good |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Average |
| Multi Security: |
Poor |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Good |
| Quiet: |
Good |
Visiting: |
Good |
Staff Responsive: |
Poor |
| Parking: |
Good |
| How Selected:
| This is the hospital my surgeon is associated with. |
| Competitors: |
Average. |
| Comments: |
Even though there was supposed to be a Bariatric unit, the staff/nurses never offered me a drop of water, or help in any way.
For meals I was fed full-sugar items -- even after requesting diet items.
I was also told to take a shower when I shouldn't have been allowed. Luckily, the surgeon's PA put a stop to it.
VERY POOR nurse and nutrition. |
| Posted by: |
Cathy A. (Posted on July 2, 2005) |
| Overall Value: |
Good |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Average |
| Multi Security: |
Average |
Privacy: |
Average |
Pain Medication: |
Very Poor |
| Quiet: |
Average |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| I have Kaiser Permanente Insurance and they dictate which hosptials I could pick from |
| Competitors: |
about the same |
| Comments: |
After surgery I got an infection and had to go to the ER 2x. I was in awful pain and they tried togive me pills. No understanding of WLS issues. |
| Posted by: |
John B. (Posted on June 19, 2005) |
| Overall Value: |
Good |
Oversized Equipped: |
Good |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Good |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Good |
Visiting: |
N/A |
Staff Responsive: |
Poor |
| How Selected:
| Doctor's choice |
| Comments: |
Excellent Intensive Care and Post Op care. Very responsive. Poor care on the floor. Understaffed and way undermotivated. Two dedicated aids made the short stay bearable but I couldn't wait to get out. Note to CPAP users: Their machine didn't have a humuidifier. At high pressure settings, this is extremely uncomfortable! |
| Posted by: |
Chantel R. (Posted on June 17, 2005) |
| Overall Value: |
Good |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Good |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Good |
| Quiet: |
Excellent |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Average |
| Parking: |
Very Poor |
| How Selected:
| This was the hospital that my surgeon selected. |
| Comments: |
Night staff was excellent; day staff was extremely unresponsive and insensitive. |
| Posted by: |
B B. (Posted on May 18, 2005) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Good |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Excellent |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Excellent |
| Parking: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| I and my family have used GW for years |
| Competitors: |
It's one of the best hospital in the DC area |
| Posted by: |
Cedrick B. (Posted on May 17, 2005) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
N/A |
| Quiet: |
Excellent |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Excellent |
| Parking: |
Excellent |
| How Selected:
| My Surgeon |
| Competitors: |
Better |
| Posted by: |
Sally C. (Posted on May 16, 2005) |
| Overall Value: |
Poor |
Oversized Equipped: |
Good |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Poor |
| Multi Security: |
Poor |
Privacy: |
Average |
Pain Medication: |
Very Poor |
| Quiet: |
Very Poor |
Visiting: |
Good |
Staff Responsive: |
Very Poor |
| Parking: |
Very Poor |
| How Selected:
| MD's place of choice/employment |
| Competitors: |
Nursing staff was insensitive and cruel. |
| Comments: |
It was just Okay. For me the WLS was a major life change issue. It was just a job for them, kind of like being a cashier at the market, "just push me through". They acted inconvenienced whenever asked to do anything. I hated to interrupt lunch, then I really got it! |
| Posted by: |
Tiffany R. (Posted on April 30, 2005) |
| Overall Value: |
Good |
Oversized Equipped: |
Average |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Good |
| Multi Security: |
Good |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Good |
| Quiet: |
Excellent |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Good |
| Parking: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| This hospital was selected by my surgeon, and the surgeon was selected because he was the nearest one to me. =) |
| Competitors: |
N/A |
| Comments: |
I did feel comfortable in the hospital, had a private room, private bath (very important!), tv, laptop (with internet access and DVD's). The nurses were polite, and responded quickly to any questions or concerns that I had. There was an issue where my fiance who was with me couldn't get home that day, and the assisting nurses agreed that he could stay in my room that night, past visiting hours. This was very courteous, and I appreciated their kindness. |
| Posted by: |
Katherine R. (Posted on April 27, 2005) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Good |
| Quiet: |
Excellent |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Excellent |
| How Selected:
| Was where my doc worked out of. |
| Competitors: |
It is a very nice hospital. I like that you have to have an ID to get into the hospital itself. |
| Comments: |
Everyone was very nice. I only did not get what I asked for two time. One time I asked for some pain med and it was for ever before I got it and I asked for an extra binder to take home and they never gave me one.Other than that I really enjoyed my stay everyone was great and came to check on me several times a day. |
| Posted by: |
Peggy B. (Posted on April 18, 2005) |
| Overall Value: |
Good |
Oversized Equipped: |
Good |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Good |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Average |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Good |
| Parking: |
Poor |
| How Selected:
| HMO selected hospital |
| Posted by: |
Lydia D. (Posted on April 12, 2005) |
| Overall Value: |
Good |
Oversized Equipped: |
Good |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Good |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Average |
Pain Medication: |
Average |
| Quiet: |
Poor |
Visiting: |
Average |
Staff Responsive: |
Poor |
| Parking: |
Average |
| Posted by: |
Alicia G. (Posted on April 10, 2005) |
| Overall Value: |
Poor |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Average |
| Multi Security: |
Average |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Average |
| Quiet: |
Poor |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Very Poor |
| Parking: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| It is the hospital that my surgeon uses. |
| Competitors: |
N/A |
| Comments: |
My surgeon and her team were phenominal... the nursing staff was what ruined it for me. |
| Posted by: |
Patricia P. (Posted on April 2, 2005) |
| Overall Value: |
Average |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Good |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Good |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Good |
| Parking: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| My insurance only sends you to DC, or Va and DC was closer, and this is the hospital that Dr. Paul Lin works out of. |
| Competitors: |
I was not able to visit other hospital |
| Comments: |
Everyone was really helpful, and kind, i only have good things to say about the help there. Even though it was far from my home, and it was hard for my family to get there. I was treated like family |
| Posted by: |
Patricia P. (Posted on April 2, 2005) |
| Overall Value: |
