St. Joseph's Hospital
created
patients
Show reviews by
Sort by
Most Helpful |
Newest
Just adding that though I've heard bad reviews of St. Joseph's Hospital on different websites I have had both of my children at this hospital in addition to my WLS and have had no issues.
I have had a child through St. Joe's and now the bariatric surgery. Both experiences have been good.
They did a wonderful job, They thought of almost everything. Except if you had to go to the bathroom, you had to ask for help to get out of bed because you were hooked up to so many things. I think that's typical. They were very responsive when I need to go though or sit up or anything else.
From the time I got there in the early hours on a Tuesday, until I checked out on Friday at about noon, I was treated extremely well. Very supportive in ALL aspects! NICE!
Other than the fact they kept trying to give me a medication listed on my allergy list, everything was really good.
This is a much older hospital but it is continously updated. It is in "hospital alley" close to three other hospitals and holding it's own so that speaks for them. The rooms are dated but I didn't notice until the day I was dismissed!
The staff as a whole was really good. I did have a daytime nurse who really did not want to have to do any work. I was supposed to be up walking and had to force the issue to get her to work with me. The night time staff was extraordinarily wonderful.
I had heard bad things about the nursing staff and the food service at St. Joe's. That they weren't familiar with WLS and its specialness. I had no issue with this in the time that I was in the hospital. Everyone knew more than me and I consider myself pretty well-educated about this process. They had helpful information for me and were supportive in every way. I never felt like they were looking down their noses at me for being a WLS patient which I had heard from some people who had been through this hospital before.
I thought my surgeon was wonderful, and everyone on her staff. I thought most of the nurses that took care of me were somewhat lazy and mediocre. I felt like I was asking most of them to do me a favor every time I needed something. They complained about the bed I was using constantly (it was a bariatric bed) and I had very little help getting in and out of the bed. I was pretty much "on my own". The surgeon came in daily and checked on me. A few nurses were nice, but for the most part, I was not impressed with them.