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Number of Contributors: 24
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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: |
Sara O. (Posted on January 1, 2008) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Good |
Visiting: |
Good |
Staff Responsive: |
Excellent |
| How Selected:
| my Dr. |
| Competitors: |
This is a top notch facility. |
| Comments: |
Excellent care and attention |
| Posted by: |
Marva N. (Posted on December 1, 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: |
Poor |
| How Selected:
| My doctor was associated with this hospital. |
| Competitors: |
If I had to choose it again I would. It was great and the nurses and other staff was extremely helpfull. |
| Comments: |
Great. |
| Posted by: |
Katiana R. (Posted on July 1, 2007) |
| Overall Value: |
Good |
Oversized Equipped: |
Good |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Average |
Pain Medication: |
Good |
| Quiet: |
Good |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Excellent |
| Parking: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| My surgeon is affiliated with the hospital. |
| Competitors: |
This was my first stay in a hospital. |
| Comments: |
I had a very good stay at the hospital because i had a GREAT nurse and nurses aid. |
| Posted by: |
Tiffany C. (Posted on March 10, 2007) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Good |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Average |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Excellent |
| Parking: |
Very Poor |
| How Selected:
| This is the hospital that my surgeon is affiliated with. |
| Competitors: |
I would have to say that this is one of the better hospitals in the area. |
| Comments: |
The staff was AMAZING! I felt taken care of from the time I stepped in to start until I was discharged. |
| Posted by: |
Beam me up S. (Posted on May 22, 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 |
| How Selected:
| It's the one my surgeon is affliated. |
| Competitors: |
I have to say the accomidations were much better then i've ever seen. I had a sick relative who was in and out of the hospital for years, and their experience was nothing like the one i got at lenox hill. |
| Comments: |
I was put in a surgical ICU step down unit after surgery. I had my own private room, and it was the best. Trust me those first few days out of surgery i was glad to be alone. I really have to say if your going to have bariatric surgery, lenox hill is the best place to have it. I had orgionally selected another surgeon to do the sugery, and stopped the surgery process because the hosptial had gotten such bad reviews. Lenox Hill was well staffed, and they were very attentive to my needs, esp. the first day when i was really out of it. |
| Posted by: |
Lisa M. (Posted on April 23, 2006) |
| Overall Value: |
Good |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Good |
| Multi Security: |
Good |
Privacy: |
Good |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Good |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| It's the only place my Surgeon does surgery. |
| Posted by: |
Karen C. (Posted on August 14, 2005) |
| Overall Value: |
Good |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Good |
| Quiet: |
Good |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Excellent |
| Parking: |
Poor |
| How Selected:
| My physician works out of this hospital. |
| Competitors: |
I am not familiar with any other NYC hospitals. |
| Comments: |
Overall, this hospital was very good. The nursing staff was excellent. The hospital was clean. I had a short stay in the ER during a return visit and I can't say much for the ER though. It was dirty and there were some characters there for nurses! Glad I wasn't there too long. |
| Posted by: |
Milagros R. (Posted on July 6, 2005) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Poor |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Excellent |
| How Selected:
| my doctor works from this hospital.i would recomend, DR.SHAH if you ever in nyc and thinking about this surgery his your doctor a great person as well doctor |
| Competitors: |
this hospital was wonderful,and better than others |
| Comments: |
din't have any complaints,it was hot at night but that was it.and not being able to sleep but it was not the staff or hospital, it was my roommate.other than that it was a wonderful experience |
| Posted by: |
KarenLS N. (Posted on June 29, 2005) |
| Overall Value: |
Good |
Oversized Equipped: |
Good |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Average |
Pain Medication: |
Good |
| Quiet: |
Good |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Average |
| Comments: |
Pain medications took a little while to get, but once the orders were written, it was fine. I did have a migraine while in the hospital, and was not allowed to take my own medication and they would not provide any for me. If I had been provided this medication, the stay would have been excellent |
| Posted by: |
Ruthe F. (Posted on June 4, 2005) |
| Overall Value: |
Poor |
Oversized Equipped: |
Poor |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Poor |
| Multi Security: |
Average |
Privacy: |
Very Poor |
Pain Medication: |
Good |
| Quiet: |
Very Poor |
Visiting: |
Good |
Staff Responsive: |
Poor |
| How Selected:
| I went to Lenox Hill because it is the hospital my surgeon uses and is very close to my home. |
| Competitors: |
It is smaller. A boutique hospital. |
| Comments: |
I was not very impressed w/ the hospital or the patient handling procedures. It seemed almost third world to me, not elite Upper East Side at all. The staff were dismissive and often totally ignored me or talked over me. Also, the hospital did not have appropriate chairs in the waiting rooms, patient rooms or pre-op areas. |
