Hospitals in Area - Suggestions Please

[Here4Good]

I am really sorry to hear about your experience at SHEC - I have had (unfortunately) a lot of experience with the hospital and the doctors in the group there, and it has all been very positive. I think my parents got better care here than they did in Central Illinois, where they moved from, and I have found the doctors, on the whole, to be excellent. The staff there was always attentive and caring - if I had to bet, I would bet that this snafu is the fault of the doctor, not the SHEC staff.

 

[beachwanabe]

I am really sorry to hear about your experience at SHEC - I have had (unfortunately) a lot of experience with the hospital and the doctors in the group there, and it has all been very positive. I think my parents got better care here than they did in Central Illinois, where they moved from, and I have found the doctors, on the whole, to be excellent. The staff there was always attentive and caring - if I had to bet, I would bet that this snafu is the fault of the doctor, not the SHEC staff.

Yea, I hope it was clear in my original message that staff at both SH's was great. If we would have gone anywhere else, up front we would have spent 2 to 3 hours in ER. Whole thing was simply a breakdown in communications with having only 1 doc in pulmonary.

Since talking to administration truely would feel comfortable going back to SH here, since it is a link to the main center in Pensacola, I'm sure it will only grow. I just want alternatives depending on what part of beach I am staying. That said, since 1986 have never stayed east of Pinnnacle Port/Carillon.

Have a great day everybody, sun is out, beach waiting for me, I have only this week left here.

 

[sunshine]

The children's wing at Sacred Heart Pensacola is fabulous. My 12 year old son (and I) were there for close to a week before Christmas. I did not have a single negative experience with any of the Doctors, nurses or staff members. Well, I guess the nurse that came in at 5 each morning to draw blood wasn't the highlight of the day . Everyone was busy, but always smiling. It absolutely appeared to me that Sacred Heart treats it's employees well. Even the orderlies that drive the wheelchair to X-Ray, or the bed to surgery were calm, smiling and did not bump into walls. (I've seen that more often than not in Memphis when my father has been hospitalized).

I imagine that the Sacred Heart in Sandestin is just as good for adults, and when they open the women's and children's wing next year, it should be great for specialized women's and for children's care. Our experience with the closer Sacred Heart has been with the lab, and they are always good and professional.

 

[ckhagen]

My sisters spent 2 weeks each in PICU in SH Pensacola 3 years ago. I would say it was a pretty good experience. Nothing too out of the ordinary. My dad did have to go through the bills by line item though and found tons of double, triple, and never performed charges. They weren't insured so that was a big deal. The care was very good though.