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Holy Cross Hospital

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LocationFt. Lauderdale, FL
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Bariatric Surgeons believe to have
operated at this hospital:

    Leonard Benitez, M.D.
    Samuel Cox, M.D.
    David Diaz, M.D.
    Robert T. Marema M.D.
    Wm Todd Overcash, M.D.
    Michael A Perez MD
    Samuel Szomstein, M.D.
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About this Hospital
VERY PREPARED FOR OBESE PATIENTS. BED SIZES TO SHOWERS. THE HAVE THIER OWN SECTION JUST FOR WLS PATIENTS.

Number of Contributors: 103

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:
  1. How would you rate its overall value? (“Overall Value”)
  2. How well equipped was the hospital to handle overweight patients? (“Oversized Equipped”)
  3. How sensitive was the staff to the needs of overweight patients? (“Oversized Sensitive”)
  4. 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”)
  5. How much privacy did you feel the hospital gave you? (“Privacy”)
  6. How responsive did you feel the hospital was in giving you pain medications? (“Pain Medications”)
  7. How restfully quiet did you find your experience? (“Quiet”)
  8. How accommodating was the hospital in allowing visitors to see you? (“Visiting”)
  9. How responsive do you feel the staff was in helping you with your general needs during your stay? (“Staff Responsive”)
  10. How would you rate the parking accomodations? (“Parking”)
  11. How did you select this hospital? (“How Selected”)
  12. How would you compare this hospital to others that you have been to? (“Competitors”)
  13. What other comments do you have about this hospital? (“Comments”)
Posted by: Michele I. (Posted on March 4, 2008)
Overall Value: Average Oversized Equipped: Excellent Oversized Sensitive: Good
Multi Security: Good Privacy: Excellent Pain Medication: Good
Quiet: Average Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Poor
Parking: Good
How Selected: It is the hospital that my surgeon used.
Competitors: Nothing to compare with
Comments: I wasn't given a buzzer to call the nurse. When I awoke and needed a nurse, I had to call my father (the phone was there, but the buzzer was not) and ask him to call the hospital and ask for someone to come into my room! There were several times I rang for the nurse and no one came. At one point, after waiting 15 minutes, I got out of bed, walked to the nurses station where 3 nurses were chatting. I said "do you hear that sound? that's me ringing for a nurse"! Shameful!
Posted by: Tracy W. (Posted on December 10, 2007)
Overall Value: Good Oversized Equipped: Good Oversized Sensitive: Average
Multi Security: Good Privacy: Average Pain Medication: Poor
Quiet: Average Visiting: Good Staff Responsive: Poor
Parking: Good
How Selected: This is where my doctor had me go.
Competitors: I live in Jupiter, and I believe the staff there is much more caring to patients
Comments: I think the hospital need to put more staff on, or check what is going on as it took over an hour to get nausea meds.
Posted by: Heather L. (Posted on July 8, 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: Excellent
How Selected: Through US Bariatric
Competitors: Better than the two others I have been to in the Fort Lauderdale Area.
Comments: The staff was great.
Posted by: Leah S. (Posted on November 10, 2006)
Overall Value: Poor Oversized Equipped: Good Oversized Sensitive: Poor
Multi Security: Good Privacy: Average Pain Medication: Poor
Quiet: Poor Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Poor
Parking: Good
How Selected: Surgeon's choice
Comments: Very poor nursing. All but one nurse was frazzled and it always took about 30-40 minutes for someone to answer my call bell. One nurse even told me he couldn't give me pain meds b/c he had paperwork to do.
Posted by: Kim M. (Posted on October 30, 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: Excellent
How Selected: It was the hospital my surgeon is affiliated with
Competitors: Holy Cross may be an older hospital, but they are far superior in both the care physically and spiritually than the Boca hospitals I have been in. I would travel the extra distance for the compassion and respect I was shown at H.C.
Comments: The staff and care was awesome! Thank you for making a frightening experience pleasant!
