Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center (COE) Hospital

The day staff was excellent. Some of the night staff was good, but the head nurse at night was horrible - I was so glad to go home.

All of my nurses were very helpful and concerned about how I was feeling and tried to understand what I had gone though.

I had good care while in Orange Coast Memorial. Someone always answered my call button very quickly. I had a private room and was able to close the door to get extra sleep when needed.

It was very difficult to get the hospital staff to respond to my needs. Several times I had to unplugg my own pain medication so I could go to the restroom. They were definitely understaffed. One of the staff members couldn't understand why I was counting the ounces that I drank and asked me about it. It almost seemed like that person was recruited from another floor and had no idea what type of surgery I had had and what my needs were. The room was great and very private. No one came in except at change of shift or when something was prescribed.

good experience, great nurses!

I would rate this very high. I had my own room with a bathroom & shower. Also a balcony! Very good staff, Doctor is great. And most of all I feel great!!! Very pleasurable experience!

Great place, great staff only issue bed was too short.

During my husbands first day out of surgery he ended up in ICU and they didn't notify me. (left for a couple of hours he was out of it) I went back to an empty room and the nurses would only tell me he was in ICU and not why. I freaked. Poor advice to anyone.

Overall, I am happy. Like I said, the night nurses were not great. I felt like I wasn't important enough to help quickly becuase I was doing well and wasn't whining.

Some of the nursing staff had no clue about a c-pap machine. Some were very unresponsive and not understanding. I had a problem with my I.V. and the nurse LyLy ignored it until Lynne, the next day, insisted that it had to come out. My hand looked like a baseball. LyLy said that it was fine - ha!