Methodist Hospital
The first night was not good, I didn't get any rest, I had one nurse who liked to use "my" room to do her work for other patients and to come in every 15 minutes to tell me what was going to happen next, this got very bothersome. My next shift nurse "Lori Andreson, RN" was fabulous, she had a wonderful bedside manner and really new what she was doing for the bariatric patients, She was the best ever!!!! She made my stay worth it the night before.
Parking for visitors can get spendy. I can't judge the fit or items for overweight patients very well because I'm not as large as alot of GBP patients. Things for appropriately sized for me. The nurses in the hopsital were excellent and very responsive when asked for pain medication. They were understanding in that my husband works 3rd shift so sometimes he wanted to visit outside of "official" visiting hours. My experience allowed me a private room and a very restful stay.
Methodist works in conjunction with physicans and program from Park Nicollett Medical Center. The program is wonderful and the hospital is state of the art. All of the staff were pleasant, helpful and seemed genuinely concerned for my welfare. They took the time to answer questions and made sure I was offered time to ask questions. The hospital room was so nice, I would love to stay there for a weekend!!
My nurses were FANTASTIC, I couldn't be any happier than I was. I was really disappointed in my nighttime nurse aids. One, Joseph, checked on me by turning on my room lights and waking me, whereas the others turned on a bathroom light to keep the light dimmer. Another night nurse's aid, (Angela?) answered my call. I asked her for pain medication, she said the nurse would have to get it for me, then she never told the nurse I needed medication. I waited more than a half hour before I buzzed them again, the nurse came, and I told her what happened. These were my only real disappointments.