Posted by: Tatyana B. (Posted on October 18, 2006)
Overall Value: Good Oversized Equipped: Good Oversized Sensitive: Excellent
Multi Security: Excellent Privacy: Excellent Pain Medication: Excellent
Quiet: Average Visiting: Good Staff Responsive: Good
Parking: Average
How Selected: It is primary working place of my surgeon
Comments: Med-surgical floor is excellent ,but ER is terrible(based on my experience)
Posted by: Deeanne C. (Posted on October 14, 2006)
Overall Value: Average Oversized Equipped: Good Oversized Sensitive: Average
Multi Security: Good Privacy: Average Pain Medication: Poor
Quiet: Poor Visiting: Good Staff Responsive: Poor
Parking: Good
How Selected: This is the only hospital my surgeon operated out of.
Competitors: I would say this hospital is average compared to other hospitals I have been in.
Comments: I wasn't happy with many of the nursing staff. Very difficult to get pain meds when needed. Many times had to wait over and hour past my time for medication. This would have been much better had I had a pain pump that I push as needed. The nurses couldn't be bothered helping my daughter or myself clean up. Just threw the towels and gowns on the bed and left us to fen for ourselves. Not much rest in any hospital due to someone always wanting to take blood pressure, blood or temps.
Posted by: Myrna P. (Posted on September 17, 2005)
Overall Value: Poor Oversized Equipped: Good Oversized Sensitive: Poor
Multi Security: Average Privacy: Poor Pain Medication: Average
Quiet: Average Visiting: Good Staff Responsive: Poor
Parking: Good
How Selected: doctor works there
Competitors: this hospital is horrible! old
Comments: would never have anything done there again
Posted by: Stacy S. (Posted on August 27, 2005)
Overall Value: Poor Oversized Equipped: Average Oversized Sensitive: Poor
Multi Security: Average Privacy: Poor Pain Medication: Good
Quiet: Very Poor Visiting: Average Staff Responsive: Poor
Parking: Average
How Selected: insurance
Competitors: I live in Orlando and compared to the hospitals here I thought it was worse.
Comments: I was not too happy with my experience. Most of the nurses were not that good. My room was horrible and in the first room the a/c did not work well and they did nothing to accomodate me. I would not chose to go there if I had the choice.
Posted by: Kristina C. (Posted on July 27, 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: Excellent
How Selected: My Dr.
Competitors: Holy Cross was great.
Comments: They have a big shower room for your stay. Very nice.
Posted by: Cherterel J. (Posted on May 26, 2005)
Overall Value: Poor Oversized Equipped: Average Oversized Sensitive: Average
Multi Security: Poor Privacy: Very Poor Pain Medication: Average
Quiet: Very Poor Visiting: Good Staff Responsive: Good
Parking: Good
How Selected: This is the hsopital my physical works out of
Competitors: poor
Posted by: Sabina P. (Posted on May 12, 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: My surgeon.
Competitors: I can only compare Holy Cross to Bethesda Hospital in Boynton, and Holy Cross supersedes in all aspects, especially the care the staff provides to you! Even though it is far from my home, I much rather drive for 45 min. and go to Holy Cross than to go the Bethesda (they are awful).
Posted by: Karen V. (Posted on April 27, 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
How Selected: Dr Marema practices here. Also, since so many bariatric procedures are done here, I knew I'd be in competent hands. I couldn't be happier with my decision.
Competitors: Exceeded my expectatation. I have worked for several hospitals and would place Holy Cross at the top. The rooms were maintained, the staff, from the greeters in the lobby to the discharge procedure were well trained, professional, and caring.
