Northeast Georgia Medical Center Hospital

My overall stay was great. This is a hospital that does ALOT of these surgeries and the staff are very in-tune with that!!

My stay was terrible. The staff was not able to operate my bed so I was continually rammed into door frames and walls. They did not try to get me up until the third day. I was informed I must use the bathroom before I could leave, but not only was the bathroom incredibly small but they did not have a potty chair I could fit in. I finally got up and walked down the hall to the public restroom at 7:00 the third day just so I could leave. While I was there the elevators were being worked on so there was an incessant pounding for the entire second and third days. To be fair, most other people have said their stay there was fine or they had very few problems.

THE STAFF IS FRIENDLY AND NICE

I'VE ONLY THAT TO BE IN THE HOSPITAL 3 TIMES IN MY LIFE AND THIS HOSPITAL WOULD BE MY CHOICE IF I WAS EVER GIVING A CHOICE. I HAVE ALWAYS RECEIVE GOOD CARE AND VERY PLEASED WITH MY CONDITION WHEN I LEFTED....

I really felt that they were concerned about the outcome of my surgery. They really wanted me to succeed and they really wanted to help me get through it as easily as possible.

NGHS is a wonderful hospital with a very caring staff. My nurses were wonderful and VERY encouraging about my surgery! I would recommend NGHS to anyone without reservation.

This hospital was vey good and the staff was excellant. They have specially designed Bariatric beds. They will take you from a flat position to a sitting position as in a chair. All you have to do then is stand up. no struggling to get out of bed. These beds cost $20,000. I was told that my surgeon bought two of these for the hospital.

The only negative experience I had was my first liquid diet, they made a mistake and brought me "SWEET" TEA, and APPLE JUICE! I didn't know the tea was sweet until I tried it, so I experienced the dreaded dumping syndrome first thing. My dietician was not happy with the hospital. : )

Highly recommend it to everyone. Dr. Proctor's office is in the medical office bldg attached to the hospital by a skywalk so he can visit his patients more often if necessary. No lost time in driving. This is the same for the bariatric coordinator--she visits all patients as well. They have made arrangements with several local hotels to offer discounts to relatives that need overnight accomodations. It is very easy to find the hopital & convenient to most northeast GA cities. Pre-op testing was excellent--the staff is so excited about being a part of this journey for you.

If I had to have surgery again I would go to North East Georgia Hospital and it's an hour and a half drive for me.