Question:
Quality of hospital stay

Can anyone give me feedback on St. Johns hospital in queens NY? How about St. Francis in Roslyn? If I choose St. Johns I would have a much quicker surgery date with Dr. Garber, but my family is against that hospital. Is it worth the wait for St. Francis?    — fatfree2002 (posted on August 25, 2001)

August 25, 2001
Hi! I live in New York and I would choose St. Francis over St. John's any day. My aunt was at St. John's and the quality of care was not great. This is just my opinion. Stick with St. Francis
   — tracyr

August 25, 2001
I too live in NYC and know ppl who have gone to St.Johns,and all of them say that it is not a very good hospital. If I were you I would be safe and choose the other hospital this is your life and health don't settle for anything less than the best.
   — Zakia G.

August 25, 2001
I too live in NYC and know ppl who have gone to St.Johns,and all of them say that it is not a very good hospital. If I were you I would be safe and choose the other hospital this is your life and health don't settle for anything less than the best.
   — Zakia G.

August 26, 2001
Heidi, I am also a patient of Dr. Garber and currently in the same predicament as you. At first I would ONLY go to St. Francis as it is one of the best hospitals in New York, but I found out from Dr. Garber that they are currently booked up until January. My family is also concerned (and I admit, so am I) about St. Johns. My mother has claimed "it is a dump". Not very positive. Also, while in Dr. Garber's waiting room once, one of his patients was talking to another about how unpleasant it was there and how she regrets not waiting for St. Francis. She had a pretty bad infection and she woke up from the anesthesia DURING surgery. She faulted the hospital for that. I am ashamed to say that I am still considering St. Johns, only because I don't want to wait. I did check the NYS DOH records for hospitals online and St. Johns didn't seem to have that bad of a record of complaints and infractions. My 2nd appointment with Garber is on Sept. 14th and I am afraid St. Francis will already be booked through February. Please let me know if you get any other feedback. Please! This is such an important decision.
   — PaulaM