Huntington Memorial Hospital (COE) Hospital


I can not think of one negative thing to say about this hospital. Every single person I encountered from the admitting clerk to the valet, to the nurses, lab techs & docs seem genuinely happy to work there. Never a stern tone, shortness, etc. that you often find at hospitals. They have nice private rooms, listen to their patients needs & even let my family visit me long after visiting hours were over. TOP NOTCH! Don't ever want to go anywhere else.

Unfortunately, there were four nurses who were just horrible. They really ruined by stay. However, my doctor and the rest of the nursing staff were excellent and could not help enough. The pain medication was only the first day when I had to repeatedly tell three nurses that the pain clicker was not working. It was only when my doctor came in that it was changed. I will always think of him as my angel. The toliet was handicapped and, since I am short, it was difficult for me to use it. Finally one of the nurse aids brought me a step stool (old) and things went better. Also when the wheel chair man came to get me, he said that he hoped I fit in the chair. By the way, I fit in a normal wheel chair. I don't know why he said that. After I sat down, he said that I did fit. He also wanted me to hold my overnight case and sleep apnea machine. My daughter said she would take it. The final thing was on my first day, the volunteer person came in and spoke to me about the hosptial. I told him that instead of donating blood to the Red Cross I will start donating blood directly to the hospital but it would take about sixe months. Two hours later, he came back to talk to me about a money donation. He tought I said money, not blood. The wheel chart the IV was on could not be rolled. I kept saying that one of the wheels were locked or something. After the second day in the hopsital, my daughter asked for a different cart. I immediately was able to push it and boy did I walk then.