Providence Hospital Bariatric Center Hospital

For the most part my stay was comfortable. One exception, my room was extremely small. Much much too small to be a double. There was barely enough room to turn around. In fact, on two occassions furniture was blocking the door to the bathroom and I had to call for assistance. Even the nurses made comments about the size of my room. As I walked, I saw others and they were not as small as mine. As you know, economics makes the world go round.

The staff was kind and attentive. I was only awakened when they needed to and except during "conference" my nurses were available quickly. They seemed to have a lot of patience and one even watched a few minutes of the World Cup with me. Her country's team was playing and won.

I got to stay an extra day, which was a God send. The machine used for the swallow study was broken. It was still broken when they release me - Ah poor me :-)

Over all I give Providence a thumbs up. Just watch the room size.

I had to return to the hospital because of an ulcer. My second stay was not as pleasent as the first. I was on the second floor and they were not very knowledgeable about my bariatric diet. I was then moved back up to the 8th floor and they were much more understanding. The tech. that did my swallow test the day after surgery was awful and extremely rude, not helpful at all.
Overall I had a very good experience at Providence. I mean "hey" it's the hospital it's not going to be perfect. I had more nurses and Drs. that were understanding and very kind then not. The few who were nasty need to find new jobs. The day nurses on the 8th floor rock.

I felt well cared for by the pre OR and OR staff plus I really like my surgeon. I felt like the hospital wasn't too with it once you got to the regular floor. The first afternoon the dining staff brought in a regular patient dinner for me when immediately post op I was not to receive even the bariatric meal. A careless and potentially dangerous mistake. I also felt like it took the nurses too long to administer pain medication and get simple things like a cup of ice. One nurse in particular didn't approve of pain medication and told me so even though I was below my allowed dosage.

Providence is a caring environment with sweet, loving people to care for your health and spiritual needs.

While other hospitals seem to be struggling financially, I saw no evidence of this at Providence. The surgery suites and waiting area are all brand new. The equipment in the operating room looked like it had just come out of the box. My surgeon stated that Providence has been very dedicated to its Bariatric Surgery Program and has invested a lot of money into it - and it shows.

The staff of the hospital was very nice and responsive. There were always enough nurses on duty and they quickly responded to needs. When I had my "complication", it seemed that specialists came out of nowhere to do the tests necessary to determine the cause of my bleeding.

Even the testing areas (nuclear medicine, MRI, sonogram) were new. The older areas of the hospital were well maintained, clean and odor free.

Providence is a Catholic hospital so there are many religious symbols and artifacts around. It made me feel safe.

I would recommend this hosptial to anyone.

Some of my visitors complained of unpleasant interactions with the operator when trying to get connected to my room while in the hospital. Some of my friends were also concerned with services of the flower shop, and undelivered gifts.

Having just had a child not too long ago I would have to say that Providence is just like any other hospital. This may not be a good view but the nurses there for the most part seemed very overworked. It helped to have my husband there to help me with things because the staff never had the time to help. It took a very long time to get pain medication. They never made sure that I walked, pottied etc. I felt like I was on my own.

I had my own room which was VERY nice and the hospital was very clean.