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Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center

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LocationPlainfield, NJ
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Number of Contributors: 21

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: Gretchen C. (Posted on March 15, 2008)
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: It was suggest by my case manager at UHP
Competitors: Excellent
Comments: Excellent
Posted by: Cheryl M. (Posted on February 11, 2008)
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: Poor
How Selected: This is the only hospital my surgeon operates at.
Competitors: On par
Comments: Excellant nursing staff
Posted by: Mariela D. (Posted on January 3, 2008)
Overall Value: Excellent Oversized Equipped: Excellent Oversized Sensitive: Excellent
Multi Security: Excellent Privacy: Good Pain Medication: Excellent
Quiet: Good Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Excellent
How Selected: It was where my surgeon did his operations... =]
Competitors: Well its ALOT better than the hospital in my town!!!
Comments: Everyone in the ICU were very very very kind!!! Especially Mark!!! he was a sweet heart... The staff on the Steven's 4th floor... Were Ok!!! except Sara, she was grrreat!!!
Posted by: Allison C. (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: Excellent
How Selected: This is the hospital where my doctor operates.
Competitors: I had never been to Muhlenberg before. This is a great hospital with caring staff.
Comments: The staff was wonderful. They couldn't have been any nicer or more professional. I was really pleased.
Posted by: Jennifer M. (Posted on November 7, 2007)
Overall Value: Excellent Oversized Equipped: Excellent Oversized Sensitive: Excellent
Multi Security: Excellent Privacy: Good Pain Medication: Excellent
Quiet: Good Visiting: N/A Staff Responsive: Excellent
How Selected: My Doctor is the Head of Bariatric Surgery at this hospital.
Competitors: I think all of the local hospitals that I have personally been to were all great for the purpose that I was there for.
Posted by: LaVonn T. (Posted on August 24, 2007)
Overall Value: N/A Oversized Equipped: Good Oversized Sensitive: Excellent
Multi Security: Excellent Privacy: Good Pain Medication: N/A
Parking: Very Poor
How Selected: This is were the surgeon does his surgeries.
Competitors: The staff was excellent. Which isn't always the case.
Posted by: Jackie F. (Posted on August 9, 2007)
Overall Value: N/A Oversized Equipped: Excellent Oversized Sensitive: Good
Multi Security: N/A Privacy: Excellent Pain Medication: N/A
Posted by: Nicki B. (Posted on July 18, 2007)
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: Excellent
How Selected: the dr
Competitors: graet
Posted by: Jen R. (Posted on July 15, 2007)
Overall Value: Excellent Oversized Equipped: Good Oversized Sensitive: Excellent
Multi Security: Good Privacy: Good Pain Medication: Good
Quiet: Good Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Good
Parking: Excellent
How Selected: this was the hospital my doc worked out of
Competitors: i kind of find most hospitals all the same maybe i have just been lucky
Comments: would go back if i needed too
Posted by: Jen R. (Posted on July 15, 2007)
Overall Value: Excellent Oversized Equipped: Good Oversized Sensitive: Excellent
Multi Security: Good Privacy: Good Pain Medication: Good
Quiet: Good Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Good
Parking: Excellent
How Selected: this was the hospital my doc worked out of
Competitors: i kind of find most hospitals all the same maybe i have just been lucky
Comments: would go back if i needed too
Posted by: Joelle V. (Posted on June 19, 2007)
Overall Value: Excellent Oversized Equipped: Excellent Oversized Sensitive: Excellent
Multi Security: Excellent Privacy: Good Pain Medication: Good
Quiet: Average Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Excellent
Parking: Good
How Selected: My surgeon is affiliated with this hospital.
Posted by: Randy G. (Posted on March 3, 2007)
Overall Value: Good Oversized Equipped: Excellent Oversized Sensitive: Excellent
Multi Security: Excellent Privacy: Good Pain Medication: Average
Quiet: Good Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Excellent
Parking: Average
Comments: There was some confusion when I got moved from ICU to a general surgical floor, and my IV fluids and pain meds were off for an hour, but other than that, I have no complaints.
Posted by: Christine M. (Posted on February 3, 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: Excellent
How Selected: Doctor is associated with this hospital.
Comments: Hospital was staff was awesome in pre-op, post-op recovery and ICU. When we went to the regular ward to stay over night they were not as attentive nor caring.. so to speak.... as ICU was.
Posted by: Annette C. (Posted on January 30, 2007)
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: Excellent
Posted by: Sheri A. (Posted on November 10, 2006)
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: Excellent
How Selected: Close to my home, my doctor was the bariatric surgeon there.
Competitors: Comparable
Comments: I was in ICU and thought that the nurses were wonderful! I had a good experience.
Posted by: Sonia G. (Posted on October 17, 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: Excellent
Posted by: Coolata is S. (Posted on October 14, 2006)
Overall Value: Excellent Oversized Equipped: N/A Oversized Sensitive: Excellent
Multi Security: Excellent Privacy: Excellent Pain Medication: Excellent
Quiet: Excellent Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Excellent
Parking: Excellent
How Selected: The Bariatric Center is part of this hospital.
Competitors: n/a
Posted by: Marilyn M. (Posted on September 20, 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: Excellent
How Selected: Dr. Jean-Baptiste works out of this hospital
Competitors: the Solaris Hospitals are great
Comments: All of the staff from admitting to the OR were amazing
Posted by: Mandi M. (Posted on September 1, 2006)
Overall Value: Good Oversized Equipped: Good Oversized Sensitive: Good
Multi Security: Good Privacy: Good Pain Medication: Average
Quiet: Average Visiting: Good Staff Responsive: Average
Parking: Good
How Selected: this is the hospital my surgen works out of
Competitors: this is the only hospital ive been in in new jersey
Comments: my stay was great, a little slow when i needed assistance, and my major complaint is that i was in surgery for a longer amount of time than excpected and no one informed my mother of what was going on.
Posted by: Luis S. (Posted on August 11, 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: Average
Posted by: Renee M. (Posted on June 14, 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: Excellent
How Selected: Surgeon does surgery here and heard good things about it
Competitors: much better
 


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