St. Elizabeth Hospital Hospital

Marsha and Marti (my nurses) were wonderful.

I had read some negative comments concerning this hospital, so had some concerns going in. During my stay, I found the nurses to be very accomodating and caring. I had no complaints.

The nurses who took care of me were friendly but I had afew nurses who kepted forgetting about me. I quess they were really busy. Don't drink the broth.YECK!!!!!! Smile!!! I would have to give everyone who took care of be a thumbs up.

I found St. Elizabeth to be wonderful. The nurses are very incouraging, and seemed to care about my welfare.

I was immensely disappointed with the nursing staff on the ward that I was on. Of the five days that I spent there, I had one nurse named Beth who was excellent. I later found out that Beth had also had WLS, which is probably why she was so incredibly attentive. However, I felt the rest of the nursing staff was lacking. For instance, on one particular day, the pain medicine in my pump ran out and my pump started beeping. I called the nurses station and told them. Twenty minutes later, no one had come. So, I beeped them again. It was still another ten minutes before a nurse came to change the medicine in the pump. By then, I was not only a frustrated and angry patient, I was in pain too! The transport staff is also hit and miss. In general, they get the job done, but they aren't always the most sensitive to the fact that they are moving a patient who just had major surgery around, and the ride can be bumpy and painful. Whatever the pitfalls of the hospital, though, Dr. Smith is an excellent surgeon and I would say that the headache of the short stay at St. Elizabeth is worth it for him to perform your surgery.

Everyone was great at the hospital. Very helpful and kind. The only two problems I had was that when I started getting a tray of food it would contain jello with sugar! I ate one bite of it and then later was a little sick to my stomach. I think the dietary staff could be more informed of what wls patients can have. This happnened on more than one occassion. Also, one night during my stay the nurses had to wait FOREVER for some medication from the pharmacy. They kept apologizing but it was entirely too long. This also happened again when I was up on a regular floor.
The nurses in the recovery room were EXCELLENT!! True Angels!!! They were so caring and was always right there if I needed anything. Marsha M. the nurse on the regular floor is spectactular!! She is very caring, and will do anything for you..thank God for nurses who love their jobs!!!