Average |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Good |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Good |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Good |
| Parking: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| My insurance only sends you to DC, or Va and DC was closer, and this is the hospital that Dr. Paul Lin works out of. |
| Competitors: |
I was not able to visit other hospital |
| Comments: |
Everyone was really helpful, and kind, i only have good things to say about the help there. Even though it was far from my home, and it was hard for my family to get there. I was treated like family |
| Posted by: |
Carol H. (Posted on April 1, 2005) |
| Overall Value: |
N/A |
Oversized Equipped: |
Average |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Good |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Good |
Visiting: |
Poor |
Staff Responsive: |
Average |
| Parking: |
Poor |
| How Selected:
| Surgeon connected there. |
| Competitors: |
Very disorganized. In ICU care was good. On the floor it was poor. |
| Comments: |
I would try to find another hospital first. |
| Posted by: |
Elaina M. (Posted on April 1, 2005) |
| Overall Value: |
Good |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
N/A |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Good |
| Parking: |
Poor |
| How Selected:
| Through my insurance |
| Competitors: |
Better than Holy Cross |
| Posted by: |
Lori B. (Posted on March 23, 2005) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Good |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Good |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Excellent |
| Parking: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| It's where my Dr. operates out of. |
| Competitors: |
Excellent. |
| Comments: |
I had a very good experience. The nursing staff was wonderful, both day and night staffing. |
| Posted by: |
Sheila C. (Posted on March 8, 2005) |
| Overall Value: |
Good |
Oversized Equipped: |
Good |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Good |
| Quiet: |
Excellent |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Excellent |
| Parking: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| My doctor operates out of it. |
| Competitors: |
Okay |
| Comments: |
Need to let patients spouse/immediate family park for FREE when visiting. Shouldn't have to pay the high rates. |
| Posted by: |
Deactivated Member (Posted on February 28, 2005) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Good |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Good |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Excellent |
| Parking: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| Surgeon affiliate hospital |
| Competitors: |
Much better than Holy Cross |
| Posted by: |
Clara B. (Posted on February 18, 2005) |
| Overall Value: |
Average |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Good |
Privacy: |
Good |
Pain Medication: |
Very Poor |
| Quiet: |
Poor |
Visiting: |
Good |
Staff Responsive: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| It is the hospital my dr uses. |
| Comments: |
They took my morphine button away less than 24 hours after surgery and were not good about giving me medication regularly. It was horrible. In general, people were nice, but the things that were bad were really important things. |
| Posted by: |
Sheila S. (Posted on February 11, 2005) |
| Posted by: |
John B. (Posted on January 30, 2005) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Good |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Good |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Excellent |
Visiting: |
N/A |
Staff Responsive: |
Average |
| Parking: |
Poor |
| How Selected:
| Choice was based on surgeon. |
| Competitors: |
Excellent facility. |
| Comments: |
Staff in recovery and ICU were absolutely outstanding; however, I believe they do not have sufficient staff on the floor to be responsive to patients needs. Fortunately, I did not have to stay very long. Note: If you use c-pap/bi-pap, BRING YOUR OWN! The hospital machine is clunky, the mask is uncomfortable, and it does not have a humidifier. At high pressure settings, dry air will cause exteme discomfort and poor sleep. |
| Posted by: |
Sheila W. (Posted on January 11, 2005) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Good |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Good |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Good |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Average |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Good |
| Parking: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| It is the one my surgeon uses. |
| Competitors: |
It provided wonderful care. Better than others and not quite as good as some. |
| Comments: |
For this procedure, it was tops. |
| Posted by: |
Karol O. (Posted on December 30, 2004) |
| Overall Value: |
Average |
Oversized Equipped: |
Good |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Average |
| Multi Security: |
Good |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Good |
| Quiet: |
Poor |
Visiting: |
Good |
Staff Responsive: |
Poor |
| Parking: |
Poor |
| How Selected:
| It's where my doctor practices. |
| Competitors: |
Only other hospital I've been to was Howard County General about six years ago. My stay there was better. |
| Comments: |
GW needs more nursing staff, and more room. I was in recovery longer than necessary because there were no beds in ICU; then, I was in ICU longer than necessary because there were no beds on 5. No one helped me walk around until my third day in the hospital. It was tough to even get water. Make sure you have someone with you - the nurses are far too overstretched to help with day to day things. |
| Posted by: |
Maria T. (Posted on December 16, 2004) |
| Overall Value: |
Good |
Oversized Equipped: |
Good |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Good |
| Multi Security: |
Good |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Good |
Visiting: |
Good |
Staff Responsive: |
Good |
| Parking: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| Insurance |
| Competitors: |
I think that the quality of care from the nurses was excellant. They were sympithetic and caring even though I was very "grouchy". They were also understanding of weight issues. (never did they try to give me a small person's gown like Potomic Hospital and INOVA Fairfax Hospital have). The doctor's/ surgeon's team of people where very attentive, (as I expected and hoped for sence the are a teaching hospital). I've heard of nightmares of people waking up screaming. I had my surgery 11/12/04 (friday) and I don't remember much of that day at all, so I count that as a blessing. |
| Comments: |
As a whole I felt very safe and taken care of at George Washington University Hospital. |
| Posted by: |
AMoore A. (Posted on December 16, 2004) |
| Overall Value: |
Good |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Good |
Privacy: |
Good |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Good |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Average |
| Parking: |
Poor |
| How Selected:
| My surgeon uses this hospital. |
| Competitors: |
It is a good clean hospital. The hospital is very big and therefore very busy. Although it is large, I did not have any problems with the staff. I was concerned at first about the size and how the nursing and doctor staff would treat the patients. Since it is a teaching institution, when my doctor was not checking on me, his staff did.
