University of Minnesota Fairveiw (COE) Hospital

I really felt the nurses and other staff cared about me. There always someone checking in on me. I also me with a Physical and Occupational Therapist. I was on the 6th floor because 7 was under construction. The GB patients are usually on 7 so I think if I were up there I would have seen more people in my shoes. There were all types of people on my floor. That was ok though. I ended up with my own room! The halls were carpeted and that really helped with the noise level.

I had to go to the cardiac floor for 3 days after my surgery-they were the most awful nurses I have ever had. They never came when you pushed the call button, they ignored your requests for hours! When they finally moved me to the surgery floor, or bariatric floor, it was 100% turnaround. The bariatric floor was AWESOME, and the nurses were WONDERFUL!!!!!!!!

Most motel rooms are kept cleaner during your stay.

My first day I was alone in my room, had lots of rest. The second I got a roomate who was just out of surgery, and didn't want to share a room. After a visit from six of my girlfriends, they moved her in a private room.

I think that the experience I had with one nurse lowered some of my review points. Pain control was great all in all - but one nurses inattentiveness gave me a bad experience. The rest of the nursing staff is excellent and very attentive to my needs. If you encounter anyone that is abusive to you in any hospital setting, please, please do not let it continue. Say something immediately to another nurse or staff person so that you can get the help you need. My surgery team were also top notch and I trusted them with my life and would do it again!

excellent and caring nursing care

The hospital was great. Nursing staff was good & accomidating except for one instance.
I pushed the nurse button 4 times within a half hour & they responded that someone would be there in a moment & no one came. It took a half hour for someone to come & take care of my pain. At that point I was crying. When you are in pain, a half hour can seem like a lifetime!
They did well with helping me from bed to bathroom & for my walks. Food was good becuase I had none for days before! So I enjoyed every bit they gave me. I could not eat it all, but it was yummy!
It was a little noisy, but my room was just outside the nurses station. I just asked that they close the door & that was much better.
It was a good hospital & I recommend it for anyone!

Really liked it but was by nurses station and very noisy. Had to shut the door all the time. Being a teaching hospital there were two interns on floor. Questions to me were repeated and not in line with what the Doctor already did.

It is difficult for visitors because of parking and a busy student area. I felt the care was very good and it did meet my needs.

I was very apprehensive about going to a teaching hospital as I knew I would be practiced on by "rookies" but I have to say my overall experience was great. Even though they had many patients needing care I never felt like just a number. The system is like a well oiled machine and very organized. When I arrived I was given an extra large gown but after surgery the I.V. gowns were too small and choked me if I did not leave them mostly unbuttoned. The nursing staff was excellent and since I am a nurse I would know. They were very busy but always took time to be caring and helpful. One thing I was surprised about though was that they did not check my I.V. site unless I complained about it and it infiltrated twice. I also had a family member there pretty often so they helped me with personal care. The only major complaint I had was the noise level..it is terrible. All night long they bang carts up and down the hallways and even wash the floors with power equipment every night..they really need to carpet the halls. I also could clearly hear the docs discussing my case outside of my room. But again overall the care was excellent, the nurses terrific and I feel very lucky that I was in this hospital.