Eastern Maine Medical Center Hospital

Everyone I came in contact with--from the admitting personnel to the pre-anethesia department to the nurses and nurse tech's on the floor where I stayed were very friendly and helpful.

The nurses and staff on the 3rd Floor (Merriot) were the best I have ever had. They were not only well trained but extremely friendly.

overall it was a very good hospital. The last night I was there the night nurses where rather loud making it hard to sleep. My room was right in frount of the nurse station.

I had a few very bad experiences. It's pretty bad when the best person you ran into was while you were asleep. There were a few nurses I had throughout my stay who were just wonderful...but a few were very bad. There were times when I went without pain medication or had to wait a while for help to the bathroom as getting there on your own at first is next to impossible. I don't know if I would go there for anything elective again...an emergency of course would be the exception.

03/05/03. It was great to finally meet with Dr. Toder. She made me feel quite comfortable, and she had no problem at all in me having my mother there with me. Dr. Toder reviewed the surgery, the risks associated with the surgery, during & after surgery. She was very informative. Dr. Toder stated that if everything goes well with the insurance company, I could for a surgery date of April or May.

Lynn really knows her stuff and she maked sure you know the pros and cons of the surgery.

Emmc was great. The personnel was very attentive.

Dr. Toder is straight forward in speaking.
She got REALLY excited about how well my surgery went. Office and staff are fine. She seems tobe in a hurry. Not a lot of time for chatting. Follow her directions!

Aftercare is pretty well structured and really should be followed. She laid it out on the line and made sure I knew exactly what I was getting into. Overall I'm satisfied with Dr. Toder and I know I can ask her any questions. I think that her surgical competence is slightly better than the bedside manner. But she is great at both.

The staff were very caring to patients plus it has a bariatric ward complete with special beds and all

I felt totally secure there. The staff knew exactly what to do to care for me. They were friendly, well equipped, and professional. All the departments that I had contact with seemed to work well together, and there was no shortage of necessary equipment.