|
| Comments: |
Overall the staff was very helpful and friendly. Whenever I had a question or concern, they were more than helpful. Whenever I needed assistance, I had no problems getting assistance. They made my short stay enjoyable.
The only disadvantage of using this hospital is the parking. It is best to use the Metro system. Parking is hard to find and is expensive. You only get 1 free parking space the day of your surgery after that you are on your own. However, when you use the Metro system, it stops right beside the hospital. |
| Posted by: |
Princess V. (Posted on December 15, 2004) |
| Overall Value: |
Good |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Good |
| Multi Security: |
Good |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Excellent |
Visiting: |
Good |
Staff Responsive: |
Good |
| Parking: |
Very Poor |
| How Selected:
| My inusrance would only pay to that hospital. |
| Competitors: |
I this GW Hospital is much better than Surburan Hospital because the overnight nurses at Surburan Hosp didn't do their job. |
| Comments: |
The nurses and doctors at GW Hosp were very friendly and professional. The patient room is new and clean. TV come with cable channels. |
| Posted by: |
Tracy P. (Posted on December 11, 2004) |
| Overall Value: |
Good |
Oversized Equipped: |
Good |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Good |
| Multi Security: |
Good |
Privacy: |
Good |
Pain Medication: |
Good |
| Quiet: |
Good |
Visiting: |
Good |
Staff Responsive: |
Average |
| Parking: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| It's the hospital my surgeon uses. |
| Competitors: |
It was clean and everything. |
| Posted by: |
M. C. (Posted on November 23, 2004) |
| Posted by: |
Donald S. (Posted on November 16, 2004) |
| Overall Value: |
Average |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Good |
| Multi Security: |
Good |
Privacy: |
Average |
Pain Medication: |
Poor |
| Quiet: |
Average |
Visiting: |
Good |
Staff Responsive: |
Average |
| Parking: |
Very Poor |
| How Selected:
| Dr. Lin practices there |
| Comments: |
ICU was very confusing and less responsive than it should be. 5 North was pretty good. |
| Posted by: |
Karol O. (Posted on November 16, 2004) |
| Overall Value: |
Average |
Oversized Equipped: |
Good |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Average |
| Multi Security: |
Good |
Privacy: |
Good |
Pain Medication: |
Good |
| Quiet: |
Very Poor |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Very Poor |
| Parking: |
Poor |
| How Selected:
| It's where my surgeon works. |
| Competitors: |
Only have one other experience at my county's hospital - this does not compare favorably. |
| Comments: |
I had one day in the hospital without family members - and it was just terrible. I was placed in ICU after my surgery due to a couple of high risk factors. But, despite my discomfort, it was clear that I was too well for the ICU folks. I felt dismissed and - while not quite neglected - nearly so. And, I later found out that the nursing staff yelled patient weights to eachother. So much for privacy and dignity.
Took far too long for a bed to clear in the regular ward, but finally was moved there Wednesday evening (surgery was Tuesday morning). I thought care would improve there.
It did not. No one took the time to attend to my human needs: the bed's comfort, dealing with congestion while using a CPAP machine, getting a simple cup of water. It took my surgeon - on Thursday - to get me out of bed, and track down a nurse to help walk me around - something that should have happened the day before.
Once out of bed, I was able to get my own water, and walk around my room on my own - I didn't get the walk around the hallway until yet another hour later.
I may have been the victim of the nursing shortage - I believe that played a part. I will never know if the type of surgery I had played any part in my treatment. I hope not, but have been obese long enough to know that even medical staff can be incredibly insensitive to obese patients.