Comments: I arrived for my procedure in the early hour of 5:30. The main entrance was lit up with the most gorgeous stained glass I've ever witnessed. I had Sister Margaret pray with me, the crucifx at my beside, I received communion and was annointed with the rite of the sick by Father Bob. My nurses, Michelle in OP, Linda, Dianne, Sandra, Doreen and Desi treated me with dignity and kindness. I couldn't have asked for better care. Dr. Marema did a phenomenal job too. Thank you too all who made my breif stay at Holy Cross a complete success
Posted by: Yamira S. (Posted on April 13, 2005)
Overall Value: Excellent Oversized Equipped: Good Oversized Sensitive: Excellent
Multi Security: Excellent Privacy: Excellent Pain Medication: Average
Quiet: Average Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Excellent
Parking: Good
How Selected: My Surgoeon uses this hospital
Posted by: Anna H. (Posted on March 2, 2005)
Overall Value: Excellent Oversized Equipped: Excellent Oversized Sensitive: Excellent
Multi Security: Excellent Privacy: Good Pain Medication: Poor
Quiet: Average Visiting: Average Staff Responsive: Good
Parking: Excellent
How Selected: It was selected by my insurance.
Competitors: The staff was friendly and caring except for this one nurse I had a problem with. She was mean and didn't believe me when I told her my morphin drip didn't work, it took her an hour believe she would check it then an hour to fix it, this was right out of surgery.
Comments: My overall experience was great except for one nurse that didn't believe me when I told her my morphan drip wasn't working, it took her two hours to fix it, and that was directly after surgery.
Posted by: Tabitha K. (Posted on February 24, 2005)
Overall Value: Excellent Oversized Equipped: Excellent Oversized Sensitive: Good
Multi Security: Excellent Privacy: Good Pain Medication: Excellent
Quiet: Excellent Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Good
Parking: Excellent
How Selected: Because thats where my surgeon was doing surgery
Competitors: I think they are best hospital in south florida.
Comments: If you are Jehovah Witness, They are very good with blood issue
Posted by: Holly Lipton B. (Posted on December 16, 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: Excellent
How Selected: I CHOSE U.S. BARIATRIC AND THIS WAS THE HOSPITAL THEY WERE ASSOCIATED WITH
Competitors: MY HUSBAND HAS BEEN IN HOSPITALS THREE TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF, AND I AM ONLY GRATEFUL THAT I WAS IN HOLY CROSS. I FELT SAFE AND WELL TAKEN CARE OF....FROM START TO FINISH.
Comments: SUGERY OF ANY SORT IS A VERY SCAREY PROSPECT, AND THE PEOPLE AT HOLY CROSS ALLOWED ME THE SPACE TO ASK QUESTIONS AND HAVE THEM ANSWERED....I WAS NEVER ONCE SHUFFLED AROUND. THE NURSES WERE ALL VERY KING AND COMPASSIONATE, ESPECIALLY A LOVELY WOMAN NAMED CAROLINE, WHO WAS MY NURSE OUT OF RECOVERY...SHE TOOK EXTREEM CARE WITH A SMILE AND A SOFT VOICE...BLESS YOU HOLY CROSS
Posted by: Debbie F. (Posted on November 24, 2004)
Posted by: Kiki F. (Posted on October 30, 2004)
Overall Value: Good Oversized Equipped: Good Oversized Sensitive: Good
Multi Security: Excellent Privacy: Average Pain Medication: Good
Quiet: Excellent Visiting: Very Poor Staff Responsive: Good
Parking: Excellent
How Selected: I selected this hospital because it was the one that my doctor operated out of.
Competitors: I feel this hospital is about equal to all other hospitals I have gone to visit. It is the first time I've been hospitalized and I thought it was ok under the circumstances.
Comments: My only complaint about the hospital is that I was 4 hours away from home and with my mom, whom was someone I wanted with me even at night. But the nurse, her name was Pat, told me that they don't allow people to stay over, which I thought was really stupid and she said that if my mom stayed with me security would throw her out. She actually made my mom sleep in the waiting room and that just made me very mad. My mom wouldn't go to a hotel because she wanted to be with me but I just felt it was unfair not to let my mom stay with me.
