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Gulf Coast Medical Center
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Number of Contributors: 13
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: |
Suzanne C. (Posted on December 22, 2007) |
| Overall Value: |
Average |
Oversized Equipped: |
Good |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Average |
| Multi Security: |
Good |
Privacy: |
Good |
Pain Medication: |
Good |
| Quiet: |
Poor |
Visiting: |
Good |
Staff Responsive: |
Poor |
| Parking: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| Doctor chose it. |
| Competitors: |
I like Bay Medical much better |
| Comments: |
They don't hire enough staff to make sure everyone is taken care of. |
| Posted by: |
Mountain G. (Posted on May 11, 2006) |
| 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:
| This hospital is the only one that is a Tricare Prime (my insurance) provider. |
| Competitors: |
Very comparable to Bay Medical although Bay is more widely known. |
| Comments: |
The hospital was very nice and the staff were excellent. The nursing staff on the 2 South ward were top notch in every way. |
| Posted by: |
JoAnna R. (Posted on August 31, 2004) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Good |
Pain Medication: |
Average |
| Quiet: |
Good |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Excellent |
| How Selected:
| When I spoke to the Dr. Office they suggested this hospital because it has a bariatric program for free, I get to talk with a nutritionlist any I need to, they also have these classes you attend (1 month pre op, 1,3,6 month post op) these classes are very informative. |
| Competitors: |
I havent been to any other hopital in Bay county, I did go to Bay medical for blood work 1 time and would never go back again. I dont think they know what they are doing over there. |
| Comments: |
From the time I signed in to the time I left, I was treated with the utmost respect. They were very kind and considerate. They helped me when ever I needed it. I would recommend this hospital to anyone. Some of the nurses have had this surgery done so they can relate and know what you are going through because they have done this before. |
| Posted by: |
Lisa P. (Posted on April 30, 2004) |
| Overall Value: |
Good |
Oversized Equipped: |
Good |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Average |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Good |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Average |
| Parking: |
Very Poor |
| How Selected:
| I USE THIS HOSPITAL FOR MOST OF MY MEDICAL CARE.SO IT WASN'T HARD TO CHOSE. |
| Competitors: |
I CAN'T.. |
| Comments: |
THE NURSES SEEMED LIKE THEY WANTED TO PUT ME OFF TO THE NEXT SHIFT.i WOULD ASK FOR HELP GETTING OUT OF BED SO THAT i COULD WALK AND IT WAS ALWAYS.. WE'LL LETS WAIT UNTIL THE NEXT SHIFT GETS HERE..FINALLY i SAID..iF YOU HELP ME OUT OF BED I WILL WALK MY SELF.I DIDN'T EVEN ASK ANYMORE AFTER THE FIRST TWO TIMES ,I GRINNED AND BARD IT ,PAINFUL GETTING IN AND OUT OF BED BUT A DOSE OF MORPHNE STOPPED THAT RIGHT AWAY..I PRACTICLLY TOOK CARE OF MYSELF WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MY IV'S. |
| Posted by: |
Rachel P. (Posted on April 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: |
Excellent |
| How Selected:
| Previous wonderful experiences |
| Competitors: |
I would absolutely hands down prefer to go to Gulf Coast over Bay Medical Center |
| Posted by: |
Tina W. (Posted on September 21, 2003) |
| Overall Value: |
Good |
Oversized Equipped: |
Average |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Good |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Good |
| Quiet: |
Average |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Average |
| Parking: |
Good |
| How Selected:
| Well , i wanted the other hospital in town , but this one is the one the dr perferred and they could get me in a hole lot sooner so that is why i chose that hospital. |
| Competitors: |
Its smaller then the other hospital , but i was happy with it. |
| Comments: |
I felt the Nursing staff was good, but my mother stayed with me 24/7 and she is a nurse so i knwo i got the best possiable attition from them . I also had 2 nurses that has had wls and they were more then helpful . |
| Posted by: |
Denna P. (Posted on May 11, 2003) |
| Overall Value: |
Good |
Oversized Equipped: |
Good |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Good |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Excellent |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Good |
| Parking: |
Good |
| Posted by: |
Donna R. (Posted on January 31, 2003) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Average |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Excellent |
| Parking: |
Good |
| How Selected:
| I WORKED A THIS FACILITY FOR A LONG TIME, BUT DID NOT PERSONNALY KNOW ANY OF THE NURSES THAT WERE ON DUTY WHEN I WAS THERE. THEY WERE VERY ATTETIVE AND PLEASANT. |
| Posted by: |
Kim W. (Posted on August 31, 2002) |
| Overall Value: |
Average |
Oversized Equipped: |
Good |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Good |
| Multi Security: |
Good |
Privacy: |
Good |
Pain Medication: |
Average |
| Quiet: |
Average |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Good |
| Parking: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| I work for doctors and this is the only hospital they use...also closer to my house. |
| Competitors: |
Supposed to have been a better "quality" hospital...but there were some important things forgotten in my case, i.e. my sedative before surgery, my gallbladder at surgery by my surgeon, my liquid diet the day after I was started on it. It doesn't give you a lot of confidence in the professionals who work there!!! |
| Comments: |
This was my second time at this hospital, the first for delivery of my child, when was the only hospital my doctor used. I would go back if I had to, but I try to refrain from going to any hospital at all unless to visit!! |
| Posted by: |
Jeannie B. (Posted on July 14, 2002) |
| Overall Value: |
Good |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Good |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Good |
| Quiet: |
Good |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Good |
| Competitors: |
My brother has much more experience in dealing with hospitals, and he told me a few weeks after surgery that the staff was most unprofessional in many aspects. First, when I got to the waiting area, the nures drew blood in a large room full of other patients and their families and friends. When I was finally taken back to get undressed for surgery, we were told that my family would have a chance to tell me goodbye before I was wheeled into the OR. My brother wanted to have prayer with me. |
| Comments: |
My only complaint was with dietician Patty Bernstein. She came in to see me in the afternoon after surgery. I was still quite groggy. She hurriedly gave me some instructions, then told me that she would be on vaction for the next three weeks. She said if I had any questions, to call Cindy Shipman, the dietcian at the other local hospital. I tried to take notes, and after looking at them later, I could barely understand my own writing, I was so out of it. She should have recognized that and at least made sure that I was writing down what I needed to. Although my mother was in the room, she is 75 and could not take notes due to macular degeneration. I had been give a pamphlet early in the process, but Bernstein said my surgeon had just made several changes regarding the foods for weeks one and two. I did become dehydrated several days post op, and had to call Cindy Shipman, who I already knew. Cindy was most helpful. |
| Posted by: |
Rebecca P. (Posted on March 15, 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: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| Because i felt if i went to the other hospital in town, i would not come out alive. |
| Competitors: |
The BEST |
| Comments: |
I loved it the people were great, i felt great in the hospital. |
| Posted by: |
Michelle (Posted on March 3, 2002) |
| Overall Value: |
Average |
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 surgeon practices at Gulf Coast, and I'd previously worked there. |
| Competitors: |
I'm not familiar with the other hospital in town. |
| Comments: |
I was treated very well, and left alone a LOT (which was PERFECT). Overall, I am very satisfied with this facility :). |
| Posted by: |
Diana S. (Posted on February 5, 2002) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Excellent |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Good |
| How Selected:
| It is where my doctor practices - but I would have picked this hospital over the other in town, had I been given the choice |
| Competitors: |
Cleaner, more friendly staff |
| Comments: |
This is my 4th experience with this hospital, and I have ALWAYS been well cared for here. |
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