I hope never to have to return to GW again. |
| Posted by: |
Sally C. (Posted on October 15, 2004) |
| Overall Value: |
Poor |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Average |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Very Poor |
| Quiet: |
Poor |
Visiting: |
Good |
Staff Responsive: |
Average |
| Parking: |
Very Poor |
| How Selected:
| It is where the physician choosen was on staff. |
| Competitors: |
The nursing staff, once in my own room was a terrible experience. I listened to nurses fight in the hallways, to my IV machine "bing-bing-bing" for 20 minutes while I had a migraine. The dietition forgot to feed me twice and the nurses disconnected my pain and told me I had to make it last the four hours! I found out later that I was allowed meds whenever necessary. Out of the 20+ nurses that attented to me, only three were kind hearted and consoderate. Get this! I called out to the nursing station that my IV machine was ringing again and to pls. send someone to reset and put on a new bag. Well, the nurse said "ok I'll send your nurse." My nurse was out to lunch and he never tried to find who was filling in for her and with an awful morephine migraine I listened to the machine ringing next to my head for 22 LONG minutes. When she got there I was crying and she was apologizing and saying I was out to lunch. I yelled back, "and no one knew who was feeling in?" I just continued to cry and tell her this who thing has been a bad experience. Julia, Lisa and Brenda were the only nurses that gave a crap. I thank God that I at least had them, otherwise I may have beeb driven insane or into poor health. |
| Comments: |
The pre-op stuff went great, everyone was very helpful and informative. The pre-op (the morning of surgery) was terrif as well. The post-op and recovery staff were great and kept my family informed. |
| Posted by: |
Deb S. (Posted on October 6, 2004) |
| Overall Value: |
Good |
Oversized Equipped: |
Good |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Good |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Good |
| Quiet: |
Good |
Visiting: |
Good |
Staff Responsive: |
Good |
| Parking: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| I selected the surgeon; she practices at this hospital |
| Competitors: |
This is an excellent hospital. |
| Comments: |
It's a teaching hospital so there were often med students along with the residents. I felt comfortable asking any questions I had. Though the night staff was not terribly responsive, the day staff (nursing) was wonderful. |
| Posted by: |
Willetta C. (Posted on September 16, 2004) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Excellent |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Excellent |
| Parking: |
Poor |
| How Selected:
| Dr/ Paul Lin did my surgery there. I really did not pick it there but his office is there and that is where he does majority of his surgeries. |
| Competitors: |
I would say they are pretty good. |
| Comments: |
First of all Dr. Lin is Wonderful. I trust him with my life and I am so grateful to him. The man is brillant! The staff at GWUY was so nice to me. The rooms were clean and they supplied everything I needed. The only thing I did not like was the ventilation system. The room would get real hot and then turn cold. It was terrible. |
| Posted by: |
Tony I. (Posted on July 13, 2004) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Good |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Excellent |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Good |
| Parking: |
Excellent |
| How Selected:
| This is where my surgeon works out of. |
| Competitors: |
It was a wonderful place to be. |
| Comments: |
Everything is new, it is a new hospital. I have no complaints. |
| Posted by: |
Caprice R. (Posted on June 8, 2004) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Good |
| Quiet: |
Average |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Average |
| Parking: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| This was the hospital where my surgeon practices. |
| Competitors: |
In comparison to other hospitals I've been, GWU's patient care I experienced was definitely less than satisfactory - and that was once I went on the floor. The patient care received in ICU was great. |
| Comments: |
I won't condemn the entire patient care team for one nurse's failure...I would still consider another stay at GWU, in spite of! |
| Posted by: |
Caprice R. (Posted on June 8, 2004) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Good |
| Quiet: |
Average |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Average |
| Parking: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| This was the hospital where my surgeon practices. |
| Competitors: |
In comparison to other hospitals I've been, GWU's patient care I experienced was definitely less than satisfactory - and that was once I went on the floor. The patient care received in ICU was great. |
| Comments: |
I won't condemn the entire patient care team for one nurse's failure...I would still consider another stay at GWU, in spite of! |
| Posted by: |
Miyan T. (Posted on June 3, 2004) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Good |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Excellent |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
N/A |
| Parking: |
Very Poor |
| How Selected:
| This is the hospital the my surgeon practices out of. |
| Competitors: |
This was the best hospital stays I have ever had. My room was wonderful, the staff was wonderful, everything was just wonderful. The only problem I had was with the parking. You either had to park on a meter or pay the outrageous fee to park in the garage which by the way, was around to corner from the hospital. Other than that, it was great. |
| Posted by: |
Miyan T. (Posted on June 3, 2004) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Good |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Excellent |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
N/A |
| Parking: |
Very Poor |
| How Selected:
| This is the hospital the my surgeon practices out of. |
| Competitors: |
This was the best hospital stays I have ever had. My room was wonderful, the staff was wonderful, everything was just wonderful. The only problem I had was with the parking. You either had to park on a meter or pay the outrageous fee to park in the garage which by the way, was around to corner from the hospital. Other than that, it was great. |
| Comments: |