Posted by: Nekita A. (Posted on October 25, 2004)
Overall Value: Average Oversized Equipped: Average Oversized Sensitive: Good
Multi Security: Excellent Privacy: Average Pain Medication: Excellent
Quiet: Average Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Excellent
How Selected: selected by the insurance company. it's the only way they would cover the surgery.
Competitors: ok
Posted by: Erika L. (Posted on July 24, 2004)
Overall Value: Good Oversized Equipped: Excellent Oversized Sensitive: Excellent
Multi Security: Excellent Privacy: Good Pain Medication: Good
Quiet: Poor Visiting: Average Staff Responsive: Average
Parking: Good
How Selected: My surgeon chose it.
Competitors: It's a good hospital.
Comments: The day nurses kinda sucked, but the night nurses were a lot better. The special beds, wheelchairs, etc. for WLS patients are really nice!
Posted by: Jim C. (Posted on April 20, 2004)
Overall Value: Good Oversized Equipped: Good Oversized Sensitive: Good
Multi Security: Good Privacy: Average Pain Medication: Good
Quiet: Average Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Good
Parking: Good
How Selected: It was the only hospital that my surgeon uses. I had to get the surgery at their Ft. Lauderdale facility because the Celebration, FL facility did not have a surgeon at the time. I would have preferred to have the procedure in Celebration, which is just 30 minutes from my home.
Competitors: Older, but it was fine.
Posted by: Christy S. (Posted on April 20, 2004)
Overall Value: Very Poor Oversized Equipped: Good Oversized Sensitive: Poor
Multi Security: Very Poor Privacy: Very Poor Pain Medication: Very Poor
Quiet: Very Poor Visiting: Good Staff Responsive: Very Poor
Parking: Good
How Selected: this is where my dr. has decided to do the surgery
Competitors: i have steyed in a lot better hospitals and for how big this hospital was and nice it was i could have gotten alot better care than what i did
Comments: things could have been alot better
Posted by: Claudia A. (Posted on March 26, 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: My doctor did it
Competitors: Really the best in Broward
Comments: The have the spiritual care , too I am catholic and it was so nice to have confession, mass in the tv and comunion
Posted by: Deyanira G. (Posted on February 24, 2004)
Overall Value: Excellent Oversized Equipped: Excellent Oversized Sensitive: Excellent
Multi Security: Excellent Privacy: Good Pain Medication: Good
Quiet: Good Visiting: Average Staff Responsive: Good
Parking: Excellent
How Selected: This is the hospital my surgeon worked with.
Posted by: J. C. (Posted on January 3, 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
How Selected: My surgeon selected it.
Competitors: This was a very good hospital and they are well equiped to handle these patients. They have a unit devoted to baritric patients.
Comments: This is a very good place to have this surgery.
Posted by: J. C. (Posted on January 3, 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
How Selected: My surgeon selected it.
Competitors: This was a very good hospital and they are well equiped to handle these patients. They have a unit devoted to baritric patients.
Comments: This is a very good place to have this surgery.
Posted by: Luvitsunny V. (Posted on December 22, 2003)
Posted by: Deactivated Member (Posted on December 3, 2003)
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: surgeon worked out of this hospital
Comments: This hospital was fantastic for the obese patient. Did not feel in any way ridiculed or descriminated as was very common in other hospitals. Had plenty of equipment for the severely obese (over 500 lbs) and the staff and caring and fantastic!
Posted by: Debbie B. (Posted on December 1, 2003)
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: The main hospital used by the group I had surgery with.
Competitors: Great!
Posted by: Christina R. (Posted on November 20, 2003)
Posted by: Amy L. (Posted on November 9, 2003)
Overall Value: Good Oversized Equipped: Good Oversized Sensitive: Good
Multi Security: Good Privacy: Good Pain Medication: Poor
Quiet: Good Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Excellent
Parking: Excellent
Comments: My only real complaint about the hospital is the lack of consistent pain meds. I was in a lot of pain and they didn't even give pain meds out until 10:30 in the morning, when I was wakened at 6 in the morning! The hospital itself was fine, however. Quick nurse response (you call the nurse on a phone he/she carries with him/her), timely meals, etc.
