St. Joseph's Hospital Hospital
St. Joe's....I don't even know where to begin. Except for 1 cna, and 2 nurses, the care I received there was absolutely horrid. One nurse refused to give me my medication, another would only give me the lowest possible dosage, and then tell me that's all I could have...I had to empty out my roommate's "hat", and write down her I&O. I had to straighten up my own bed, take myself for walks, stand in the shower because there were no shower benches....I really could go on and on. The reason I know that the care was dependent upon your surgery is because of my roommate. She had her thyroid removed, and was waited on hand and foot. The treatment she received was entirely different than mine. Keep in mind, I had open RNY, with an incision that was 11" long and took oodles of staples to close. I really do suggest if you have to use this hospital for bariatric surgery, that you make sure to have an advocate and helper with you! You will need them!
There were only two Nurses who really cared if I had my needs met. In fact they were very kind and caring. The aids and other personal who are there to help you , were all to busy when ever I rang the bell for help. Many times I had to wait for a half hour to get some one to help me go to the bathroom. I was only their 4 days, but it seemed like a month..