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North General Hospital
Feedback posted by the public
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If so, please share your experiences with our community!
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Number of Contributors: 3
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: |
Elizabeth T. (Posted on December 1, 2006) |
| Overall Value: |
Average |
Oversized Equipped: |
Average |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Good |
| Multi Security: |
Average |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Good |
| Quiet: |
Poor |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Good |
| Parking: |
Good |
| How Selected:
| It fell under my plan, and upon research of who the surgeon would be, and that he had a good reputation, I chose them. |
| Competitors: |
It's not the worse hospital in the world, but I have been at better. |
| Comments: |
North General is not the worse hosptial, but can improve on things. I think it's main problem is being too overcrowded and understaffed, at least as far as their clinics are concerened. Better communication and profesionalism should also be practiced by much of their staff. However, there are also some excellent people there as well. While most nurses can use further training, many are excellent and courteous. If I had to do it over, I would not choose this hospital, mainly due to post-op clincial care. It pains me to say this, 'cause there really are excellent people there, but I have to be honest. However, I would not change who I had as a surgeon. |
| Posted by: |
Tressa R. (Posted on July 2, 2006) |
| Overall Value: |
Good |
Oversized Equipped: |
Good |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Average |
| Multi Security: |
Average |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Poor |
| Quiet: |
Good |
Visiting: |
Poor |
Staff Responsive: |
Average |
| Parking: |
Excellent |
| How Selected:
| I didn't. It's was where the insurance provider paid for. |
| Competitors: |
I had a private room and I really liked that. I was glad because I knew if I was at Beth Iseral Medical Center in Manhattan I wouldn't have had a private room because I was a Medicade patient. |
| Comments: |
Overall, I had a decent stay. |
| Posted by: |
Deactivated Member (Posted on October 8, 2004) |
| Overall Value: |
Poor |
Oversized Equipped: |
Good |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Average |
| Multi Security: |
Average |
Privacy: |
Good |
Pain Medication: |
Average |
| Quiet: |
Average |
Visiting: |
Average |
Staff Responsive: |
Very Poor |
| Parking: |
Average |
| Competitors: |
poor |
| Comments: |
My partner had bariatric surgery at NGH. She and I were very pleased with the surgeon, however the overall coordination of patient care was horrible.
Over 2 days, each meal tray she received had a beverage or food she was not allowed to eat. She ended up drinking juice with sugar (assuming it was sugar free) and got very sick.
After talking to the nurses of 2 shifts over 2 days, as well as talking with the doctors on rounds over 2 days, her pre op medication regeme was still not resumed. I am afraid what might have happened if she and I were not on top of her care every minute. |
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