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Washington Adventist Hospital
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Number of Contributors: 20
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: |
Kenneth L. (Posted on September 12, 2006) |
| Overall Value: |
Average |
Oversized Equipped: |
Average |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Average |
| Multi Security: |
Good |
Privacy: |
Good |
Pain Medication: |
Very Poor |
| Quiet: |
Poor |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Poor |
| Parking: |
Excellent |
| How Selected:
| One of two my surgeon work out of. |
| Competitors: |
Average and others are now seen as good. |
| Comments: |
They suck, I had to get my self up after surgery because no nurse had come to get to walk. When I was discharged and it was time to go 45 minutes had passed and the mandatory wheelchair still wasn't there so I just walked out of the hospital.
Bad experience. |
| Posted by: |
Mz. ShoeGoddess M. (Posted on August 11, 2005) |
| 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 was on staff there. I was familiar with the hospital because my aunt use to work there and my mom had surgery there earlier this year. |
| Competitors: |
THE BEST! |
| Comments: |
The staff was wonderful. They were so nice and caring. Someone came and prayed with me and many offered encouragement and wished me much success in my weight loss journey. |
| Posted by: |
Deactivated Member (Posted on August 8, 2005) |
| 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, Gary Harrington, is in charge of the Bariatric Department here and my primary care physician recommended it also. |
| Competitors: |
This hospital was beautiful, its staff was compassionate and they had free valet parking! I have never had a better experience anywhere. |
| Comments: |
I was amazed at the quality of care I received from everyone. From the operating room staff to the recovery room, to my floor room, everyone was professional and kind. They had my needs covered before I knew I had any. I would give the hospital a 10 on a scale of 1-5! I would give my surgeon a 20 on the same scale! |
| Posted by: |
Deactivated Member (Posted on May 29, 2005) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Good |
| Multi Security: |
Good |
Privacy: |
Average |
Pain Medication: |
Poor |
| Quiet: |
Poor |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Poor |
| Parking: |
Good |
| How Selected:
| It has great preop and post op help |
| Comments: |
The stay was great until I got to my room. Although private very loud. THe nurses were very overworked and uncaring. This happened repeated over the day through the night I was in my room at 1230 in the afternoon and left around 1 the next day. I had to beg for pain medicine. I wouldnt see a nurse for hours. Your IV machine malfunctions and beeps really load.I spent the whole night up becasue it would go off about every 20 mintes. I would page the nurse it to no joke about 30-50 minutes on average for some one to shut them off It gave me a huge headache. The preop and post op was great just when you got to the room. You get feed really late there like breakfast is at 9-930 lunch was 1:30-2. I had to ask to go on a walk. I only got 3. It took someone 45 minutes to come unhook the leg compressons and iv machine from the wallso i could use the rest room. I almost didnt makeit. My father taked to the head nurse in the morning when he arrived and she said they were busy last night with the ER room. I dont know what to say much more but the up until the roomstay it was a 10 the nurses when I got to the room at 2 |
| Posted by: |
P. K. (Posted on May 7, 2005) |
| Overall Value: |
Good |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Good |
Privacy: |
Good |
Pain Medication: |
Good |
| Quiet: |
Average |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Excellent |
| Parking: |
Good |
| How Selected:
| My surgeon heads the bariatric program here. |
| Competitors: |
I'd never been admitted to a hospital before! |
| Comments: |
Negative: Parking can be a little tough sometimes, although not horrible. Pre-Op staff was invisible most of the time (my surgeon was delayed with his previous patient, so I spent six hours in Pre-Op with few updates). Rooms were small and the doors were left open most of the time, so even my private room was very noisy and not all that private - I could hear other patients constantly. Hospital feels in need of a renovation. There was a TV in the room, but with very limited channels and I never figured out how to turn it off! Nursing staff seemed a bit overworked.
Positive: Ward nurses were very kind and helpful, especially Rachel on the night shift. All bariatric patients have private rooms (just try to keep the door closed!). The hospital and staff are very well-prepared for bariatric patients.