| Posted by: |
Heather D. (Posted on May 26, 2005) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Good |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Good |
| Quiet: |
Average |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| My doctor performs his surgeries there. |
| Posted by: |
Maureen W. (Posted on May 22, 2005) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Good |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Good |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Average |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Excellent |
| Parking: |
Good |
| How Selected:
| This hospital is where my surgeon and his practice is affiliated. |
| Competitors: |
Lenox Hill Hospital has done a tremendous job in hiring outstanding nursing and supportive nursing staff! I felt completely safe and always new my care was in good hands. I had some unexpected difficulties, and the nurses on shift took control of it, and took care of it. ( Great job Lorraine!) |
| Comments: |
Generally very impressed with the professionalism, yet compassion by each department I came in contact with. Post-op UGI personnel were very pleasant during a trying time! Lab draws, and there were many, were quick and precise.Only regret...my large bottom unfortunately needs a large gown. There weren't enough available. The chair in my room also was a little tight for the ripeness of the bottom area! (ahem!) But truly, I'd rather have all medical issues met before having gowns and chairs, so I feel rather silly mentioning it. |
| Posted by: |
L K. (Posted on May 14, 2005) |
| Overall Value: |
Good |
Oversized Equipped: |
Good |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Good |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Good |
| Quiet: |
Average |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Average |
| Parking: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| My surgeon, Dr. Kurian, works there. |
| Competitors: |
It's ok, but there are other nicer hospitals like New York Hospital in 60s. |
| Comments: |
I was uncomfortable having a male nurse and in general did not feel the nurses were quick to respond when called. I also want to note I was not on 8 Wollman, as I was told I would be. I was on a random floor with patients who had other surgeries. I had hoped to share a room with a WL patient. However, i did have my own room for a day and a half, which was nice. Overall it was pretty clean (I'm a tough critic) and the people were nice. I just wish I had more nurse supervision (I was so nervous about everything). |
| Posted by: |
Robin M. (Posted on March 18, 2005) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Good |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Average |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Good |
| Parking: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| This was where my surgeon was |
| Competitors: |
Where I was was just as nice as any of the hospitals I have been in NJ |
| Comments: |
It was very clean and the staff responded right away to any calls. |
| Posted by: |
Lisa M. (Posted on February 23, 2005) |
| 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 didn't select the hospital over the selection of the Surgeon. I did in fact research the hospital afterwards, to find it to be an excellent hospital. |
| Competitors: |
N/A |
| Comments: |
The Surgeon is top notch! The staff at the hospital is FANTASTIC! Only with the exception of one nurse. |
| Posted by: |
Teresa K. (Posted on February 8, 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: |
Poor |
| How Selected:
| Because Dr. Kurian was affiliated with it. |
| Competitors: |
I think Lenox Hill is a state of the art hospital |
| Comments: |
My stay was very, very good. From the time I can in till I left the next day, the staff was wonderful. The Nurses on 8E were the best. They were always there for your needs however small they might have been. I can truely say that my stay was excellent |
| Posted by: |
Tony L. (Posted on February 5, 2005) |
| Overall Value: |
Average |
Oversized Equipped: |
Good |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Average |
| Multi Security: |
Good |
Privacy: |
Poor |
Pain Medication: |
Poor |
| Quiet: |
Very Poor |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Poor |
| How Selected:
| MY DOCTORS HOSPITAL,I WOULD NOT HAVE CHOSEN IT. TOLERABLE,AS LONG AS I WAS ABLE TO HAVE MY SURGEON |
| Competitors: |
NA |
| Comments: |
PEOPLE IN THE ROOM AT ALL HOURS, NO CONCERRN FOR REST. CALL BELLS GO UNANSWERED BY NURSES. POOR SERVICE |
| Posted by: |
Sandy R. (Posted on December 21, 2004) |
| Overall Value: |
Average |
Oversized Equipped: |
Good |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Average |
| Multi Security: |
Average |
Privacy: |
Average |
Pain Medication: |
Average |
| Quiet: |
Average |
Visiting: |
Average |
Staff Responsive: |
Average |
| Parking: |
Very Poor |
| How Selected:
| It is the hospital my surgeon is associated with - Dr. Kurian. She is the best and I would go to any hospital in order for her to be my surgeon. |
| Competitors: |
This hospital was poor next to the hospital that I go to normally. It was very dirty and dingy. (My surgery was almost a year ago - I have since read there have been great improvements!!) |
| Comments: |
Lenox Hill was very dirty and dingy and most of the time, the nurses did not wear gloves when they should have (taking blood, giving injections, checking wound sites etc.). Again, I would go to any hospital where Dr. Kurian would be my surgeon, but I felt the care and cleanliness of the hospital was average to poor at best.
