Crawford Long Hospital - Emory University Hospital

The appearance and structure of Crawford is great. Due to the shortage of nurses, the actual care was not that great...especially at night. I never had the call button placed where I could call for help or even turn on the tv or lights. When the nurses came in to check vitals and bandaging, I kept telling them that the doctor wanted me to sit up. I needed to sit up with my back hurting as bad as it did. They would always tell me that they would get another nurse and help me sit up in a chair for a few minutes. They never came back and again left me with out a button. I never even got up to sit until after they took me down for the leak test. I also wore the same bloody gown that I came out of surgery up until I went home, even though they kept saying they were going to change it. If my husband and mom had not stayed with me, I really believe that I would still be there. I did not even realize how far down the hall I was from the nurses station until I left. There is such a critical shortage of nurses that they do the best they can with what they have.

Overall I would recommend this hospital

I felt the nurses here were so wonderful my mom even said how great the care was for me

I know that while I was in surgery noone informed my husband how I was doing. I was in surgery twice as long as before indicated so he remained in waiting room clueless until I was out of surgery and was poorly informed by one of my surgeons. Then he waited another 2 hours without hearing another word in which he had to question many people to get that information.

I enjoyed my stay at Crawford Long and the staff was reassuring with professionalism.

Overall the staff is very caring and they seemed genuinely concerned about the patients comfort and well-being.

I would recommend this hospital on any occasion. They have a qualified, caring staff who work to provide exceptional assistance to their patients!

My biggest concern was that the nurses appeared to not be educated about wls. My first meal consisted of broth, SPRITE, italian ice (with sugar) and something else that I shouldn't have been given. The broth was expected, but the soda could've done serios damage, had I not educated myself prior to surgery. Also, the nurses never came to get me up for a walk. I had to do it myself. Overall, I think the nurses need more education on wls and how to care for those who undergo such a procedure.

The night nurses were less than kind but they were effecient in their job. Could be they just didn't like me.

I had some really great nurses!