Northwest Medical Center Hospital
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My husband was allowed to stay overnight in a gues chair that folds out in to a single cot,. Not the most comfortable, but a least a place to stretch out. They even offered him meals.
It's a Bariatric Center of Excellence. I've always been taken care of thoroughly and had my needs met quickly every time I've used this hospital, bot for tests and as an in-patient. The staff are very caring and dedicated to their patients, and respond to requests for assistance quickly. The facility offers visitors a cafeteria for meals and plenty of close parking access, and my support person was allowed to spend the night with me if they chose to do so, which was very helpful. Overall friendly and supportive approach to patient care.
The surgical staff was above excellent, they kept me and family informed at all times, they were professionally funny and made it a great experience for me and my family. The unit staff was very good at introducing themselves and were very friendly, and never seamed rushed to get out of my room.
The staff was very friendly however the overnight staff seemed to always be in a rush. The overnight staff also did not have a problem about coming into the room and throwing the light switch on to wake me up. That did bother me...
It's very nice - all of the rooms are private, and the nurses are wonderful. They were great about me having visitors absolutely anytime, and even let my husband spend some nights with me.
The entire experience there was generally superb. All baratric patients get private rooms on a particular floor. There are other patients there, too, but bariatrics don't get sent anywhere else. You get to have your support person stay overnight with you. There is a comfortable foldout chair - my husband had no complaints. Most of the nursing staff was very good and well-educated as to the bariatic experience. I preferred the nighttime nurses to the day nurses, and I did get one crotchety old nurse on my last day. Also, my IV came out of the vein and no one caught it until my arm was a gigantic baloon. They said it happens all the time, not a big deal. My opinion is that if it happens all the time, then they should be on guard for it. I got a pain pump which was great, and there was always someone coming in. Not much quiet rest, though.
It's clean and everyone there is polite and informative. My only dislikes is that there are not enough nurses on the night staffing at all! Thank goodness they let my husband stay with me both nights to get me up and walking every 2 hours, its difficult to get out of all the stuff they have on you by yourself:)