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St. Peter's University Hospital

Feedback posted by the public

LocationNew Brunswick, NJ

Bariatric Surgeons believe to have
operated at this hospital:

    Alexander D.Abkin, M.D., F.A.C.S
    Nicholas Bertha, DO

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Number of Contributors: 37

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: Kara A. (Posted on September 18, 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
Parking: Excellent
Posted by: A P. (Posted on August 6, 2008)
Overall Value: Poor Oversized Equipped: Good Oversized Sensitive: Good
Multi Security: Good Privacy: Poor Pain Medication: Very Poor
Quiet: Very Poor Visiting: N/A Staff Responsive: Very Poor
Parking: Very Poor
How Selected: It was close to home
Comments: I did not like St Peter's and decided to go else were for my revision
Posted by: Lisa N. (Posted on May 22, 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: I chose this hospital because it is close to where I live. I also attended my weight loss surgery seminar there and knew that this was the hospital I wanted my surgery done in.
Competitors: Very good. Everyone at St.Pete's is very caring and will do almost anything to make sure you are comfortable.
Comments: I love the bariatric nurses of St.Peter's University!
Posted by: S M. (Posted on May 14, 2008)
Overall Value: Average Oversized Equipped: Excellent Oversized Sensitive: Excellent
Multi Security: Poor Privacy: Good Pain Medication: Good
Quiet: Good Visiting: Good Staff Responsive: Average
Parking: Excellent
How Selected: Closest to my home
Comments: Orderly ran over my IV line when transporting me to xray and then got mad at me when I yelled out in paid as it pulled out of my vein and had to be reinserted. Apparently it was tangled in the weels. Other than that, professional staff were very kind and helpful. I did end up with strep throat the day after being relased, but I can't confirm it was due to the hospital stay.
Posted by: Finding J. (Posted on April 6, 2008)
Overall Value: Good Oversized Equipped: N/A Oversized Sensitive: N/A
Multi Security: Good Privacy: Good Pain Medication: Excellent
Quiet: Excellent Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Excellent
Parking: Excellent
How Selected: This is where my plastic surgeon operates out of.
Competitors: It isn't as fancy as Princeton Medical Center, but it was very good.
Comments: My stay was uneventful, which is GREAT.
Posted by: Tom C. (Posted on March 24, 2008)
Overall Value: Excellent Oversized Equipped: Excellent Oversized Sensitive: Excellent
Multi Security: Excellent Privacy: Good Pain Medication: Excellent
Quiet: Excellent Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Excellent
Parking: Excellent
How Selected: Only place at the time that my Doctor could do the Realize proceedure
Competitors: A little better then others
Comments: reminds me more of a hotel then a hospital - and that's a good thing
Posted by: Shaun R. (Posted on December 18, 2007)
Overall Value: Good Oversized Equipped: Excellent Oversized Sensitive: Good
Multi Security: Good Privacy: Excellent Pain Medication: Excellent
Quiet: Good Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Good
Parking: Average
How Selected: It was closer to my home than the other hospital the surgeon worked out of.
Posted by: Renee R. (Posted on September 25, 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: Average
How Selected: Both daughters were born there, close to home.
Posted by: Carol S. (Posted on April 19, 2005)
Overall Value: Poor Oversized Equipped: Poor Oversized Sensitive: Poor
Multi Security: N/A Privacy: Average Pain Medication: Average
Quiet: Very Poor Visiting: Good Staff Responsive: Poor
Parking: Average
How Selected: this was the only NJ hospital my doctor was affliatiated with..he is on staff here.
Competitors: This was standard practice for NJ hospitals servicing bariatric patients back in 2000
Comments: I would want to know there is a bariatric floor with dedicated nurses...my experience back in 2000 was a few rooms located on the orthopedic floor and nurses were uneducated with how to handle obese patients.
Posted by: Chrissy A. (Posted on June 11, 2004)
Overall Value: Very Poor Oversized Equipped: Very Poor Oversized Sensitive: Very Poor
Multi Security: Poor Privacy: Very Poor Pain Medication: Poor
Quiet: Very Poor Visiting: Average Staff Responsive: Very Poor
Parking: Average
How Selected: It is the hospital that the surgeon uses
Competitors: It was horrible, i will never go back there
Comments: the hospital was dirty, the staff was rude and incompitent.
