Lenox Hill

Has anyone had surgery at Lenox Hill? How's the staff? Rooms?

I did... by Dr Shah. the staff was GREAT... you will be in what I believe they call the "surgical step-down unit" which is kind of a half-way between ICU and general.... basically, the nurse/patient ratio is better than a "regular" room, but not as much as the ICU. The only thing I would have liked was for a private room.  most (possibly all?) of the rooms in the step-down are semi-private, which means that you'll have a roommate.  hit or miss... you could have a great roommate, or a real sucky one.  The beds are basic hospital type beds... quite uncomfortable for any length of time, and rather hot since the mattresses are a vinyl covering to make them more sanitary.  I was there in mid november and sweat my tail off in the room.... do yourself a favor and bring a small fan that you can set on your night table.  You'll be glad you did. Good luck.

Like sean said the surgical step down unit has a lower nurse to patient ratio...i had a private room..and it made all the difference.   I loved the fact that I didn't have to share with anyone...lol.  Dr. Roslin had his own nurse practitioner there that looks out for the patients (at least when I had my surgery).   I hope that everything goes well for you...Dr. R is a great surgeon. Scott