The rooms were extremly clean and the staff did an excellent job of keeping it that way. Evertime I would get up to sit in a chair, someone would come in and change bed linens. The bathroom was huge! The room had plenty of chairs for visitors and even arranged for a bed to be in my room for my husband to stay the night. The staff all were very nice, patient, and helpful. I give GW a 10! |
| Posted by: |
Kimberly M. (Posted on May 29, 2004) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Good |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Excellent |
| Parking: |
Average |
| Comments: |
George Washington University Hospital and it's staff were wonderful. I could not have asked for a better hospital. They were very accomodating and took care of all of my needs. |
| Posted by: |
Ramona R. (Posted on May 28, 2004) |
| Overall Value: |
Poor |
Oversized Equipped: |
Good |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Very Poor |
| Multi Security: |
Average |
Privacy: |
Good |
Pain Medication: |
Very Poor |
| Quiet: |
Average |
Visiting: |
Average |
Staff Responsive: |
Very Poor |
| Parking: |
Average |
| Comments: |
Staff were not willing to assist me with bathing. Nurses would try to give my insulin HOURS after doing accu check and they were giving SQ Heparin IM. The nurses would ignore the call bell for ...HOURS...I kid you not...and they would not bring my pain medication on time. A resident doctor also made my stay very unpleasant when I was there for nausea and vomiting he insisted I take Phenergan round the clock in order to get out sooner. It was an awful hospital experience. |
| Posted by: |
K T. (Posted on May 10, 2004) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Average |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Good |
| Parking: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| I had no chaice-this is where Dr. Afram performs his surgery. |
| Comments: |
I stayed at GWU Hospital for 3 days after my surgery, and it was better than I expected. First, they have an entire unit just for Dr. Afram's WLS patients. The nurses on the unit were sweet, repsonsive, and sensitive. I was also given my own room, which I never expected. I thought that was great, because I was able to have total privacy whenever I wanted. I thought the surgical center staff was very senstive and caring, and answered every question I had, and allowed me to feel very comfortable even though I was quite nervous, both in the pre-op room and even when I was wheeled into the operating room-they all made me feel comfortable, so I "went to sleep" with the feeling that I would be very well taken care of. The recovery room staff was attentive and friendly. Overall, I would feel very comfortable going back to GW if I ever had to have any other kind of surgery. |
| Posted by: |
Miss B. (Posted on May 9, 2004) |
| Overall Value: |
Very Poor |
Oversized Equipped: |
Good |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Very Poor |
| Multi Security: |
Poor |
Privacy: |
Average |
Pain Medication: |
Average |
| Quiet: |
N/A |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Very Poor |
| Parking: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| Columbia Hospital for Women closed about a month or two before my mother's surgery date. So, this hospital was the one her surgeon began to work out of as a result. |
| Competitors: |
I wouldn't. They may indeed have a new facility, but an edifice is not nearly as important as the quality of care. |
| Comments: |
I gave this hospital such poor ratings NOT because of surgery I had myself, but for my mother's surgery. She was of course heavily medicated and thus not fully aware of what was or was NOT going on. I had to ASK them to do basic things such as assist my mother with bathing ( I did this MYSELF), assist her with getting to the bathroom (had to do this too), giving her water/ice, I could go on and on. |
| Posted by: |
Jennifer F. (Posted on April 27, 2004) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Good |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Excellent |
| Parking: |
Good |
| Comments: |
The nurses and all the attendands were wonderful... I would highly recommend this hospital. |
| Posted by: |
Melissa M. (Posted on April 14, 2004) |
| Overall Value: |
Very Poor |
Oversized Equipped: |
Poor |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Very Poor |
| Multi Security: |
Very Poor |
Privacy: |
Poor |
Pain Medication: |
Poor |
| Quiet: |
Very Poor |
Visiting: |
Average |
Staff Responsive: |
Very Poor |
| Parking: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| My surgeon for the gastric bypass was on staff at this hospital. |
| Competitors: |
There are other hospitals in the area that would be better choices...Holy Cross in Maryland, Georgetown University Hospital in DC just to name a few. |
| Comments: |
They were prepared to deal with gastric bypass patients, they set me home malnourished, dehydrated and with numerous infections. |
| Posted by: |
Terrie M. (Posted on March 15, 2004) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Excellent |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Excellent |
| Parking: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| My surgeon used the hospital as well as it was close and convenient to my home and for visitors |
| Competitors: |
I have no other hospitals to compare my experience with. |
| Comments: |
Having had no previous hospital stays I would have to say that I felt very comfortable and at ease with the hospital and all the people who help make my stay a comfortable on. |
| Posted by: |
Lynne H. (Posted on March 14, 2004) |
| Overall Value: |
Average |
Oversized Equipped: |
Good |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Poor |
| Multi Security: |
Good |
Privacy: |
Average |
Pain Medication: |
Average |
| Quiet: |
Average |
Visiting: |
Average |
Staff Responsive: |
Very Poor |
| Parking: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| My Surgeon has priviledges at this hospital. |
| Competitors: |
As good as the ones in Northern Virginia or Maryland |
| Comments: |
The Staff needs to be more attentive to their patients instead of coffee clatching at the nurses station. |
| Posted by: |
Vicky R. (Posted on March 5, 2004) |
| Overall Value: |
Poor |
Oversized Equipped: |
Good |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Poor |
| Multi Security: |
Average |
Privacy: |
Good |
Pain Medication: |
Very Poor |
| Quiet: |
Good |
Visiting: |
Good |
Staff Responsive: |
Very Poor |
| Parking: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| doctor |
| Competitors: |
average |
| Comments: |
i called the nurse 3 times before they would help me and considered going home. |
| Posted by: |
