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Regional Medical Center

Feedback posted by the public

LocationAnniston, AL

Bariatric Surgeons believe to have
operated at this hospital:

    Bryan Freeman, M.D.

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Number of Contributors: 42

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: Barb M. (Posted on July 12, 2008)
Overall Value: Excellent Oversized Equipped: Excellent Oversized Sensitive: Excellent
Multi Security: Excellent Privacy: Excellent Pain Medication: Excellent
Quiet: Good Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Good
Parking: Excellent
How Selected: This is the hospital used by Dr. Freeman
Competitors: Excellent
Comments: This is a very busy hospital, but they have caring employees. The only problem I encountered was getting some medication my doctor had ordered in a timely manner from the pharmacy, and this only happened one time.
Posted by: Ryan W. (Posted on July 7, 2008)
Overall Value: Excellent Oversized Equipped: Good Oversized Sensitive: Excellent
Multi Security: Good Privacy: Excellent Pain Medication: Excellent
Quiet: Excellent Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Excellent
Parking: Average
How Selected: This is the hospital that Dr. Freeman uses.
Competitors: My wife is a nurse and even she said the staff was great and the accomodations were good.
Comments: The hospital is showing a little age, but the staff goes above and beyond to compensate
Posted by: Rickey H. (Posted on May 7, 2008)
Overall Value: Poor Oversized Equipped: Poor Oversized Sensitive: Average
Multi Security: Good Privacy: Excellent Pain Medication: Poor
Quiet: Good Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Average
Parking: Average
Posted by: April D. (Posted on April 30, 2008)
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: This hospital was selected for me. It is right across the street from my surgeons office.
Competitors: I had never stayed in a hospital before this. The staff there were great!
Comments: I felt so well taken care of. I had a lot of nurses during the 3 days but I did not feel like I had to update each one on what was going on with me. It is very obvious that they do what they do out of love and compassion for people.
Posted by: Diana P. (Posted on August 7, 2007)
Overall Value: Good Oversized Equipped: Good Oversized Sensitive: Good
Multi Security: Good Privacy: Good Pain Medication: Good
Quiet: Good Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Good
Parking: Good
How Selected: My Doctor uses that hospital
Competitors: Just as good as any hospital
Comments: The hospital was pretty clean , had a few nurses that I did not like because of poor bedside manner but over all the rest were great!
Posted by: Missy W. (Posted on August 7, 2007)
Overall Value: Excellent Oversized Equipped: Excellent Oversized Sensitive: Excellent
Multi Security: Excellent Privacy: Good Pain Medication: Excellent
Quiet: Good Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Excellent
Parking: Good
How Selected: It was the one Dr Freeman used
Competitors: n/a
Comments: They had the best nursing staff anyone could ask for
Posted by: Terry S. (Posted on August 7, 2007)
Overall Value: Good Oversized Equipped: Good Oversized Sensitive: Good
Multi Security: Excellent Privacy: Good Pain Medication: Excellent
Quiet: Good Visiting: Good Staff Responsive: Good
Parking: Average
How Selected: My surgeon uses this hospital.
Comments: The hosptal was good and the staff was friendly and helpful.
Posted by: Thick C. (Posted on May 30, 2007)
Overall Value: Poor Oversized Equipped: Average Oversized Sensitive: Poor
Multi Security: Average Privacy: Average Pain Medication: Very Poor
Quiet: Poor Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Poor
Parking: Good
How Selected: my doctor performs the surgery at the hostipal
Competitors: I loved the dotor which he could have performed the surgery at another hostipal
Posted by: Jennifer M. (Posted on April 29, 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: MY DOCTOR RECOMENDED THE HOSPITAL
Competitors: THE NURSES CARE ABOUT THERE PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILY'S
Comments: THEY ARE A WONDERFUL FACILITY
Posted by: Theresa J. (Posted on March 18, 2007)
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: Good
How Selected: Dr Freeman worked there
Competitors: I liked it better than Brookwood.
Comments: I was very pleased with my whole experience.
Posted by: Andrea L. (Posted on October 23, 2006)
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: Used by my surgeon
Competitors: It rated as good as any other.
Posted by: Kim C. (Posted on October 11, 2006)
Overall Value: Good Oversized Equipped: Average Oversized Sensitive: Excellent
Multi Security: Excellent Privacy: Average Pain Medication: Excellent
Quiet: Poor Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Excellent
Parking: Excellent
How Selected: Suggested by the surgeon.
Competitors: Very similar.
