St. Vincent's Medical Center (COE) Hospital

I had extreme gas pain, I was never offered gas ex, the way they administered my pain med was not as it was written, after given my apin med, I was not checked on to see if I had relief, thet did not tell me I had more meds for breakthrough pain therefor I suffered for hours waiting for next dose. Had my gas pain been treated , My general pain my not have been so severe, I am livid about what happened, many excuses where made, I think it is ignorance, poor nursing care. I f I had not made a big deal about this I wouln not have seen a nurse, One shift never enen looked at my abdomen, or incisions. In the am, I asked for the dilaudid, because the roxicet, was tried x2 with little relief, I was told, That I was not going home with an IV so I needed to ry roxicet again, so I did, but I said If thei does not help In 1 hour I want my MD called. ! hour later, I called to tell my nurse and she said she would call, I waited , No response, I called again and another nurse was covering and she said, You can't have pain med for another 2 1/2 hours, I was so upset, I demanded the dilauded, finally after seeing many different people with all sorts of excuses I got the medicatio. I am a self pay pt, I aonly stayed over to have my Pain managed well, and I was severly let down.

I was very impressed with the day time nursing staff. The mid-shift was also very attentive. My back and neck began to bother me and they went and got me a much more comfortable bed. After that it was great. I would definately recommend to others to go there.

The staff was great and services were as well. The only problem I had was very noise in the hallway with staff talking loud as they helped the patient next to me or walked past the room and there was a loud door that would slam every once in a while. I only slept 1 hour during my one night stay (partially due to slight discomfort, but mostly due to noise).

Everyone at St.Vincent's was very kind and pleasent. From the staff at the reception desk, the staff in admitting, phlebotomists, radiology techs, transporters, especially the RN"s, even the cleaning people who come in to each room in the morning with a smile and a cheery "HELLO".

To be honest I felt more like I was at a hotel then in a hospital. The room (and hallways) were very clean, and the entire staff from the doctors, nurses, priests, cleaning staff, food servers, etc. took time to greet me and ask how I was feeling. It was an extremely comfortable experience and I would highly recommend St. Vincent's Hospital to anyone in need of hospital services.

I have had to use St. Vincent's on many occasions and found that be it a major emergency or a less minor medical problem St. Vincent's care was more than EXCELLANT. In conversation about the hospital I always seem to say that St. Vincent's is my hospital, meaning that this hospital is my priority in medical care for both myself and my family.

I was very pleased with the service I got at St. Vs. The staff there was wonderful and made this a positive experience for me. One nurse in the OR area shared her lapband experience, and it made the world of difference for my husband. She was great. The whole thing went well

everyone there was great, it was not a bad experience at all!!!

Staff sensitivity+++++
Beautiful, new surgery unit. Everyone took time to listen.

St Vincents rooms are very clean. The special air beds that they provide are extremly comfortable.