Carraway Methodist Medical Center Hospital
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We both were pleased with our stays, however the pre-op blood work I had 2 weeks before surgery really left me brused. I looked like I had been hit by a baseball. The nurses in the actual hospital I had no problems with in taking blood several times. No bruses at all and I always have trouble having blood taken.
I was anxious to come right home and let everyone know how wonderful my stay at Carraway was.
Some of the reviews here had me a little worried, but they're a couple of years old. I’m sure Debbie Estep has had a hand in the improvements. She is a real asset to Carraway’s bariatric program.
The staff was friendly and helpful. Every employee we met in the halls (and boy, did I walk those halls!!) would smile and say hello. When my husband and I first went in to check in, we weren’t sure which way to go, and a nice young man in scrubs asked if we needed help finding anything. I told him where I needed to be and he pointed us in the right direction and told us to have a good day. I was impressed for someone to stop and take their time to help us. Imagine my surprise, when that same sweet faced open the curtain when I was in Pre-op and introduced himself as my anesthesiologist!
The furnishings were very nice. There was a comfortable glider which helped me to “keep moving,” and sit upright. Another chair converted into a “cot” that my husband slept in – a lot more sturdy than a roll-away would have been. We also had two other chairs making it very adequate for additional visitors.
A note about cleanliness: I kept the same white socks on from Monday until Wednesday. I did my WALKS in the halls in my sock feet. Can you imagine what the bottom of my socks looked like after three days of walking hospital corridors? NO, you can't. My socks were as white as when I put them on Monday morning!! Unbelievable for any public area!!
My surgery was March 15, 2004. (I'm not sure where that January 2002 date came from . . . )
I cannot imagine anyone staying there without a family member. Because, you literally had to ask for anything that you needed. They seemed a bit understaffed with nurses. However, all of my nurses (except one) were fantastic.
I told my doctor about the one nurse that was not up to standard and by that evening the head of nursing had called me to address the problem. I was very impressed with this. (By the way, the problem was taking 1 1/2 hours to get pain medicine! Another patient that I met had the same problem but it was only with one nurse all of the others were great!)
The staff was very nice and heplful to my my family members who stayed with me all of my time there. They allowed my daughter to use the family room to keep her food in their refrigerator and use the microwave. They were quick to respond to my needs and make sure we were all provided for .
The pre-op nurses and Debbie were great!!! The ICU nurse was excellent!! The sixth floor nurses were attentive, but not as personable. Overall, a great experience.
Was not the best stay, but I felt comfortable enough. They need to update rooms and equipment though
The only bad thing I can really say is that they need to give patients more restful times. We were constantly awakened and never got more than one hour without someone disrupting our sleep.
I had read some good reviews and bad reviews of this hospital and I think it is a good hospital. My only complaints were it took forever to get an alarm cut off on an IV and that was because someone didnt give my nurse the message. She apologized immediately. And during the day, on one of my walks, I just stood at the desk waiting for them to cut it off.
I am not one to be coddled by a hospital, so I guess I am a good patient for them. If I need them, I tell them so. BUT, we were ALL told, this was a wellness floor and we were expected to "fin for ourselves" and I did just that.
I would go back to Carraway in a heartbeat.