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Number of Contributors: 28
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: |
Ann F. (Posted on July 4, 2008) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Good |
| Quiet: |
Good |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Average |
| Parking: |
Good |
| How Selected:
| Surgeon practices at this hospital |
| Competitors: |
Smaller hospital than others in the area |
| Comments: |
Staff was very caring. |
| Posted by: |
Laurie J. (Posted on July 31, 2007) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Average |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Good |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Excellent |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Excellent |
| Parking: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| Used by surgeon |
| Competitors: |
This is a wonderful hospital. The staff is friendly and caring and a bit stretched.
They never complained. |
| Comments: |
The hospital looks like it is getting a needed face lift and modifications. |
| Posted by: |
Ingrid T. (Posted on June 22, 2007) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Good |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Good |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Excellent |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Good |
| Parking: |
Excellent |
| How Selected:
| This is the hospital used by my surgeon. |
| Competitors: |
I work at one of the local medical centers in my area. Each of the centers has it's specialties. St. Joe's (now Trinity) is best in this area. |
| Comments: |
The nursing staff (including CNA's and PCT's) were wonderful. They always gave a full explaination of what they were about to do--I always felt comfortable. |
| Posted by: |
Vicky T. (Posted on June 6, 2007) |
| 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: |
Excellent |
| How Selected:
| My physician is affiliated with this hospital. |
| Competitors: |
I was impressed. I knew that the hospital had been going through alot of changes. The staff did all that they can do to keep me comfortable. Everyone stayed positive. |
| Comments: |
I would definately give them 5 thumbs up. Recommend this place to everyone. |
| Posted by: |
Teresa M. (Posted on June 1, 2007) |
| Overall Value: |
Good |
Oversized Equipped: |
Good |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Good |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Excellent |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Excellent |
| Parking: |
Good |
| How Selected:
| This is where my doctor do his surgeries. I had my daughter here 20 years ago and had a good experience. |
| Competitors: |
St. Joseph is great with this type of surgery. I work in a hospital in the area and I would rather have my surgery at St. Joeseph. |
| Comments: |
The staff was wonderful!! The OR staff made a scary situation very easy. I'm use to having all of my procedures at the hospital I work at and was very nervous to be out of my element. The staff realized this and made everything ok. |
| Posted by: |
Tammy F. (Posted on March 30, 2007) |
| 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 |
| Posted by: |
Amy W. (Posted on January 9, 2007) |
| 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: |
Excellent |
| How Selected:
| This is the hospital that my surgeon Dr. Blaney worked with to do my reconstructive surgery. |
| Competitors: |
I have been at other hospitals in the area and I really appreciate the more one on one with the nursing staff at St. Joe's. Anytime I had a need and would press the call button they were right there to help and always asking how they could help or assist my husband. |
| Comments: |
I'm very impressed with the true concern for the patients at this hospital. Anytime I needed anything they got it right away and was checking on my often. All the staff was very supportive of me and encouraged me to do even better. When I felt down they made me feel better. It was nice to have that added support and encouragement. I can't say enough about Dr. Blaney, he came over the weekend to check up on me. The man is an angel. |
| Posted by: |
Tasha F. (Posted on November 13, 2006) |
| 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: |
Excellent |
| How Selected:
| THIS IS THE HOSPITAL THAT MY DOCTOR WORKS FOR |
| Competitors: |
IT IS A GOOD HOSPITAL AND THEY HAVE A REALLY GOOD STAFF. AND THEY CARE VERY MUCH FOR THEIR PATIENTS. |
| Comments: |
IF I HAD TO DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN. ST. JOSEPH WOULD BE THE HOSPITAL FOR ME. |
| Posted by: |
Harvey B. (Posted on November 4, 2006) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Good |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Good |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Excellent |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Good |
| Parking: |
Excellent |
| How Selected:
| I was an employee of the hospital from 2004-2006. I knew the "behind the scenes" areas and staff and trusted SJH 100%. |
| Competitors: |
One of the best and my first choice for healthcare! |
| Comments: |
Great value, great accomodations, and overall a great experience. Even after working there for 2 years, I am happy to recommend it to everyone. |
| Posted by: |
Sue R. (Posted on August 13, 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: |
Excellent |
| How Selected:
| Hospital Doctor preferred. |
| Competitors: |
Better |
| Comments: |
Great hospital, great staff |
| Posted by: |
Michele B. (Posted on March 3, 2006) |
| Overall Value: |
Good |
Oversized Equipped: |
Average |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Average |
| Multi Security: |
Good |
Privacy: |
Good |
Pain Medication: |
Good |
| Quiet: |
Good |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Average |
| Parking: |
Good |
| How Selected:
| This is the hospital the doctor works with. |
| Competitors: |
Pretty much equal to other hospitals. |
| Posted by: |
Dianne C. (Posted on September 11, 2004) |
| Overall Value: |
Good |
Oversized Equipped: |
Good |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Good |
| Multi Security: |
Good |
Privacy: |
Good |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Poor |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Good |
| Parking: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| The Doctor does all surgery there. |
| Competitors: |
Better than Medical College of GA hospital.