Deactivated Member (Posted on February 19, 2004) |
| Overall Value: |
Average |
Oversized Equipped: |
Average |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Average |
| Multi Security: |
Average |
Privacy: |
Good |
Pain Medication: |
Average |
| Quiet: |
Average |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Poor |
| How Selected:
| My surgeon |
| Competitors: |
Average |
| Comments: |
Overall, I was very disappointed with my stay at GW. Although Dr. Lin and Denise were wonderful, the residents and the nurses were sub par. My first day post-op, I had an infection with my IV and it took over 3 hours (imagine no hydration or pain medication) to get a new IV put in. No one ever gave me a binder or the leg massaging boots....everything had to be requested. I experienced terrible headaches which the residents attributed to the morphine, but no one offered another type of pain killer. We had to ask. Luckily, my mother is a nurse, so she was able to run the show, but without her, I would have been in big trouble. |
| Posted by: |
Laura S. (Posted on February 18, 2004) |
| Overall Value: |
Good |
Oversized Equipped: |
Good |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Good |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Good |
| Quiet: |
Average |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Excellent |
| Parking: |
Poor |
| How Selected:
| I selected Dr Lin......and that dictated GWU |
| Competitors: |
My only other extended hospital was Sibley....and it was 20 years ago....so I really can't compare. |
| Comments: |
My biggest issue was that my surgery was pushed from 9:15 to 11:00 and nobody came to tell me until after 9:30. Also, after surgery, I was wheeled into my room in an ICU bed.....which was narrow and extremely uncomfortable....and I had to ask for a bariatric bed 2 days after surgery. Also, the communication between Drs and nurses could have been improved. Nurses kept me in bed due to low blood pressure, and the team of Dr's were not happy with that. |
| Posted by: |
Della P. (Posted on February 8, 2004) |
| Overall Value: |
Good |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Average |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Average |
Visiting: |
Good |
Staff Responsive: |
Good |
| Parking: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| Through Dr Paul Lin |
| Competitors: |
Better than most. Seems like it should be in with the top hospitals. |
| Comments: |
Overall experience was good. I liked the fact that most, if not all the rooms, are not shared. |
| Posted by: |
Robert L. (Posted on January 31, 2004) |
| Overall Value: |
Good |
Oversized Equipped: |
Good |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Good |
| Multi Security: |
Good |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Average |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Average |
| Parking: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| only one doctor worked at |
| Competitors: |
i would highly recommend it. for overall care |
| Posted by: |
Bonita S. (Posted on January 21, 2004) |
| Overall Value: |
Average |
Oversized Equipped: |
Very Poor |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Average |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Good |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Good |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Poor |
| Parking: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| My Doctor 's |
| Competitors: |
I had better experience at other hospitals |
| Comments: |
When it came to the food ie protein drink, it was terrible "boost" and made me run to the bathroom and could wipe myself and was hard to bath. |
| Posted by: |
Linda H. (Posted on January 1, 2004) |
| Overall Value: |
Good |
Oversized Equipped: |
Good |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Good |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Average |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Average |
| Parking: |
Poor |
| How Selected:
| Dr Lin is associated there, and coworker recommended it because they have separate bariatric unit. |
| Competitors: |
Better than Washington Hospital Center |
| Comments: |
No Negative comments. Everything was ok. |
| Posted by: |
Deactivated Member (Posted on November 21, 2003) |
| Overall Value: |
Good |
Oversized Equipped: |
Good |
Oversized Sensitive: |
N/A |
| Multi Security: |
Good |
Privacy: |
Good |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Excellent |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Good |
| Parking: |
Good |
| How Selected:
| The doctor practices at the hospital. |
| Competitors: |
Good |
| Comments: |
Most of the staff was sensitive. Only a group of people during my first x-ray after surgery were the exception. But the doctors and nurses that took care of me were great. |
| Posted by: |
Terri N. (Posted on October 5, 2003) |
| Overall Value: |
Good |
Oversized Equipped: |
Good |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Good |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Average |
Pain Medication: |
Good |
| Quiet: |
Average |
Visiting: |
Good |
Staff Responsive: |
Average |
| Parking: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| recommendations from others and insurance |
| Competitors: |
never been hospitalized before. It has a good reputation. |
| Posted by: |
Dzondria R. (Posted on September 18, 2003) |
| Overall Value: |
N/A |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Good |
| Posted by: |
Andrea S. (Posted on September 11, 2003) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Good |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Good |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Good |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Excellent |
| Parking: |
Good |
| How Selected:
| My surgeon actually works out of this hospital. |
| Competitors: |
I feel that this hospital was just as good as the other hospitals I have been in. In truth... it is how YOU make your stay. |
| Comments: |
Overall I found the staff and medical team very nice and sincere. And I had read the previous reviews of this hospital before going in for my procedure and was a little concern. But I thought overall everyone one was nice. I will agree with the other posts that there were certain areas (i.e., admitting) that were alittle slow - but once things got rolling.. it was good. |
| Posted by: |
Debra H. (Posted on September 4, 2003) |
| Overall Value: |
Poor |
Oversized Equipped: |
Poor |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Poor |
| Multi Security: |
Average |
Privacy: |
Good |
