Middlesex Hospital (COE) Hospital

Generally the staff was great, with the exception of one nurse. I would recommend this hospital and my doctor to any person either generally or for gastric bypass surgery.

This hospital has long had a reputation for its excellence in patient care.

This is a great hospital and the obesity staff are well informed, supportive and state of the art in terms of knowledge and having the right tools for everyone. I LOVE THE STAFF. THEY ARE WONDERFUL AND THIS NEEDS TO BE SAID. But the room sizes are horrific. There is no room for more than one visitor, for a chair, for even the equipment. Every time I had to go urinate, I had to get up and reach around my bedside table to unplug my IV, tangling wires. It was quite a chore just to urinate. The rooms are really for one patient not two. My roommate was a very sick woman who did not use the bathroom, so it was fortunate in that we did not have colliding bathroom schedules, but there was a problem with the urine. No one was collecting data, so my "hat" was often filled and waiting. It got to the point where I took the measure and emptied it myself. All this may sound trivial but living it after having had surgery was less than what I had expected, particularly because this is supposedly a "magnet" hospital. I was very fortunate in that I had no complication and only one visitor. Had I needed other equipment or had I had one other visitor it would have been a terrible mess.

My hospital experience was pleasant from the very nice lady who registered me until the nurse who escorted me to my car at the end of my stay. Dr. Aranow did a fantastic job, and the nursing staff kept me comfortable. They were quick with responding to my pain and were willing to try different combinations of pain killers until I found one that I felt comfortable with. The entire staff was so supportive of my decision to have the surgery and were very encouraging. I had a single room which was small but comfortable. The only down side to my stay were two very noisy patients next door. Even then the nursing staff did their best to keep me comfortable and resting quietly. I am so very pleased with the level of care I received!!!

I adored the nursing staff. They were all very attentive and polite & very considerate. Lovey lovey people.

I was impressed with the staff and facilities. They were well prepared to deal with bariatric patients.

I had a private room which was very nice. I had one problem the day of my surgery I paged for an hour and a half I screamed for a nurse for about an hour. Finally a nurse helper came in and apologized over and over holding my hand he said they were doing shift reports. I firmly told him that should never had happened. All of my experiences thereafter were top notch with the exception of one nurse helper who didn't want to walk me due to reports. I had asked at 4 am she was doing vitals, no problem I would wait I understand that. I waited until 6 am I hit my button she came in and said what do you want I am right outside your door. I told her I wanted help to get up and walk. She said she can't now that she was doing charting. I told her too bad get me up I need to walk. I had already waited an hour and a half. She said can't you walk on your own. I said it's impossible for me to walk pushing an IV stand and an oxygen tank. I asked her if she would be capable of doing that. She didn't say a word, got me up, found an IV pole which also held an oxygen tank and off I was. I hope she learned to have argued with me took longer than finding the solution, implementing it and then we were both happy. I walked, she charted. However, even with these two issues, my care was top notch, all the nurses were wonderful those taking care of me and others who encouraged me when I was walking. The nurse helpers (PCT's?)were excellent. Norma is the absolute best! If you are lucky to get her you will love her, she is on top of everything she's wonderful. As far as the nursing staff, I had wonderful care from all of them. I had Gen, Jennifer, Jen, April and Dania, all were great. They too were comforting and caring and on top of everything. I don't want the two issues I encountered to overshadow the wonderful care I received 98% of the time. I wouldn't want to have had this surgery anywhere else. I just can't say enough about the nurses and helpers (PCT's?). They all were great. I look forward to going back walking totally upright and visiting them. You will be in excellent care with the 4th floor staff. If you run into the PCT I had, just insist that you get up and walked within a reasonable time period, be polite but firm. Explain that your current care is more important than a chart. That can wait. It's rare to find such warm, friendly professional care. Middlesex 4 th floor offers it all. Great job.

95% of the staff on the floor were incredible

It was not a good experiece for me. They were short staffed and my tube became clogged and no one responded keeping me gasping for air for 45 minuts. The call button did not work.

First time that I have been invited to a hospital before surgery to meets staff and review my care, they answered questions before they were even asked.