Saint Joseph - East (COE) Hospital

I really had a great staff. They took good care of me and all of the bariatric patients go to the same floor where the nursing staff have had special training in dealing with obese patients and bariatric surgery. I would go back to this hospital if I had it to do over again.

This hospital was very accomidating to my needs while I was in-patient there.

I thought everyone was great. They did a wonderful job. The first night there, a nurses aide came onto her shift an hour late, and I think all the patients knew about it. Anything we needed, besides vitals, were postponed. Besides that one person, everyone was excellent.

If I had to go to the hopsital for treatment, I would chose St. Joseph East without hesitation.

very nice place, everyone was caring and kind

Great doctors and staff. Very nice rooms. Parking can be a little cramped at certain times of the day because it is just a single large parking lot. I feel that it is a 10.

I didn't feel like I was in a hospital. The room was very large, it had large windows, and the majority of the emergency supplies were hidden away. I received a newspaper each morning I was there. I felt like I was in a hotel. The nursing staff was very attentive to all my needs. I only had one problem when they ran out of my pain medicine and I was forced to wait for 2 hours. Other than that I had a great stay.

All the nurses and staff were wonderful! They talked me through my tough moments, and they really showed that they cared for me as a person, not just another patient! The accomodations were all made for obese patients. I had a large private room which the Center requests for all the gastric bypass patients. Each room has a wider bed than regular hospital beds. It is a trapeze bed that has handles to help you get in and out of bed much more easily after your surgery. My room had 2 regular chairs, a very nice recliner that I used a lot, and a couch for visitors so you could have several visitors at a time. One week after I was home, I got a card from my 4th floor nurses. They even wrote little notes by their signatures. Now that's something I've never received from any other hospital!! If I ever have to stay in a hospital again, I will definitely request St. Joseph East Hospital!!

EVERYONE WAS WONDERFUL TO ME AND MY FAMILY

The hospital beds need to be more bigger and comfortable. They need to have more handicap parking closer to the building. The nurses was excellent, came in every couple of hours. My surgeon was excellent also. Great Hospital, some area listed above needs improvement. I was admitted for the second time in late April of 2004. Dr. Steiner was wonderful. He was the surgeon on call, and rushed right to the Emergency Room. He made arrangements so I could have a private room. The room was a semi-private room, except I did not have any room mates. A week later, Dr. Greenlee was able to get me transferred to a private room during my last week in there. I enjoyed the nurses I had in the semi-private room. The nurses was less attented when I was transferred to the private room.