Pain Medication: |
Good |
| Quiet: |
Average |
Visiting: |
Good |
Staff Responsive: |
Poor |
| Parking: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| one doctor uses |
| Competitors: |
I would not choose to ever go back to this facility |
| Comments: |
The nursing staff did not follow the doctors orders to bring me a tray of clear liquids on day two (I was only given ice chips in ICU even after the IV was removed) and I had to wait in the hall an hour to have my upper GI leak test. The doctor told me they have problems chronically with the nursing staff in ICU not following his orders! |
| Posted by: |
Solange B. (Posted on August 16, 2003) |
| Overall Value: |
Good |
Oversized Equipped: |
Good |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Good |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Average |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Good |
| Parking: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| This hospital is where my surgeon is Chief of Surgery and the hospital is in my insurance plan. It's also very close to my home. |
| Competitors: |
My only other hospital experience was Kaiser in San Francisco. This hospital was so much better, but the bar wasn't that high compared to my previous experience 10 years ago. |
| Comments: |
The staff overall were great - only one experience in ICU where I was moaning less than 12 hours after surgery, and the nurse reminded me that I "elected" to have this surgery! As if! Other than that - if I had my strength I would have told that woman a thing or two - my only other comments are that sometimes it took a LONG time to get a response after pushing the call button, and the ongoing IV alarms made long time sleep impossible since it often took 10 - 15 minutes for a nurse to respond to the alarm. I understand there is a built in time from when the alarm goes off until the iv bag must be changed - but the alarm ringing in your ear constantly was so annoying! A faster response time would have greatly improved my overall impression. |
| Posted by: |
Crystal B. (Posted on July 12, 2003) |
| Overall Value: |
Average |
Oversized Equipped: |
Average |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Average |
| Multi Security: |
Good |
Privacy: |
Poor |
Pain Medication: |
Poor |
| Quiet: |
Very Poor |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Average |
| Parking: |
Good |
| How Selected:
| This was the only hospital that Dr. Afram does his surgery in... |
| Competitors: |
The ICU staff left a lot to be desired in the sense of caring, and being sensitive to the fact that I had just had surgery (had very bad experiences with 2 specific nurses)... |
| Comments: |
The hospital is nice b/c its new, but it seems like more than half the staff barely speaks English and the entire staff seems unconcerned/uninterrested with patient needs and requests... |
| Posted by: |
Miss C. (Posted on June 25, 2003) |
| Overall Value: |
Average |
Oversized Equipped: |
Good |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Good |
Pain Medication: |
Good |
| Quiet: |
Average |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Average |
| Parking: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| Hospital that my surgeon uses. |
| Competitors: |
I like Holy Cross Hospital in Maryland better, but it was not the hospital that my surgeon uses. I would much rather have my surgeon rather than Holy Cross. |
| Comments: |
The parking fees are terrible! To park for a little over 2 hours, I paid $11.00. The hospital only validates parking on the day of surgery.
Also, as with most hospitals in the United States, the nursing staff is limited.
George Washington University Hospital does take a compassionate stance towards obese patients. However, the patient MUST make sure that they are accomodated. I had to ask for a special bed on the day of surgery and on several ocassions had to reiterate the fact that I wanted a larger wheel chair. But again, the staff was very compassionate. |
| Posted by: |
Bill S. (Posted on May 1, 2003) |
| Overall Value: |
Good |
Oversized Equipped: |
Good |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Excellent |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Good |
| Parking: |
Good |
| How Selected:
| This is the only hospital that my surgeon uses. I was looking for a surgeon associated with a major teachning hospital. The doctor and hospital met my requirements. |
| Competitors: |
The care was outstanding. Except for the admissions process, everyone involved was superaltive! Admissions was like dealing with the land of the dead! |
| Comments: |
Except for admissions process, this was the best medical experience that I have ever had! |
| Posted by: |
Skyy (Posted on February 26, 2003) |
| Overall Value: |
Good |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Good |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Good |
| Quiet: |
Good |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Excellent |
| Parking: |
Poor |
| How Selected:
| This is the hospital that my surgeon uses. |
| Comments: |
Overall, I had a good stay. I did have some problems with nurses having problems with my epidural at times, but the nurses for the most part were very nice and anytime I asked for anything they were pretty timley. The radiology staff was not very sensitive to my pain and size but the rest of the staff was fine. I had a single room so I had privacy and ususally my door was shut and it was quiet. |
| Posted by: |
C W. (Posted on February 1, 2003) |
| Overall Value: |
Good |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Good |
| Quiet: |
Good |
Visiting: |
Good |
Staff Responsive: |
Good |
| Parking: |
Poor |
| How Selected:
| Hospital my surgeon uses. |
| Competitors: |
First time in the hospital. |
| Comments: |
GW Hospital now has a brand new facility. Everything has that new and clean look & feel to it. Overall the hospital is very, very nice. |
| Posted by: |
Ann M. (Posted on November 12, 2002) |
| Posted by: |
Colleen L. (Posted on September 17, 2002) |
| Overall Value: |
Poor |
Oversized Equipped: |
Good |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Average |
| Multi Security: |
Poor |
Privacy: |
Poor |
Pain Medication: |
Poor |
| Quiet: |
Poor |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Average |
| Parking: |
Very Poor |
| How Selected:
| The dr does all his surgeries there. |
| Competitors: |
n/a |
| Comments: |
Since I was in the hospital for my surgery, it has shut down and reopened in a nice new modern building with nice big rooms, i am sure its much better. |
| Posted by: |
