Middlesex Hospital (COE) Hospital

I had a very positive experience and would highly recommend this hospital to all.

I have nothing bad to say about this hospital. I was given a private room which was wonderful. There is a fantastic pre-op orientation that I went to to get to know what would happen at the hospital and meet some of the staff. All around, this is a phenonmenal program!

I work at the hospital and was on a safety committee for employees. Attending these meetings I got to hear first hand how the hospital was trying to make a more positive change to help handle Dr. Ananow's patients. Many meetings were used to discuss the problems the staff had with the equipment and the patients. This definitely became a good forum because as far as I know they ordered new beds and the staff underwent training on how to use them.

overall nursing staff seemed "too busy."
they also did not manage my pain.
I was in excruciating pain for 3 days.

The nursing staff went above and beyond to accomodate my husband and I. The care was so excellant. You couldn't ask for better care as i recieved. I want to Thank the staff at middlesex, your the best.

aside from the perpetual ring of the phone outside my room and a few medical professionals with unkind bedside manners this was a great place to recuperate.. I can't help but mention the few (and I mean very few) who were unpleasant.. I believe if you choose a field where your job is to aid and comfort the ill you should be able to do it kindly.. it takes no longer to accomplish something with a good attitude as a with a bad..

I am very satisfided with the treatment I got on the 4th floor which is the Bariatric department, all my needs was meet.... but the 24 hours I spend in intensive care was absolutely horrible, the staff there lack respect for other people and was both rough and at times mean.

The recovery room people we're less than perfect, BUT I was also a less-than-perfect patient. I was in a lot of pain, literally screaming, then falling asleep, then screaming. After awhile they were just screaming back! But the 4th floor staff was incredible. Timely, kind, funny...they were wonderful. Thank you all!

I gave excellent to good ratings above, but I want to point out that these ratings only apply to the bariatric floor that I was on--the ICU was not as understanding or professionally trained for bariatric patients--it was like night and day from ICU to bariatric unit, there I saw smiling faces and fantastic care and support--all of the nurses were so attentive and caring. They did not make me feel like I was a pain the the ass to take care of.

Unfortunately, I thought that the nurses who cared for me really didn't care at all (with the exception of "Patti"). Even the day of surgery I was asleep and "out of it" but my family members all said how disappointed they were that no one even came in to check up on me for hours...immediately after surgery. It took a while for the nurses to answer call lights (all of them I noticed as I walked the halls) and some even seemed bothed by my requests for pain meds or other items. Once I complained, this attitude changed quickly toward me.