PS - I have just read other reviews of Lenox Hill. Apparently things have changed since my surgery almost one year ago. Kudos to Lenox Hill for improving so much. It was very important that things got better. Now, there is no reason to go anywhere else or to have any other surgeons besides Dr. Kurian, or her associates! |
| Posted by: |
Bernadette F. (Posted on December 19, 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:
| doctor |
| Competitors: |
the best ! the staff so nice and caring |
| Comments: |
improve the parking |
| Posted by: |
Melissa M. (Posted on December 14, 2004) |
| Overall Value: |
Good |
Oversized Equipped: |
Good |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Good |
| Multi Security: |
Good |
Privacy: |
Average |
Pain Medication: |
Good |
| Quiet: |
Good |
Visiting: |
Good |
Staff Responsive: |
Good |
| Parking: |
Poor |
| How Selected:
| My surgeon is Chief of Bariatrics at Lenox Hill Hospital. |
| Competitors: |
Certainly better than any hospitals in the boroughs (like Brooklyn) that I have recently been exposed to. I myself had not needed hospitalization since 1969. |
| Comments: |
The new Bariatrics Wing at Lenox Hill is quite posh and spanking new. Nurses were great about administering heparin and demerol shots when necessary. I was very fortunate in that I had no roommate for the bulk of my stay and it was like having a private room. If you end up at Lenox Hill, consider yourself the most fortunate patient in the world if your overnight nurse is Bella ... She is truly a cut above her colleagues on the nursing staff (although none of them really sucked). It is nearly a month since I had my surgery and the thought of Bella still brings a smile to my face. She is a bit of a thing but so strong and accomodating in every way. So many others on the nurse and aide staffs would not help you get up by using their strength, claiming bad backs. Bella didn't even blink. God bless nurses as dedicated as she was because she made half my stay exceptional. Unfortunately she was off the other two days. |
| Posted by: |
Gem M. (Posted on November 16, 2004) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Good |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Good |
| Quiet: |
Excellent |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Excellent |
| Parking: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| My surgeon worked for Lenox Hill |
| Competitors: |
In the greatest city in the world, its an equally good hosptial |
| Posted by: |
Sophia R. (Posted on November 6, 2004) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Average |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Excellent |
| How Selected:
| It was the hospital my surgeon worked out of |
| Competitors: |
well I must say the service is a whole lot better then most hospitals I have been in or visited. although some of the nurses beside manner left alot to be desired but for the most part the nurses were on the nose with my pain meds and assistance with my needs and I appreciated that. I was there on the weekend and I didnt find the staff to be lacking at all.
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| Comments: |
I would go back if need be in a minute.I alo would recommend anyone to go and stay |
| Posted by: |
Dianne D. (Posted on October 17, 2004) |
| Overall Value: |
Poor |
Oversized Equipped: |
Poor |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Average |
| Multi Security: |
Good |
Privacy: |
Average |
Pain Medication: |
Poor |
| Quiet: |
Average |
Visiting: |
Average |
Staff Responsive: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| The surgeon I wanted was at Lenox Hill |
| Competitors: |
Poor |
| Comments: |
I was allergic to the pain medication and for two days it was very difficult. |
| Posted by: |
Elizabeth H. N. (Posted on August 27, 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: |
Very Poor |
| How Selected:
| my surgeon operates out of Lenox Hill |
| Competitors: |
I felt it came out on top. |
| Comments: |
Overall, the staff was great. |
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