Kimberly H. (Posted on August 13, 2002) |
| Overall Value: |
Average |
Oversized Equipped: |
Good |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Average |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Very Poor |
Pain Medication: |
Average |
| Quiet: |
Poor |
Visiting: |
Good |
Staff Responsive: |
Average |
| Parking: |
Very Poor |
| How Selected:
| After the original hospital that Dr. Afram operated on closed, this is where we were sent. |
| Competitors: |
Better than most.. |
| Comments: |
As the hospital is putting in a new building and moving things...I shouldnt comment as it is not fair... |
| Posted by: |
Carmen M. (Posted on July 23, 2002) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Good |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Excellent |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Excellent |
| Parking: |
Poor |
| How Selected:
| Hospital where the surgeon practiced |
| Competitors: |
fair |
| Comments: |
The one thing I liked the most about the hospital was the bed. The bed was a bed, but it also converted electronically to a chair. This is significant considering it enabled me to go from a lying down position to a sitting position at the touch of a button. This enabled me to get in and out of bed with no assistance. |
| Posted by: |
Deactivated Member (Posted on June 29, 2002) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Excellent |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Excellent |
| Parking: |
Good |
| How Selected:
| THIS WAS THE HOSPITAL THAT MY SERGEON DID HIS SURGERYS. |
| Competitors: |
I DON'T KNOW HOW ANY OTHERS ARE. |
| Comments: |
THIS HOSPITAL WAS GREAT! OF COURSE I GOT TO STAY AT THE NEW ONE THAT THEY JUST BUILT. I AM JUST SO THANKFUL FOR GOD'S FAVOR. I HAD SO MUCH PEACE ABOUT EVERYTHING. I HAD MY OWN ROOM. IT WAS VERY NICE. WITH A NICE BIG SHOWER. EVERYTHING WAS FABULOUS!!!!!!!! |
| Posted by: |
Amanda R. (Posted on June 25, 2002) |
| How Selected:
| This Hospital was chosen by my surgeon. He performs all of his surgeries at the same hospital so that he can keep the control factors the same for each patient. |
| Competitors: |
I have never been in any other hospitals, but I was very impressed with the beds for overweight patients. The beds were specifically for overweight bariatric patients and were motorized to increase motility and comfort after this surgery. The staff was supportive, although somethings acted like they were tired of coming to your beck-and-call. There was not too much privacy, as I shared a room with another bariatric patient that had the same surgery just after me. We became friends and it was nice to have someone to talk to as all of the post-opp stuff began to unfold. The hospital provided pain meds whenever asked. If they requested medication was not listed on our chart, they simply called my doctor to see if it was alright. It ususally took about 2 hours to get a medication approved and into my system. I don't think any hospital is especially restfull. Someone is always waking you up to take vitals or to ask you how you are feeling, but they were very nice about allowing parents to sleep in my hospital room overnight if needed. |
| Comments: |
Overall this hospital was pretty good, I would definately go back there again if I needed to be admitted for any reason. Unfortunatley the streets of D.C. are not very smooth and make for an extremely bumpy ride home after being discharged! |
| Posted by: |
Suzy C. (Posted on June 10, 2002) |
| Posted by: |
James M. (Posted on April 22, 2002) |
| Overall Value: |
Very Poor |
Oversized Equipped: |
Average |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Very Poor |
| Multi Security: |
Average |
Privacy: |
Poor |
Pain Medication: |
Very Poor |
| Quiet: |
Very Poor |
Visiting: |
Average |
Staff Responsive: |
Very Poor |
| Parking: |
Very Poor |
| How Selected:
| My surgeon is an instructor. |
| Competitors: |
Doctors great, Residents & Interns Great. The nursing staff was the worst I have ever had in my life. If it had not been for my mother who is a nurse in another state hearing how poorly my care was and coming to the rescue I feel my condition would have been far worse. She had to literally fight tooth & nail with the staff to get the me the attention I deserved and was paying for. |
| Comments: |
This was the worst hospital I have ever dealt with. While my surgeon and his staff were remarkable. The general hospital staff was horrible. I honestly would not let my dog go here for treatment. Most of the staff was ill mannered poorly trained and could have cared less that for 6 hours after they disconnected my iv because they did'nt have it in my vain and it was swelling up my arm, they did'nt bother to hook it up even though I was pressing the call button every 20 minutes. They did not make sure when giving me my medications that they were mixing and being administered properly. I have whole laundry list of complaints I would be happy to share with you if you are considering this hospital. Again the Doctors were all top notch and I would highly recommend them to anyone just not in this hospital. It is the WORST! |
| Posted by: |
M H. (Posted on April 3, 2002) |
| Overall Value: |
Average |
Oversized Equipped: |
Good |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Average |
| Multi Security: |
Average |
Privacy: |
Good |
Pain Medication: |
Good |
| Quiet: |
Good |
Visiting: |
Good |
Staff Responsive: |
Poor |
| Parking: |
Poor |
| Comments: |
The nursing staff were not as attentive as I feel they should have been. There were a few excellent nurses, yet the bad ones cast a negative shadow on my hospital stay. |
| Posted by: |
Karen S. (Posted on March 11, 2002) |
| Overall Value: |
Average |
Oversized Equipped: |
Good |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Average |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Average |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Poor |
Visiting: |
Average |
Staff Responsive: |
Average |
| Parking: |
Very Poor |
| How Selected:
| It's where my surgeon is. |
| Posted by: |
Marian C. (Posted on January 27, 2002) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Good |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Excellent |
| Parking: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| The Doctor I selected is affiliated with the hospital. |
| Competitors: |
Excellent. I was very pleased and have nothing negative to say. |
| Comments: |
I would go there anytime if I needed hospital care. The nurses were great and were the Doctors and everyone else. |
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