Posted by: John M. (Posted on November 7, 2003)
Overall Value: Excellent Oversized Equipped: Excellent Oversized Sensitive: Excellent
Multi Security: Excellent Privacy: Average Pain Medication: Excellent
Quiet: Average Visiting: Good Staff Responsive: Good
Parking: Good
How Selected: WHERE MY SURGEON DOES HIS WORK.
Competitors: EXCELLENT REPUTATION
Comments: WELL TRAINED, MODERN FACILITY
Posted by: Aracely C. (Posted on September 15, 2003)
Overall Value: Good Oversized Equipped: Excellent Oversized Sensitive: Good
Multi Security: Excellent Privacy: Average Pain Medication: Good
Quiet: Good Visiting: Poor Staff Responsive: Good
Parking: Good
How Selected: It was the one Dr. Marema worked out of. I felt it was the best deal to have him nearby if any problems were to arise.
Competitors: It is very nice and quiet.
Comments: Overall, it was great. Awesome accomodations for patients.
Posted by: Maxine B. (Posted on August 28, 2003)
Overall Value: Excellent Oversized Equipped: Excellent Oversized Sensitive: Excellent
Multi Security: Excellent Privacy: Good Pain Medication: Excellent
Quiet: Average Visiting: Poor Staff Responsive: Excellent
Parking: Excellent
How Selected: Surgeon's request
Comments: This hospital is old but very clean. I was only disappointed in one thing and that was the visiting hours. 11:00 a.m. is the earliest a visitor can come in and since they discourage your significant other from staying overnight, the evening to morning hours can be lonely.
Posted by: Jesse S. (Posted on August 23, 2003)
Overall Value: Very Poor Oversized Equipped: Very Poor Oversized Sensitive: Average
Multi Security: Average Privacy: Very Poor Pain Medication: Very Poor
Quiet: Very Poor Visiting: Good Staff Responsive: Poor
Parking: Excellent
How Selected: It was US Baratrics Hospital
Competitors: It is as poorly run as any I know. I am a minister and have been in hundreds.
Comments: They left me in ICU because they had no bed in regular wing. They built me a big boy bed after three days, hung it in a door with me in a chair for hours with a torn rotator cuff with NO PAIN meds. I had to use hurt arm to lift myself up as my bed was out of order. Head would not lift. I asked for a shoulder doctor and so did my surgeon. I got one 8 days later.
Posted by: Janet W. (Posted on July 29, 2003)
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: This is the hospital that my doctor uses.
Competitors: I have not stayed at any other local hospitals.
Comments: This hospital is older and could use a paint job. Other than that it was cleaner than other hospitals that I have been in. The nursing staff was above reproach. They were quick to respond to any need that I had. I feel that I recieved excellant care at this hospital and would highly recommend it to anyone.
Posted by: Karen A. (Posted on July 22, 2003)
Overall Value: Poor Oversized Equipped: Average Oversized Sensitive: Poor
Multi Security: Average Privacy: Poor Pain Medication: Average
Quiet: Average Visiting: Average Staff Responsive: Poor
Parking: Good
How Selected: The doctor went there.
Competitors: Poor nursing staff
Posted by: Gabrielle M. (Posted on July 20, 2003)
Overall Value: Excellent Oversized Equipped: Excellent Oversized Sensitive: Excellent
Multi Security: Excellent Privacy: Average Pain Medication: Good
Quiet: Average Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Good
Parking: Excellent
How Selected: That where my surgon does it.
Comments: it was very clean and the staff was great.
