Bon Secours St. Mary's Hospital (COE) Hospital
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It was outstanding. I just had a problem with one nurse in giving me pain meds but she finally did after about 1.5 hours in pain.
Average to good experience. Had mostly cranky nurses, a couple of great ones, and did not get much rest or privacy during my stay. Otherwise, no complaints.
The nursing care was excellent, the bed and chairs in the rooms are not adequate. They know how to take care of you and meet your needs, however the equipment available is not always the most comfortable.
Under the circumstances of having surgery just before a hurricane I think the hospital did as best they could under the circumstances. It was the staff who made the whole experience bearable. For the most part they got me through and made me feel like I could accomplish anything.
I stayed an additional day in the hospital becuase I was a little nervous about coming home. This decision was very supported by my surgeon and the nursing staff. I only have a few small complaints: The nursing staff is spread too thin and this creates long wait times for patients who need help (not a huge deal if you need help moving something, but not good if you are needing help in the bathroom!); the midnight shifts tend to be noisy; and one of the step-down unit nurses I had has no business being in the nursing field! She was very uncaring and had I been able to get out of bed while she was giving 'report' on me, I would have yanked the phone from her ear to remind her that I had my stomach operated on - not my ears!! Also, this nurse didn't like to let patients know that flowers had been delivered to them - mine sat on the counter, in my view, until I was transferred to the Surgical Ward - I had to ask whose lovely flowers were those in order to receive them.
The rest of the staff that I came in contact with are welcome at my home any time of any day - they were fantastic!
The hospital was fine. The only thing I didn't understand was the nurses.
The night of surgery they had me in a chair with my legs hanging down for over 8 hours. I had just had surgery that could give blood clots in the legs, why did they leave me in a chair with my legs hanging down?
The nurses never checked if I finished my meals. I thought this was something that should have been done.
I feel the overall care of this hospital was excellent. I know they were capable of handling anything. I did have one nurse that did not want to give me my pain medicine until I had to practically beg for it. She also did not keep up with when I should be starting on clear liquids and then to full liquids. My advice is to always ask. If I had not asked I might of had to stay in the hospital longer. Other than that the staff and doctors were amazing. They all took time and monitor you very well.