Princeton

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Location	Birmingham, AL
Bariatric Surgeons believe to have operated at this hospital: John Mathews, M.D. Ronald Jay Smith, M.D.

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Number of Contributors: 12

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:	Deborah B. (Posted on May 2, 2008)
Overall Value:	Average	Oversized Equipped:	Average	Oversized Sensitive:	Poor
Multi Security:	Good	Privacy:	Good	Pain Medication:	Good
Quiet:	Poor	Visiting:	Average	Staff Responsive:	Poor
Parking:	Very Poor
How Selected:	My Surgeon uses the hospital
Competitors:	All hospitals in the Baptist System are about the same with the same prejudices. Most hospitals in our area are under-staffed but have adequate equipment and technology to handle our needs.
Comments:	The Nurse in ICU made it clear that my surgery was not important when compared to her other patients.

Posted by:	Linda H. (Posted on March 9, 2007)
Overall Value:	Good	Oversized Equipped:	Good	Oversized Sensitive:	Excellent
Multi Security:	Excellent	Privacy:	Excellent	Pain Medication:	Excellent
Quiet:	Average	Visiting:	Good	Staff Responsive:	Excellent
Parking:	Average
How Selected:	My Doctor attends at this hospital.
Competitors:	As good as the better ones, above some of the others.
Comments:	I was very well pleased with the attention and the service that I received.

Posted by:	Michele L. (Posted on September 1, 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:	Very Poor
How Selected:	Dr John Matthews was my doctor and this is the hospital he uses.
Competitors:	Great staff, very caring and very conforting.
Comments:	I had a great experience at Princeston..this was my second time being in this hospital and the staff is excellent. Very conforting to me and my family. Dr. Matthews is the best!

Posted by:	Melissa F. (Posted on June 24, 2005)
Overall Value:	Good	Oversized Equipped:	Average	Oversized Sensitive:	Good
Multi Security:	Excellent	Privacy:	Excellent	Pain Medication:	Average
Quiet:	Average	Visiting:	Good	Staff Responsive:	Good
Parking:	Poor
How Selected:	I selected the doctor and this is the hospital that he preforms the surgery in, not much of a choice.
Competitors:	This hospital is very high recommended, other than the location of the hospital I would rate it a 7 out of 10
Comments:	I was very well taken care of in the ICU. They were there to tend to all my basic needs. When I got into a regular room it was different the late night nurses suck but the others were very responsive.

Posted by:	Kristy P. (Posted on January 6, 2005)
Overall Value:	Good	Oversized Equipped:	Good	Oversized Sensitive:	Excellent
Multi Security:	Good	Privacy:	Excellent	Pain Medication:	Good
Quiet:	Good	Visiting:	Excellent	Staff Responsive:	Good
Parking:	Average
How Selected:	This is the only hospital that Dr. Smith uses primarily.

Posted by:	Janis R. (Posted on November 24, 2003)
Overall Value:	Good	Oversized Equipped:	Good	Oversized Sensitive:	Good
Multi Security:	Excellent	Privacy:	Average	Pain Medication:	Average
Quiet:	Poor	Visiting:	Poor	Staff Responsive:	Average
Parking:	Very Poor
How Selected:	This is the facility my Doctor uses.
Competitors:	I am not familar with any other hospitals in this town. From what I've read on this site, it compares favorable with other hospitals in the area.
Comments:	The day staff was excellent, the night staff was poor. The rooms are barren, just a bed and a straight back chair. I could not find a comfortable position for the two days I was in the hospital. Was much more comfortable at home. The parking is horrible, have to pay to park, no free parking at all.

Posted by:	Carol K. (Posted on September 18, 2003)

Posted by:	Eshele R. (Posted on September 1, 2003)
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:	My surgeon uses this hospital.
Competitors:	It was up to par with the rest and better than some.
Comments:	Everything went much better than I thought it would. This was my first time as a patient in this hospital and would recommend it to others. It was great!

Posted by:	Grady E. (Posted on June 12, 2003)
Overall Value:	Good	Oversized Equipped:	Good	Oversized Sensitive:	Excellent
Multi Security:	Excellent	Privacy:	Excellent	Pain Medication:	Excellent
Quiet:	Excellent	Visiting:	Excellent	Staff Responsive:	Excellent
Parking:	Excellent
How Selected:	My wife works in the Baptist System so I needed to use one of their facilities because of the insurance. Also the doctor that I used only uses this hospital.
Competitors:	I would rather use this hospital than any other that I know of.

Posted by:	Shelia J. (Posted on April 30, 2003)
Overall Value:	Good	Oversized Equipped:	Good	Oversized Sensitive:	Good
Multi Security:	Good	Privacy:	Average	Pain Medication:	Good
Quiet:	Good	Visiting:	Average	Staff Responsive:	Good
Parking:	Good
How Selected:	Baptist Medical Center Princeton is the hospital used by Dr. Mathews. Dr. Mathews was recommended to me by a co-worker that had the surgery.
Competitors:	I live about 15 miles from our local hosptial. I could not see this hospital doing this kind of surgery or even meeting the special needs of obese patients.
Comments:	My only problem with the surgery was that I was put into a Cardiac Intensive Care Unit. This was due to limited space available after my surgery. This caused a problem with my family being able to visit with me. My daughter was really frightened about not being about to see me but a couple of time a day.

Posted by:	Angela T. (Posted on March 24, 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:	My Doctor uses this hospital.
Competitors:	I would go back to Princeton before I went back to UAB Hospital or HealthCare South Hospital.

Posted by:	Emile Jane G. (Posted on January 13, 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 convenience of the hospital was perfect for my medical needs.
Competitors:	EXCELLENT!

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