Comments: Only two problems that I really had - they didn't keep the larger gowns on the floor and had to try to use the smaller sizes and nursing assistants and lab techs coming into the room in the middle of the night kept banging on the door and turning the overhead light on when you are trying to rest and scaring the devil out of you. The nurses were great and so were a lot of the nursing assistants.
Posted by: Joni D. (Posted on April 21, 2006)
Overall Value: Excellent Oversized Equipped: Excellent Oversized Sensitive: Excellent
Multi Security: Excellent Privacy: Good Pain Medication: Excellent
Quiet: Good Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Excellent
Parking: Good
Comments: MY HOSPITAL STAY WAS WONDERFUL AT RMC. THE STAFF WAS EXCELLENT ON THE 8TH FLOOR AND THE OR STAFF WAS VERY COMFORTING AND CARING. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THE MOST CARING NURSES THAT I HAD ON THIS FLOOR WERE MAC AND VERONICA. THANKS YOU GUYS FOR BEING SO SWEET AND CARING. YOU MADE MY STAY PLEASANT. I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS HOSPITAL TO EVERYONE. I HAD MY SURGERY ON THE 13TH OF APRIL.
Posted by: Debra L. (Posted on October 17, 2005)
Overall Value: Good Oversized Equipped: Good Oversized Sensitive: Excellent
Multi Security: Good Privacy: Good Pain Medication: Good
Quiet: Good Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Good
Parking: Good
How Selected: It was where Dr. Freeman preformed surgery.
Competitors: Hospital was kind of old but clean and accomodating.
Comments: Overall I was please with my stay.
Posted by: C T. (Posted on September 28, 2005)
How Selected: This is the hospital that Dr. Freeman works out of.
Posted by: Dan K. (Posted on July 14, 2005)
Overall Value: Excellent Oversized Equipped: Excellent Oversized Sensitive: Excellent
Multi Security: Excellent Privacy: Good Pain Medication: Excellent
Quiet: Good Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Excellent
Parking: Average
How Selected: My doctor uses it.
Competitors: Very good, excellent staff and care given.
Posted by: Kimberly K. (Posted on July 9, 2005)
Overall Value: Good Oversized Equipped: Excellent Oversized Sensitive: Good
Multi Security: Good Privacy: Very Poor Pain Medication: Good
Quiet: Poor Visiting: Good Staff Responsive: Average
Parking: Average
How Selected: That is the hospital my surgeon works out of.
Posted by: Tonya S. (Posted on June 20, 2005)
Overall Value: Excellent Oversized Equipped: Excellent Oversized Sensitive: Good
Multi Security: Good Privacy: Excellent Pain Medication: Good
Quiet: Good Visiting: Good Staff Responsive: Good
Parking: Excellent
How Selected: It was the one nearest to Dr. Freeman and the one that Dr. Freeman does his patients at.
Competitors: Can't compare never been to any other hospital.
Comments: The stay was great with my husband haven't yet stayed for mine
Posted by: Mitzi O. (Posted on June 9, 2005)
Overall Value: Good Oversized Equipped: Excellent Oversized Sensitive: Excellent
Multi Security: Good Privacy: Excellent Pain Medication: Average
Quiet: Good Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Excellent
Parking: Average
How Selected: It was the hospital right across the street from Dr. Freeman's office.
Competitors: It's a hospital, what more should I say?? lol.
Posted by: Tammy B. (Posted on March 10, 2005)
Overall Value: Excellent Oversized Equipped: Excellent Oversized Sensitive: Excellent
Multi Security: Excellent Privacy: Excellent Pain Medication: Excellent
Quiet: Average Visiting: Good Staff Responsive: Good
How Selected: It is where Dr. Freeman performs his surgeries. I have personal friends who work there also.
Competitors: It was the best for me at that time.
Comments: The staff was great. The care was excellent. I was pleased.
Posted by: Kathryn K. (Posted on December 1, 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: The hospital my Doctor used
Posted by: Christy B. (Posted on October 23, 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: MY SURGION USES THIS HOSPITAL
Competitors: THIS HOSPITAL IS MUCH BETTER THAN MY HOME TOWN HOSPITAL
Comments: I HAD WONDERFUL CARE. WONDERFUL NURSES. I COULD NOT BE MORE PLEASED!!!!!!
Posted by: K P. (Posted on October 14, 2004)
Overall Value: Average Oversized Equipped: Good Oversized Sensitive: Good
Multi Security: Average Privacy: Good Pain Medication: Poor
Quiet: Average Visiting: Good Staff Responsive: Average
Parking: Average
Comments: The care you receive depends on who is the nurse at the time. Some of my nurses were EXCELLENT while 2 of them were seemingly very uncaring and did not respond to my needs.
Posted by: Joanne T. (Posted on October 12, 2004)
Overall Value: Average Oversized Equipped: Good Oversized Sensitive: Good
Multi Security: Good Privacy: Good Pain Medication: Good
Quiet: Good Visiting: Good Staff Responsive: Poor
Parking: Average
How Selected: I didn't. This is where my surgeon is based.
Competitors: Don't know any other local hospitals. But compared to hospitals I've known in other locales, this one was just adequate.
Comments: My major complaint has to do with the nursing care staff. They would often forget to do things (like give me my meds, empty/measure my urine output). I was doing very well so I think they got a little sloppy.