Posted by: Dody C. (Posted on January 2, 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: FIRST I FOUND DR. MEHTA AND HE DID HIS SURGERY AT ST. PETERS.
Competitors: I HAVE BEEN IN A LOT OF HOSPITALS IN MY LIFE BUT THIS WAS THE BEST. I FELT LIKE A PERSON WITH NEEDS AND ALL MY NEEDS WERE MET WITH PLEASANT STAFF.
Comments: I LIVE 1 HOUR AND 45 MINUTES AWAY AND I WOULD GO TO THIS HOSPITAL FOR ANYTHING THAT WOULD COME UP REGARDLESS OF THE DRIVE.
Posted by: Dody C. (Posted on January 2, 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: FIRST I FOUND DR. MEHTA AND HE DID HIS SURGERY AT ST. PETERS.
Competitors: I HAVE BEEN IN A LOT OF HOSPITALS IN MY LIFE BUT THIS WAS THE BEST. I FELT LIKE A PERSON WITH NEEDS AND ALL MY NEEDS WERE MET WITH PLEASANT STAFF.
Comments: I LIVE 1 HOUR AND 45 MINUTES AWAY AND I WOULD GO TO THIS HOSPITAL FOR ANYTHING THAT WOULD COME UP REGARDLESS OF THE DRIVE.
Posted by: Mariann W. (Posted on December 14, 2003)
Overall Value: N/A 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: My surgeon Dr. Mehta affiliated with this hospital.
Competitors: Excellent - Pre-admission testing was a breeze. Excellent care from admission to discharge.
Comments: Staff warm, friendly and very caring.
Posted by: JoAnn P. (Posted on November 20, 2003)
Overall Value: Good Oversized Equipped: Good Oversized Sensitive: Average
Multi Security: Good Privacy: Excellent Pain Medication: Excellent
Quiet: Average Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Average
Parking: Good
Posted by: Tara S. (Posted on October 14, 2003)
Overall Value: Excellent Oversized Equipped: Excellent Oversized Sensitive: Excellent
Multi Security: Excellent Privacy: Average Pain Medication: Excellent
Quiet: Average Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Excellent
Parking: Good
How Selected: I am loyal to this hospital, I have had many surgeries there and will continue to do so if I ever need surgery again
Competitors: never used another hospital
Comments: The nurses were so nice and very accomidating, only thing that stunk was the fact that they take you vitals like every two hours in the evening, so you get woken up alot, but that is a small price to pay when they are only doing it for your health
Posted by: Susan J. (Posted on October 10, 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: Average
How Selected: This hospital was selected for me by my surgeon.
Competitors: They have been doing gastric bypass surgery for years and are well versed in all phases of surgery and recovery.
Comments: A fine nursing staff, very responsive to the needs of the patient! The folks in the x ray department are very knowledgeable and helpful too!
Posted by: Kate T. (Posted on August 8, 2003)
Overall Value: Good Oversized Equipped: Excellent Oversized Sensitive: Good
Multi Security: Excellent Privacy: Good Pain Medication: Excellent
Quiet: Average Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Poor
Parking: Average
How Selected: My doc works there
Competitors: Having worked at Hackensack U. Med. Center. I know that they are much more attentive to their patients.
Comments: The RN's were excellent but obviously at most times overworked. The Nursing Assistants left MUCH to be desired. LAZY! If you use St. Peter's - be firm but insistant with the Nursing Assistants on what you need. One repeatedly came into my room, turned off the call light, said she'd be back and never came back. I had to be insistant about bathing assistance, help picking things up if I dropped them, etc. I can't stress enough how good I thought the actual RN's were
Posted by: David F. (Posted on June 29, 2003)
Overall Value: Good Oversized Equipped: Excellent Oversized Sensitive: Excellent
Multi Security: Excellent Privacy: Average Pain Medication: Excellent
Quiet: Average Visiting: N/A Staff Responsive: Excellent
Parking: Excellent
How Selected: Dr. Mehta utilizes this hospital.
Competitors: I'm two hours away.
Comments: With the exception of one nurse and my roommate, the stay was good
Posted by: Tammy F. (Posted on May 11, 2003)
Overall Value: Excellent Oversized Equipped: Excellent Oversized Sensitive: Excellent
Multi Security: Good Privacy: Good Pain Medication: Excellent
Quiet: Good Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Excellent
Parking: Good
How Selected: It was the only hospital my surgeon was operating in.
Competitors: The staff was very helpful and nice.
Posted by: Deactivated Member (Posted on April 6, 2003)
Overall Value: Excellent Oversized Equipped: Excellent Oversized Sensitive: Excellent
Multi Security: Excellent Privacy: Good Pain Medication: Excellent
Quiet: Average Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Good
