Brookwood Center for Weight Loss Surgery Hospital
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The nurses are phenomenal. They came in to offer assistance before I had the chance to ask for it. If they thought I might be in pain, they were offering medication. They brought my husband coffee and if they brought me a popsicle, they brought him one. One nurse had us thoroughly spoiled, but they all were really wonderful and I would recommend this hospital to anyone who needed surgery of any type. It was a wonderful stay, even the bed was comfortable. The nurse who escorted me out saw a friend of hers that also works at the hospital, and took me over to meet the friend, who was just darling. The nurse gave me a big hug when I got ready to go and just made me feel she really cares about her patient.
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I feel the hospital met my needs in every way. I was told in the beginning that most bariatrics pt are given a private room, but there are circumstances which allowed us to get a semi private. In my case i was in semi private with another bariatric patient.(which they say they will never put you in a room with someone different from your type surgery) I didn't have a problem with it at all because my roommate was anincentive to me to do the things I needed to do. the staff was upfront and honest, you have to respect them for that.
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THE FIRST OF MY MANY CRAPPY ENCOUNTERS WAS WITH MY ANESTHESIA DR. WHO PUSHED MY KNOCK OUT MEDS IN SO FAST IT CAUSED EXCRUCIATING PAIN, THERE WAS NO EMPATHY AT ALL. THEN BACK ON 2N THE FIRST NURSE, PAULA WAS SUPER AND SO WAS LEAH. UNFORTUNATELY, THE NURSE I HAD THE REST OF TIME WHO'S NAME STARTS WITH A D AND ENDS WITH A T AND HAS 3 LETTERS IN IT WAS HORRIBLE. SHE WAS UNATTENTIVE AND RUDE . ON MY LAST DAY, SHE CAME TO TAKE MY IV OUT . SHE HAD NO ALCOHOL ,GAUZE OR ANYTHING. SHE RIPPED THE TEGADERM OFF MY HAND AND SLAPPED A BANDAID OVER THE IV AND JERKS IT OUT, BLOOD GOES EVERYWHERE, SHE GRABS MY IV HAND AND PULLS ME INTO THE BATHROOM WHICH WAS FLOODED AND STICKS MY HAND UNDER THE WATER. THEN, MAINTENANCE MEN COME IN WANTING IN THE BATHROOM AND THERE I AM WITH MY HOSPITAL GOWN ON AND OPEN IN THE BACK. MY "NURSE" WAS GOING TO LET THEM IN and I said "NO"!
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I was very pleased with the overall care I got at Brookwood. From the pre-op to post op it was very simple. The only comment I would make is about the day shift of nursing. Very nice people, but very over worked. I had been told to ask for pain medication before it got bad. A good thing since it normally could take an hour to get a response. The night crew was great. I would highly recommend this to hospital to anyone.