Posted by: Heather I. (Posted on August 24, 2004)
Overall Value: Average Oversized Equipped: Good Oversized Sensitive: Good
Multi Security: Good Privacy: Excellent Pain Medication: Average
Quiet: Poor Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Average
Parking: Excellent
How Selected: This is the hospital that my surgeon uses.
Competitors: I haven't had to have an overnight stay in any other hospital so I have nothing to compare it to.
Comments: I feel there are some nurses that could've been better at responding to my needs.
Posted by: C.D. B. (Posted on July 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: Average
How Selected: My doctor only operates at this hospital.
Competitors: Excellent care.
Comments: Very pleased, I received excellent care. The nurses and all support personnel were very kind, attentive and quick to respond.
Posted by: Laura W. (Posted on June 26, 2004)
Overall Value: Excellent Oversized Equipped: Excellent Oversized Sensitive: Excellent
Multi Security: Excellent Privacy: Excellent Pain Medication: Good
Quiet: Excellent Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Excellent
Parking: Good
How Selected: My doctor uses it.
Competitors: RMC is wonderful.
Comments: The nurses and therapists are so nice. They are always willing to help.
Posted by: Angie B. (Posted on May 25, 2004)
Overall Value: Good Oversized Equipped: Excellent Oversized Sensitive: Excellent
Multi Security: Good Privacy: Good Pain Medication: Excellent
Quiet: Good Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Good
Parking: Good
How Selected: Actually, this is the hospital that Dr. Freeman uses, so I really didn't choose it. Overall, it was a pleasant experience.
Competitors: Well, I had a better experience in our local hospital (Decatur General) after the birth of my second child, but they also had more nurses. The 8th floor nurses were sorely understaffed for the amount of patients on that floor. I feel like they did the best they could with the amount of manpower available.
Comments: The staff was great about answering questions and getting me whatever I needed. As I mentioned before, they were understaffed so sometimes it took a little bit longer to get one of the nurses or assistants to my room. Thankfully, nothing was serious enough that required immediate attention. Overall, my experience was a good one.
Posted by: Daphne M. (Posted on May 5, 2004)
Overall Value: Average Oversized Equipped: Excellent Oversized Sensitive: Good
Multi Security: Good Privacy: Excellent Pain Medication: Poor
Quiet: Poor Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Average
Parking: Average
Comments: The nurses do not understand morphine does not work for all people and refused to take it away and give me something else for pain. I was in severe pain the day of surgery until 10 p.m. that evening when toradol was given. The next day was the same thing and the nurse refused to give me the prescribed toradol. I finally received the next dose when another nurse came on duty.
Posted by: Althea M. (Posted on March 9, 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: Good
How Selected: Dr. Freeman uses RMC.
Competitors: The nursing staff was fantastic. Did a great job of keeping me comfortable and content.
Comments: The hospital and the staff from the doctors to the cleaning staff were very kind and sensitive to my needs. In particular I would like to commend the staff in the Pre-op area for following the wishes I had regarding who put in my iv and how i needed to be intubated to preserve my dental work.
Posted by: Rebecca W. (Posted on November 30, 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: This is the hopital that my surgeon uses.
Competitors: It was very nice. All the staff were extremely nice.
Comments: The whole experience was great, except that after surgery it took a couple hours before they found a pump to hook up my pain medicine and they couldnt give me anything without it.
Posted by: Sherrie B. (Posted on November 3, 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: Good
How Selected: Dr uses this hospital
Competitors: Same as most other hospital in the Birmingham area
Comments: I really liked this hospital...Nursing staff was wonderful and really kept a check on me...Anytime I needed something they were there right away...I would use this hospital again without hesitation...
Posted by: Christine B. (Posted on August 28, 2003)
Overall Value: Poor Oversized Equipped: Good Oversized Sensitive: Average
Multi Security: Poor Privacy: Average Pain Medication: Very Poor
Quiet: Poor Visiting: Good Staff Responsive: Poor
How Selected: That is where my Dr did all his surgerys.
Competitors: none known
Comments: I would not go to that hospital again, if it was up to me, some nurses were fine, but alot did not like there job and I think they ahd a hard time smiling. Over all it was a bad experience for me, I wish I could of ahd my surgery done at a differnt haspital, I was not very happy at all. The cleanleness was horrible, I actually found 2 cockroaches on my floor crawling, i stepped on them, but then they layed there dead for 3 days, GROSE!! I had to ask everday to ahve my bed changed, for clean fresh water, and towels and washclothes. I absolutely hated every minute of it.