Parking: Good
How Selected: My surgeon operates there.
Competitors: Equal of better
Comments: Very pleased with overall service and care.
Posted by: Debbie D. (Posted on March 7, 2003)
Overall Value: Good Oversized Equipped: Excellent Oversized Sensitive: Excellent
Multi Security: Good Privacy: Average Pain Medication: Excellent
Quiet: Good Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Good
Parking: Average
How Selected: This was the hospital my surgeon was affiliated with.
Competitors: The care was as good as I've gotten anywhere else.
Comments: The nursing staff was outstanding. Good understanding of the bariatric patient and very willing and able to help with any and all needs.
Posted by: Kristina V. (Posted on February 17, 2003)
Overall Value: Average Oversized Equipped: Good Oversized Sensitive: Average
Multi Security: Good Privacy: Average Pain Medication: Average
Quiet: Poor Visiting: Good Staff Responsive: Average
Parking: Poor
How Selected: It was the one my surgeon worked at.
Competitors: I had a better experience at the hospital I had my Gall Bladder removed at.
Comments: The hospital in general was good. They do need to learn to give us post-ops a sugar free diabetic clear liquid diet after surgery and after the leak test. They tried to give me liquids but the jello and italian ice was loaded with sugar. I had to send it back and then they didn't bring me another tray until the next meal. But, that is ok. I was completely happy with my ice chips.
Posted by: Mary D. (Posted on January 28, 2003)
Overall Value: Good Oversized Equipped: Good Oversized Sensitive: Excellent
Multi Security: Good Privacy: Good Pain Medication: Excellent
Quiet: Average Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Excellent
Parking: Average
How Selected: Dr. affilitation
Posted by: Elaine A. (Posted on January 24, 2003)
Overall Value: Average Oversized Equipped: Average Oversized Sensitive: Good
Multi Security: Good Privacy: Good Pain Medication: Average
Quiet: Very Poor Visiting: Good Staff Responsive: Good
Parking: Good
How Selected: This was the only hospital my surgeon worked with at the time of my surgery
Competitors: I am from South Jersey, near Phila. PA, I do not use any other hospitals in that area.
Comments: It was an OK experience but am glad I don't have to go to them for anything else, not a very good operation.
Posted by: Kristin S. (Posted on January 2, 2003)
Overall Value: Good Oversized Equipped: Excellent Oversized Sensitive: Good
Multi Security: Excellent Privacy: Good Pain Medication: Excellent
Quiet: Average Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Good
Parking: Good
How Selected: It is where my surgeon works out of.
Competitors: They actually know what they are doing.
Comments: I do think they need more nurses who specialize in bariatrics.
Posted by: Fern S. (Posted on January 2, 2003)
Overall Value: Good Oversized Equipped: Good Oversized Sensitive: Average
Multi Security: Average Privacy: Good Pain Medication: Good
Quiet: Good Visiting: Good Staff Responsive: Average
Parking: Good
How Selected: the one my dr. worked out of
Competitors: it's behind the times
Comments: when you got a good staff member, she or he was very good, but then you had some that spent more time ducking and hiding from their job..but as i said, the good ones more than made up for the lazy ones
Posted by: Monique N. (Posted on October 2, 2002)
Overall Value: Average Oversized Equipped: Good Oversized Sensitive: Good
Multi Security: Poor Privacy: Good Pain Medication: Poor
Quiet: Average Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Poor
Parking: Good
How Selected: My doctor is affiliated with this specific hospital.
Competitors: I thought that ths staff was very nice, but the place is definately under-staffed. This was very difficult because they weren't always available to attend to me when I rang the buzzer. Many times I needed imediate attention and had to scream out for somebody to come from the hallway to help.
Comments: Overall the hospital was nice. The facility is pleasant. I had one very bad experience during my emergency room admission. It was with one employee though, so I won't blame the entire staff. Anyway, St. Peters is an alright hospital.
Posted by: Michelle H. (Posted on August 10, 2002)
Overall Value: Average Oversized Equipped: Poor Oversized Sensitive: Good
Multi Security: Excellent Privacy: Average Pain Medication: Average
Quiet: Average Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Poor
Parking: Good
How Selected: St.Peters was selected for me.My Docor works from there.
Competitors: Good but definatly under staffed.