Posted by: Deb V. (Posted on July 14, 2003)
Overall Value: Good Oversized Equipped: Excellent Oversized Sensitive: Excellent
Multi Security: Good Privacy: Good Pain Medication: Excellent
Quiet: Average Visiting: Good Staff Responsive: Good
Parking: Average
How Selected: The only one where my doctor went.
Competitors: Never been in any hospital besides Holy Cross since I have been in Florida
Comments: The ICU nurses, especially Jackie, were wonderful!
Posted by: Deactivated Member (Posted on June 26, 2003)
Overall Value: Good Oversized Equipped: Good Oversized Sensitive: Good
Multi Security: Good Privacy: Excellent Pain Medication: Excellent
Quiet: Good Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Good
Parking: Excellent
Posted by: Anna M. (Posted on June 26, 2003)
Overall Value: Poor Oversized Equipped: Good Oversized Sensitive: Average
Multi Security: Average Privacy: Poor Pain Medication: Very Poor
Quiet: Very Poor Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Poor
Parking: Average
How Selected: This is wear my surgeon does surgery.
Competitors: Very old and most of the staff is not very pleasant.
Comments: I feel for Wls patients floor 4 nurse's not all of them but the ones working in my room left alot to be desired.
Posted by: Cathy S. (Posted on June 24, 2003)
Overall Value: Excellent Oversized Equipped: Excellent Oversized Sensitive: Excellent
Multi Security: Excellent Privacy: Excellent Pain Medication: Poor
Quiet: Excellent Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Excellent
How Selected: My doctor is associated with this hospital
Competitors: Best hospital in the area.
Comments: Staff is excellent
Posted by: Victoria E. (Posted on June 23, 2003)
Overall Value: Average Oversized Equipped: Good Oversized Sensitive: Average
Multi Security: Good Privacy: Average Pain Medication: Poor
Quiet: Average Visiting: Average Staff Responsive: Average
Parking: Average
How Selected: covered by insuance
Competitors: they have " bugs" they are working out, infact I was interviewed by a few corp employees that where very intent on making improvements where needed. That was encourgaing.
Comments: I felt they needed improvement on indivdual details of each patient's needs/ check list of "must haves". I was not given the propper dosage of paid meds requested by Dr., I did not have the overhead handle on my bed to move safely till the last day ( causing great pain ) and one very ignorant/insensitive nurse caused two situations where I was physically harmed by her lack of quality care ( this person was repremanded by hospital). I know that I may have had to go through this for improvements to occure. I hope that was the case. My stay/ recovery would have been less traumatic.
Posted by: Terri S. (Posted on June 17, 2003)
Overall Value: Excellent Oversized Equipped: Good Oversized Sensitive: Good
Multi Security: Excellent Privacy: Excellent Pain Medication: Excellent
Quiet: Excellent Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Average
Parking: Excellent
How Selected: Because this is the preferred hospital that my surgeon uses.
Competitors: I was hopeing to have surgery at Celebration where my surgeron will be moving to in the future~ it wasn't as bad as I had expected.
Comments: The Bariatric floor was closed so some of the nurses that I had was not familier with bariatric patients and therfor didn't give me information towards my care that I should have been given.
Posted by: Barbara S. (Posted on April 29, 2003)
Overall Value: Excellent Oversized Equipped: Excellent Oversized Sensitive: Excellent
Multi Security: Excellent Privacy: Excellent Pain Medication: Excellent
Quiet: Excellent Visiting: Average Staff Responsive: Excellent
Parking: Excellent
How Selected: This isn't the one I was to have my surgery at, and I was kind of upset that I couldn't have it in Orlando, but I'm so glad I did go to this one. Everyone was great, and this is the one where my doctor uses..
Competitors: Compared to the one where I live, this was a wonderfull hospital. Really great nurses and other staff members..
Comments: Older, but clean. Everything an overweight person needed. Gowns were large, wheelchairs just the right size. This was a really great place to have surgery. Would go there again if I had too..
Posted by: Diane H. (Posted on April 11, 2003)