Christiana Hospital Hospital

The biggest problem I had with the Hospital was their beds they were very uncomfortable

Christiana was my hospital of choice. I have 2 daughters that work there. One is a nurse and the othr is in Communications.

The staff that I dealt with after my surgery was wonderful. They were supportive and understanding. They always had positive attitudes and words of encouragement.

After reading the other reviews I can't believe I was in the same hospital. Maybe it's because the floor I was on was 3 not 5. I spent a horrible 3 days because of the poorly designed bed, (I think it was meant for a much larger person), my iv carrierhad so many wires for all of the monitors and such. There should be a law about those beds. I don't remember being this uncomfortable at St. Francis last year during my knee surgery. I am not used to sleeping on my back, but that was the only position I could get my body into. I could have fit into one of the regular beds, not the green plastic,slippery monster. I have scratches on the backs of my legs from getting in and out of the bed. And the rooms at Christiana are not wide enough for beds and chairs. I guess some designer skimped on two feet to save money. This in effect has made the hospitals stay about as comfortable as a 5 hour plane ride in coach. I was cramped into a corner, my iv carriers constantly grabbed the other person's curtain or chairs as I walked past. It was very inconvient to do the necessary walking after surgery and to get to the bathroom on time. I litterally felt claustraphobic by the day they released me. Luckily I did my breathing exercises as stressed and my walking so I started healing very quickly and got out a day early. I slept almost one entire day when I got home becuase I was so exhausted. They should also give you something for dehydrated lips. Mine were were cracked and bleeding as if I had spent the day on a desert without water.
I have no complaints about the staff or the doctors. They know there is a problem with space and equipment, but there wasn't much they could do to help me. At least at Union Hospital they give you an egg crate to top your mattress.

Very proffessional and are well equipt for any emergency. They are a trauma hospital. They are also a teaching hospital. It is the only hospital I request. I have not had any bad expierences with Christiana Care Health Systems.

They were very much under-staffed. When I was in pain there were no nurses to assist for a long time because there were just not enough nurses in the unit. There was no one to help you out of bed or to help unplug your monitor so you could walk, you had to bend and do it all on your own or else you would be waiting for like an hour! Also their "blood drawing unit" was downsized and the nurses were not as trained to do the ivs and would go right through my veins. I was told this by one of the nurses. The nurses were very kind and helpful when they were around but they were severely understaffed.

I only had trouble with one nurse and that was the morning I left. I only had to deal with her less than an hour so it's all good. The rest of the nursing staff was absolutely wonderful and I just can't say enough good things about them.

I was treated wonderfully at Christiana Hospital

My hospital stay, even though extended to 15 days from the normal 3, was very satisfying. The staff was very curteous and helpful, even when it came to bed pans!!

The nurses are specially trained with this procedure. They were really very nice, and I never felt that I had to beg for anything nor did I ever feel neglected. At the same time, though I didn't get much rest, I didn't feel that they were over attentive either.