Comments: a need to modernize is at hand and they need to improve on the size of things like showers, beds, toilets,,,,,.
Posted by: Deanna D. (Posted on May 17, 2002)
Overall Value: Excellent Oversized Equipped: Good Oversized Sensitive: Good
Multi Security: Good Privacy: Good Pain Medication: Excellent
Quiet: Good Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Good
Parking: Good
How Selected: wanted dr. brolin for my surgeon and choose st. peters..
Competitors: felt very comfortable there...
Comments: found a very special nurse that works nigts named maryshe is a angel...and nursing asst named elmer he's a young guy but is such a sweet heart....
Posted by: Marilyn S. (Posted on May 10, 2002)
How Selected: This is the hospital I "THOUGHT" I would have surgery at, but......if my appeals goes thru......my surgery will be at HACKENSACK MEDICAL CENTER (I was not able to delete St/ Peter's from here)
Posted by: Judy S. (Posted on May 10, 2002)
Overall Value: Poor Oversized Equipped: Poor Oversized Sensitive: Very Poor
Multi Security: Average Privacy: Poor Pain Medication: Poor
Quiet: Poor Visiting: Average Staff Responsive: Poor
Parking: Average
How Selected: This is where the doctor did all his surgery.
Competitors: I feel other hospital in the area to be better in their care of people
Comments: I feel the hospital and its staff should be more aware of overweight patients. I think it should be better perpared in handling these kind of patients. To help us move, our feelings should be addressed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Jessica T. (Posted on April 26, 2002)
Overall Value: Average Oversized Equipped: Average Oversized Sensitive: Average
Multi Security: Good Privacy: Average Pain Medication: Poor
Quiet: Average Visiting: Good Staff Responsive: Poor
Parking: Average
How Selected: This is the only hospital that Dr. Brolin practices out of.
Competitors: I was in St. Peters for the birth of my daughter a year earlier and the quality of care was no different on 2G(Bariatrics/Orthopaedics) then it was on Maternity.
Comments: St. Peters is VERY understaffed. Due to this the nurses on 2G are never the same (with a few exceptions). I think if they were better staffed the care by and education on how to handle obese patients for nurses would be greater. I personally had NO problems w/the nursing staff. The questions regarding quiet and privacy are really not relavant because lets face it, your in a hospital...it's never quiet and privacy is rare unless you have a private room! St. Peter's has a lot to learn about caring for obese patients and the committee members of Dr. Brolin's support group, myself included are working SUPER hard to teach nurses about how to care for us.
Posted by: Dena Z. (Posted on April 22, 2002)
Overall Value: Average Oversized Equipped: Poor Oversized Sensitive: Average
Multi Security: Good Privacy: Good Pain Medication: Good
Quiet: Average Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Average
Parking: Excellent
How Selected: I had no choice, my doctor was affiliated w/ the hospital and only did his surgeries there.
Competitors: I would have to say it was compatible to other area hospitals.
Comments: I feel they need to give their staff more sensitivity training in regards to the morbidly obese population as well a a more rounded education.
Posted by: Deactivated Member (Posted on March 29, 2002)
Overall Value: Very Poor Oversized Equipped: Good Oversized Sensitive: Average
Multi Security: Poor Privacy: Average Pain Medication: Very Poor
Quiet: Very Poor Visiting: Good Staff Responsive: Very Poor
Parking: Good
How Selected: My surgeon is affiliated with this hospital.
Competitors: Worst hospital stay ever in my life. I wouldn't go back to this hospital if I was run down in the street outside their front door.
Comments: Staff was rude and uncaring, had to beg for pain meds, nurses NEVER answered the call button.
Posted by: Angela A. (Posted on March 29, 2002)
Posted by: Wendy G. (Posted on March 22, 2002)
Overall Value: Average Oversized Equipped: Average Oversized Sensitive: Average
Multi Security: Good Privacy: Good Pain Medication: Average
Quiet: Average Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Average
Parking: Good
How Selected: It's where my surgeon practises.
Competitors: VERY understaffed. The people there were nice enough, but they need more help desperately.
Comments: The SICU nurses were fabulous. The floor nurses were OK, but too overworked and understaffed to really be of much help. (God bless them--you couldn't pay me enough to do their job!)
Posted by: Stephanie S. (Posted on February 26, 2002)
 


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