St. Luke's Medical Center (COE) Hospital
I read a lot of bad stuff about this hospital before I went so I was pretty scared. I think that my experience was pretty good. I only had a few complaints about the length of the bed. I am so tall that my legs didn't fit in the bed. They were right against the end of the bed and sense I wasn't heavy enough for the bariatric bed I had to just deal with it. My IV was also bad and I told every nurse I had but they kept saying that it was fine and don't worry about it. I work in the hospital so I know that my IV was bad and they kept pushing meds in it. When I got home I got an infection in that arm but it wasn't a severe one and I just let it clear up on its own. I think that anyone who is fortunate to have someone who can stay with them should take advantage of that. If my mom didn't stay with me I don't know if my experience would have been as good.
I think the nurses at St. Lukes were excellent. They do have some problems with some of the other staff. Transportation people (wheel chair pushers), and certain staff that come and draw blood. Over all though I was very happy with my stay. The problems I did encounter were address very timely by the administration at St Lukes also.
Good experience with the Pre-Op and PACU nurses, I felt like they knew what they were doing. Floor nurses were overworked and none seemed to be core staff. I paid $200 extra for a private room and would highly recommend it due to the fact that the rooms are extremely small and offer very little privacy. I had very low expecations for the hospital and they were met. Would never want a family member there or myself, again, if I can help it.