Not so many interns and other extra people. |
| Posted by: |
Carrie B. (Posted on July 26, 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 surgeon uses this hospital |
| Competitors: |
I had a wonderful experience and will return |
| Comments: |
It was the first time I have used this hospital but it will not be the last time. I had a wonderful experience. The nurses were terrific and the other staff was wonderful. They were sensitive to my needs and very caring. |
| Posted by: |
Minnie M. (Posted on July 24, 2004) |
| Overall Value: |
Good |
Oversized Equipped: |
Average |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Average |
| Multi Security: |
Good |
Privacy: |
Good |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Excellent |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Good |
| Parking: |
Excellent |
| How Selected:
| It has a great reputation in the community and it was where my surgeon operates |
| Competitors: |
Much better than the others |
| Comments: |
Many of the staff were rough after my surgery, causing me more pain than I think was necessary, particularly the radiology staff and some of the nursing staff. I remember the recovery room nurses talking over me "I know the doctors tell people this is going to hurt, why do they seem so surprised??" and the first nurse in my room never gave me the demerol my doc said I could have. I was in such pain I locked out my morphine (PCA pump) and i needed more but she said 'well, I can't give you more, this is a lot of morphine' and I said 'and I'm in a lot of pain!' but i wasn't coherent enough to ask for the demerol. Guess they can't give it unless you can ask for it but I suffered for no reason. And when my pump ran out (I didn't lock it out, it actually ran out) the day after surgery I begged them to come put some more in and then I begged them to give me a shot. it took 3 hours to get pain meds. The first nurse I had (this is from the family members in my room, I was out of it) was mad at the pump and threw down a bottle of morphine on my stomach...family says I screamed in pain and she didn't even apologize. Later in my stay I was in bed and a nurse came in with a piece of paper in her hand, lay it on the pillow I had on my stomach and slapped it. It hurt so bad and everyone in the room gasped. She apologized but I was ticked. I said 'I am NOT a table, put that on the table!'
The first night after surgery I had a scary experience with my heart. The machines started going off, waking me up. I thought it was the PCA out of meds again but it was the machine that monitored my heart. It was at 147 when I woke up. I called the nursing staff and watched my heart rate rise to 186. I was scared to death (which probably didn't help my heart rate) and the nurse was lackadaisical and she said 'you must be in pain' and pushed my morphine pump. This after I had told her 3 times I was not in pain and I was awakened from a deep sleep by the alarms! She piddled around with the PCA machine while I watched my heart rate continue to rise. Finally I said "are you going to call the doctor??" she said "well, I will but I can't stay here" like I was being demanding and unreasonable or something. I was so mad. Finally another nurse and a man came in (the man pushed the "staff emergency" button on the wall) and I was so sure I was going to die I begged the new nurse to not let me die. She was very sweet and I felt like she was actually checking things out and talking to me. She took my BP, answered my questions about tachycardia and leaks and was very soothing. She's the one who finally called the surgeon while the other nurse stood in the corner doing nothing. It wound up being a fluke but I didn't find it was handled well at all.
St. Joe's has some great nursing assistants and some fantastic nurses (love Esther!) but there are some uncompassionate, rough, unresponsive ones, too. Just make sure there is someone there to advocate for you.
Also, after my heart incident I called my dad & his wife back to the hospital in the middle of the night. Once it was all over everyone wanted to sleep. Dad had to sleep in a chair and his wife tried to sleep in this chair-cum-"bed" that was horrible. Converted it was about the size of a loveseat cushion and it was clear down on the floor. It was horrible for them. Just keep that in mind when family comes to visit.