Posted by: Tamie B. (Posted on August 26, 2003)
Overall Value: Poor Oversized Equipped: Good Oversized Sensitive: Very Poor
Multi Security: Average Privacy: Average Pain Medication: Very Poor
Quiet: Poor Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Very Poor
Parking: Average
How Selected: was the one that my Dr uses
Competitors: NONE IT was a nightmare most of the time
Comments: OH MY Goodness I could say sooo much about the experience I had They were SLOW in getting my meds to me try 2 hours one time NO ENCOURAGMENT!!! MY Best freind that had hers done to had to come get me out of the bed I was so Depressed and sore beyound beleif I did have some good nurses BUT IFYOU HAVE A CHOICE DO NOT USE THIS HOSPITAL!!! oh yeah DIRTY not clean Christine killed a bug in her room were the wall paper was peeling of the walls I have a popcicle stay in the floor from THur til Mon I left Not a sanitary hospital at all THink Again before coming to this place !!! TRUST ME
Posted by: Wendie S. (Posted on July 15, 2003)
Overall Value: Good Oversized Equipped: Excellent Oversized Sensitive: Excellent
Multi Security: Excellent Privacy: Excellent Pain Medication: Good
Quiet: Average Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Average
Parking: Average
How Selected: My Dr uses it
Competitors: The hospital seemed a bit old.
Comments: I was surprised that there werent showers in the rooms. Also, although the nurses were fabulous they were really spread too thin. Also I had expected private rooms. I did not share my room but it was a two patient room. Overall everything was fine.( Nurses there are incredibly kind and sweet)
Posted by: Bama B. (Posted on July 4, 2003)
Overall Value: Good Oversized Equipped: Excellent Oversized Sensitive: Excellent
Multi Security: Excellent Privacy: Excellent Pain Medication: Excellent
Quiet: Excellent Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Good
Parking: Excellent
How Selected: It is the hospital Dr. Freemna uses.
Competitors: As far as the nursing staff, it was as good or better than any I've ever been in. As far as cleanliness....it had room for improvement. The floors and shower were dirty...especailly around the edges.
Comments: After my surgery I had excessive bleeding, to the point that there was often large spots of blood on the floor, in my bathroom, shower, chair, etc. After these being in the floor for 2 days, they were dry and crusty and flaking......my mother got down on her hands and knees the second day and cleaned it up. She siad she couldn't stand to look at it in the floor any longer...and it really bothered me too, but I was too sick to complain and felt guilty for making such a mess. It made me feel I was dirty being there. I felt the shower was dirtier than I was....
Posted by: Linda K. (Posted on June 19, 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 surgeon performs surgery at this hospital only.
Competitors: I think it's a wonderful hospital and would use it again, if I should need to.
Comments: All the staff was kind, caring and very professional.
Posted by: Amy R. (Posted on June 12, 2003)
Overall Value: Average Oversized Equipped: Good Oversized Sensitive: Average
Multi Security: Average Privacy: Good Pain Medication: Average
Quiet: Average Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Poor
Parking: Good
Posted by: Protein P. (Posted on April 23, 2003)
Overall Value: Excellent Oversized Equipped: Excellent Oversized Sensitive: Good
Multi Security: Excellent Privacy: Excellent Pain Medication: Excellent
Quiet: Excellent Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Excellent
Parking: Average
How Selected: It's the hospital that my surgeon uses.
Competitors: I cannot compare because I work at another local hospital, but I did receive excellent care.
Comments: The staff was very polite, caring, and knowledgeable.
Posted by: Becky B. (Posted on April 16, 2003)
Overall Value: Good Oversized Equipped: Average Oversized Sensitive: Good
Multi Security: Good Privacy: Excellent Pain Medication: Excellent
Quiet: Average Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Good
Parking: Excellent
Posted by: Ronnie M. (Posted on March 9, 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: Good
How Selected: This is the hospital that my surgeon uses. Had no other choice
Competitors: Never been to another in this area.
Comments: The nursing staff as well as everyone that I came in contact with were super! They really made you feel welcome and were there whenever you needed them.
Posted by: Polly P. (Posted on February 6, 2003)
How Selected: This hospital staff were tops. Everyone from transporters to Doctors were outstanding in their support helpfulness.
Competitors: Very Good. Better than most.
Comments: From the time I was admitted to the time I checked out I could not have been treated any better or more courteously. Everybody was prompt when you asked for them or for something. I would rate the hospital 100%
 


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