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N.Y. Methodist Hospital

Feedback posted by the public

LocationBrooklyn, NY

Bariatric Surgeons believe to have
operated at this hospital:

    Piotr Gorecki, M.D., F.A.C.S
    Leslie D. Wise

Have you been a patient at this hospital?
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Number of Contributors: 14

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: Avril C. (Posted on October 17, 2008)
Overall Value: N/A Oversized Equipped: Excellent Oversized Sensitive: Excellent
Multi Security: Excellent Privacy: Excellent Pain Medication: Excellent
Quiet: Good Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Excellent
How Selected: doing research on the internet
Comments: I found this to be a wonderful hospital. Before and after surgery my contact with staff, doctors and nurses was a wonderful experience. I would highly reccommend this hospital, Dr. Gorecki and his highly trained personnel.
Posted by: Arleen A. (Posted on January 12, 2008)
Overall Value: Good Oversized Equipped: Excellent Oversized Sensitive: Poor
Multi Security: Excellent Privacy: Average Pain Medication: Excellent
Quiet: Poor Visiting: Average Staff Responsive: Poor
Parking: Poor
How Selected: i need a center of excellence for the purpose of insurance approval. this is one of the closes center of excellence hospital in my city.
Competitors: better than brookdale
Comments: the recovery nurses were wonderful. i did not like the way the nurses treated me after i was assigned to my room.
Posted by: Tish T. (Posted on May 24, 2005)
Posted by: Nancy L. (Posted on May 10, 2005)
Overall Value: Average Oversized Equipped: Good Oversized Sensitive: Poor
Multi Security: Good Privacy: Poor Pain Medication: Good
Quiet: Poor Visiting: Good Staff Responsive: Poor
Parking: Average
How Selected: My surgeon asked me to go to this hospital.
Comments: The hospital itself wasnt bad. It's just that the spanish nurses and assistants were horrible. They even made me cry on my last day becuase they refused to help me get my pain meds before I left. They were the worst!! Stay away from the 7th floor if possible!
Posted by: Jeanette B. (Posted on January 28, 2005)
Overall Value: Excellent Oversized Equipped: Good Oversized Sensitive: Excellent
Multi Security: Excellent Privacy: Good Pain Medication: Excellent
Quiet: Excellent Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Excellent
Parking: Excellent
How Selected: i put my faith in the luck of the draw! (that was the hospital available on the date i wanted to have the surgery.
Competitors: It is a small hospital with a fine tuned staff.
Comments: My experience at NYM was worth the trip over from NJ. I found the nurses were very compassionate and professional.
Posted by: Cinthya :) (Posted on November 29, 2004)
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: Very Poor
How Selected: My surgeon works out of that hospital!
Comments: It was my first experience in a hospital but i must admit, the place is beutiful. The rooms look like hotel rooms and the nurses were very nice. they always responded to my every need. If i had to do this surgery again i would do it here!
Posted by: Jesica M. (Posted on October 28, 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: i selected this hospital because my surergen belongs to this hospital
Competitors: I think this hospital was excellent and it doesn't compare to anyother hospital
Posted by: Taniiqua F. (Posted on August 21, 2004)
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: Good
How Selected: This is the hospital that my surgeon is a part of, in addition I gave birth to my son Nicholas at this hospital and the staff were excellent.
Competitors: This hospital is much more modern and the equipment if state of the art and modern which can be a big plus for a complicated and sensitive sugery such as WLS.
Comments: I had a nice set of recovery room nurses that really helped me to be comfortable.
Posted by: Lorraine A. (Posted on May 23, 2004)
Overall Value: Good Oversized Equipped: Good Oversized Sensitive: Good
Multi Security: Good Privacy: Good Pain Medication: Good
Quiet: Good Visiting: Good Staff Responsive: Good
Parking: Good
How Selected: I selected this hospital because my DR who was DR Gorecki was performing the surgery there .
Competitors: I work in a hospital and there was no comparison
Comments: I thought that this hospital was great. I was on the 8th floor which I thought was great coming from a nurse myself.
Posted by: J C. (Posted on April 3, 2004)
Overall Value: Good Oversized Equipped: Good Oversized Sensitive: Good
Multi Security: Good Privacy: Average Pain Medication: Good
Quiet: Average Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Excellent
How Selected: It's the hospital where my dr is the chief of laposcopic surgery. Plus I've been going to this hospital all my life and it has a great reputation.
Competitors: The other hospitals around me are not as great as this one.
Comments: The nurses and the nurses techs were amazing!
Posted by: Brenda L. (Posted on October 16, 2003)
Overall Value: Average Oversized Equipped: Good Oversized Sensitive: Poor
Multi Security: Good Privacy: Very Poor Pain Medication: Average
Quiet: Very Poor Visiting: Average Staff Responsive: Very Poor
Parking: Average
How Selected: THROUGH OBESITY HELP.COM I FOUND DR GORRECKI AND THE HOSPITAL WAS VERY NICE.
Competitors: IT LOOKED CLEAN AND NICE COMPARED TO OTHER HOSPITALS.
Comments: WELL THE HOSPITAL WAS NICE AND CLEAN, MY SURGEON WAS THE BEST I THINK I COULDNT HAVE BEEN IN BETTER HANDS. AS FAR AS THE NURSES THEY WERE NOT VERY RESONSIBLE IN PAITENT CARE I CARE MAINLY FOR MYSELF A FEW OF THE NURSES WERE PRETTY GOOD BUT COULD BE BETTER. WITH DR GORECKI'S PREFORMANCE I COULD OVER LOOK THE SITUATION WITH THE NURSES.
Posted by: Tanisha R. (Posted on August 28, 2003)
Overall Value: Good Oversized Equipped: Good Oversized Sensitive: Good
Multi Security: Good Privacy: Excellent Pain Medication: Excellent
Quiet: Good Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Average
Parking: Very Poor
How Selected: This was the only hospital my doctor was associated with.
Competitors: Pretty good
Comments: NY Methodist is the best by far. I especially loved the idea that I had my own room with its own toilet and shower.
Posted by: Diane D. (Posted on August 10, 2003)
Overall Value: Poor Oversized Equipped: Poor Oversized Sensitive: Poor
Multi Security: Good Privacy: Poor Pain Medication: Average
Quiet: Very Poor Visiting: Average Staff Responsive: Poor
Parking: Average
How Selected: My surgeon is affiliated with this hospital
Comments: I thought Brooklyn Methodist was VERY dirty. Also, some of the nurses in the RCU were downright nasty and totally insentitive to the patients.
Posted by: Nicole R. (Posted on April 25, 2003)
Overall Value: Good Oversized Equipped: Good Oversized Sensitive: Average
Multi Security: Average Privacy: Good Pain Medication: Good
Quiet: Good Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Good
Parking: Very Poor
How Selected: I lived in the area.
Competitors: I love Methodist, I have meet some great people there.
Comments: I like the hospital and plan on having my next child there. I have going to this hospital for a very long time and they have not failed me yet, and I don't think they will.
 


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