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| Posted by: |
Terri S. (Posted on July 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: |
Good |
| Parking: |
Good |
| How Selected:
| St. Joseph is the only hospital where my surgeons office operates. |
| Comments: |
St. JOseph is a small hospital si I didn't feel lost in the shuffle like I have in a bigger hospital. My room was at the very end of the hall--so it was quiet and the nurses were great. They were in & out to check my vitals--to see if I needed anything--to make sure I was getting up to walk--and to ask if my PCA pump was keepingmyn pain under control. No one was rude or disrespectful. They were all very noce to all of the visitors that I had, including my 4 sons (ages 17, 20, 21 and 22). |
| Posted by: |
Yowhuzup Y. (Posted on February 20, 2004) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
N/A |
| Quiet: |
Excellent |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Excellent |
| Parking: |
Excellent |
| How Selected:
| This was the hospital with which my surgeon was associated, but I am so glad! |
| Competitors: |
I have had procedures/stayed in three hospitals in my lifetime, and this one is the best! |
| Comments: |
St Joseph of Augusta is caring and compassionate, while giving high quality medical care. I could not wish for a better hospital! |
| Posted by: |
Angela H. (Posted on February 4, 2004) |
| 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:
| The hospital that my surgeon and insurance uses. Which was in my favor. |
| Competitors: |
very caring and empatetic to your needs. Very convenient, quiet, and private |
| Comments: |
Didn't have any problem, except for one nurse had on alittle too much cologne. Otherwise I could have asked for better care. |
| Posted by: |
Debra R. (Posted on September 23, 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:
| This is the only hospital that Dr. Crist operates out of, and I can see why. The staff is extremely caring, and responsive to my needs. I could not have asked for better care. Not to mention that all rooms are PRIVATE, so you don't have the extra drama of someone else's illness to deal with in addition to your own recuperation. |
| Competitors: |
My father had been in and out of a couple of local illnesses recently (University Hospital & Select Specialty Hospital - which is part of Doctors Hospital), and St. Joe's is head and shoulders above both. University provides good care, but is sometimes understaffed, so you can wait for a while to have your needs met. Select is dirty, unresponsive and a VILE place in general. I wouldn't send my worst enemy there, so, of course, there is no real comparison. |
| Posted by: |
Wendy J. (Posted on September 19, 2003) |
| Overall Value: |
Good |
Oversized Equipped: |
Good |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Good |
| Multi Security: |
Good |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Good |
| Quiet: |
Good |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Good |
| Parking: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| It was the hospital I was born in and covered under my insurance and when ever I needed to go the er this where I went. |
| Competitors: |
about average |
| Comments: |
My only complaint was that the nurse did not listen to me when I told her I was having a reaction to the pain medication after surgery. |
| Posted by: |
Christie D. (Posted on September 3, 2003) |
| Overall Value: |
Good |
Oversized Equipped: |
Poor |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Good |
Privacy: |
Average |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Poor |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Good |
| Parking: |
Good |
| How Selected:
| I selected this hospital because it is in network and where my doctor works most often. |
| Comments: |
I was VERY disapointed in some of the nurses. My nurse (the ones assigned to my room) where VERY good, but if you called to ask for something (ie. pain medications) you had to call at least twice. The nurses aids were GREAT and very helpful, but I noticed NO ONE closes your door wehen they leave. |
| Posted by: |
Tammy C. (Posted on July 1, 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 hospital that my surgeon uses. |
| Competitors: |
It was just as good as the bigger hospitals that I have been to and used in the Augusta area. |
| Comments: |
At first I was a little skepical because this was actually a smaller hospital than others in the area. But let me tell you, the staff were wonderful and considerate, nice as they could be. I highly recommend this hospital! |
| Posted by: |
Amanda H. (Posted on June 19, 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:
| The surgeon practices solely at this hospital. |
| Competitors: |
Was a former convent for women and it's Catholic based. I've never been in one like that so I have nothing to compare it with. |
| Comments: |
The nursing staff was great! I can't praise them enough. They were timely on any calls I made to them and did not seem bothered when I would make a call. The staff was excellent. |
| Posted by: |
Kim (Posted on May 16, 2003) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Average |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Excellent |
| Parking: |
Good |
| How Selected:
| This is the hospital the surgeons use |
| Competitors: |
Excellent |
| Comments: |
Staff were fabulous and extremely caring. Pain meds were distributed right on time, every time. They were extremely responsive and friendly, as well. |
| Posted by: |
Deborah A. (Posted on January 1, 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 DR. performs his surgeries there. |
| Competitors: |
Excellent. It's three hours away from my home but well worth the drive. |
| Comments: |
They were excellent. They brought in a bed especially for me that turned into a recliner so I could get up more easily. They were very sensitive to anything I needed. |
| Posted by: |
Linda W. (Posted on November 20, 2002) |
| 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:
| Insurance dictated which hospital I had to use. |
| Comments: |
Overall, I had an excellent stay. The staff was attentive and very caring. |
| Posted by: |
Tracy G. (Posted on September 5, 2002) |
| 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 will always be my chioce, they are truly a wonderful hospital! |
| Posted by: |
Elaine B. (Posted on July 15, 2002) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
N/A |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Excellent |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Good |
| Parking: |
Good |
| How Selected:
| This was the hosp. that was covered under my insurance. I had no choice. I |
| Competitors: |
Have only been in one other hosp. They are both great as far as hosp. go. |
| Posted by: |
Christie L. (Posted on May 27, 2002) |
| Overall Value: |
N/A |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
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