Overall, it's not a very modern hospital and I don't know if I'd choose to go there again. However, the staff I encountered was uniformly good albeit overworked. |
| Posted by: |
Samantha C. (Posted on April 9, 2005) |
| Overall Value: |
Good |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Good |
Privacy: |
Good |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Poor |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Excellent |
| Parking: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| It's where the surgen said to go |
| Competitors: |
It's ok |
| Comments: |
The staff was great. |
| Posted by: |
Vhappy T. (Posted on December 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: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| Good ratings, close to home, and drs H works out of there. Dr H is comfortable their and I wanted Dr. H comfortable. I didn't want to be his first patient at a new hospital he added to his practice. |
| Competitors: |
I have heard good and bad stories of much hospitals in the state it so depends on the nursing staff you get. I really felt like especially during the first 15 hrs post op that I have 20 nurses in and out of my room doing anything and everything they could do to help me. |
| Posted by: |
Brenda M. (Posted on December 8, 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: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| My doctor gave me the choice of Washington Adventist or Holy Cross. Originally I wanted Holy Cross b/c its closer and a newer facility. But I didnt want to put off my surgery date so I went with Washington Adventist. And I am so glad I did. Everyone there was so friendly, professional and helpful. I mean everyone, the nurses, the doctors, the nutriotionist, the pyschiatrist, the support leaders. |
| Competitors: |
Recently I've had to Holy Cross and Children's Hospital and also delivered my daughters at Shady Grove. I would rate Washington Adventist as the BEST hospital by far. In order they would be Washington Adventist, Shady Grove, Children's and Holy Cross last. |
| Comments: |
I was told by one of the nurses that all bariatric patients receive their own private room because of the range of emotions we go through and at the doctors request. That was wonderful to have my own private room. |
| Posted by: |
Dawn W. (Posted on November 15, 2004) |
| Overall Value: |
Poor |
Oversized Equipped: |
N/A |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Average |
| Multi Security: |
Poor |
Privacy: |
Very Poor |
Pain Medication: |
N/A |
| Quiet: |
Very Poor |
Visiting: |
N/A |
Staff Responsive: |
Average |
| Parking: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| I didn't have a choice, this is where I was sent for my sleep study. |
| Competitors: |
poor |
| Comments: |
I was only here for the sleep study, but there was no TV or anything they would not let me sit up and read and there was no privacy in getting your wires put on or anything else. Not a good experience at all. |
| Posted by: |
Monica W. (Posted on October 21, 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: |
Excellent |
| How Selected:
| This was the hospital my insurance said was avaible to me. |
| Competitors: |
This was one of the best hospitals I have ever been to and would highly reccomend it. |
| Comments: |
The staff was fantastic, very caring, helpful, fun and most important extremely personable. Will to talk, asnwer my question, quick to respond to my request. I LOVED this hospital! |
| Posted by: |
Joseph H. (Posted on September 22, 2004) |
| Overall Value: |
Good |
Oversized Equipped: |
Good |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Good |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Good |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Excellent |
| Parking: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| I CHOSE BECAUSE I WANTED THE SURGERY DONE FAST. |
| Competitors: |
EXCELLENT |
| Comments: |
THE BEST HOSPITAL AROUND |
| Posted by: |
Black B. (Posted on August 17, 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 |
| Posted by: |
Nikki W. (Posted on June 23, 2004) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Good |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Good |
Pain Medication: |
Good |
| Quiet: |
Good |
Visiting: |
Good |
Staff Responsive: |
Excellent |
| Parking: |
Excellent |
| Posted by: |
Carmen H. (Posted on May 4, 2004) |
| Overall Value: |
Poor |
Oversized Equipped: |
Good |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Average |
| Multi Security: |
Average |
Privacy: |
Average |
Pain Medication: |
Poor |
| Quiet: |
Poor |
Visiting: |
Average |
Staff Responsive: |
Very Poor |
| Parking: |
Poor |
| How Selected:
| My surgeon. |
| Competitors: |
About the same. |
| Comments: |
Very self service. If my husband had not stayed with me, I am not sure what I would have done. I was vomitting alot and they did nothing. It took 7 hours to get the tongue sponge and some water. It took 5 hours to change my pain med that was making me vomit. They never cleaned my room during the entire 3 day stay. |
| Posted by: |
Heather W. (Posted on April 8, 2004) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Average |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Excellent |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Good |
| Parking: |
Excellent |
| How Selected:
| My surgeon's location |
| Competitors: |
This was my first time to this hospital and I thought it was good. |
| Posted by: |
Michelle S. (Posted on February 27, 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:
| Insurer and physician selected |
| Competitors: |
Above average |
| Posted by: |
Deactivated Member (Posted on November 26, 2003) |
| Overall Value: |
Good |
Oversized Equipped: |
Good |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Good |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Good |
| Quiet: |
Good |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Excellent |
| Parking: |
Poor |
| How Selected:
| My insurance approved my surgery for this location. |
| Competitors: |
This hospital was just fine. Parking is limited though, so advise family members who will be visiting to plan extra time to find parking. The rooms were nice, I had a single room and it was clean and comfortable. |
| Comments: |
Prior to my surgery there were only two comments about this hospital. Both were negative, which concerned me. I found all the surgical staff and nurses to be very friendly and helpful. They responded to my calls very quickly and I had no problems at all, during my stay. |
| Posted by: |
Dominique P. (Posted on August 5, 2003) |
| Overall Value: |
Poor |
Oversized Equipped: |
Average |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Poor |
| Multi Security: |
Average |
Privacy: |
Poor |
Pain Medication: |
Very Poor |
| Quiet: |
Very Poor |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Poor |
| Parking: |
Excellent |
| How Selected:
| I had to choose between Providence Hospital in Washington, D.C. and Washington Adventist Hospital in Takoma Park, and I choose WAH because it was closer to my house and I thought that I would have a better experience. |
| Competitors: |
This is the only hospital that I have had any experience with. |
| Comments: |
I thought that most of the nurses were incompetant and I didn't trust them at all. I was miserable the whole time I was in the hospital and the accomidations were horrible. The staff didn't help me with my pain AT ALL! I was allergic to the morphine and they didn't give me a substitute or anything to help alleviate my discomfort. I was extremely dissatisfied with the entire experience. |
| Posted by: |
Smg I. (Posted on July 3, 2002) |
| Overall Value: |
N/A |
Oversized Equipped: |
Poor |
Oversized Sensitive: |
N/A |
| Quiet: |
Poor |
Visiting: |
N/A |
Staff Responsive: |
N/A |
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