Virtua Health

Didn’t want to give even one star. I had AFIB and was delivered to Emergency Room where I stayed for 11 ½ hours. My Cardiolgist is connected with this hospital so I wanted to stay under his care. Because I was connected to an IV and another machine measuring my Heart Rate it was impossible to have good range of motion, while I was on a mist uncomfortable cot. I had to be unhooked from everything before going into a bathroom. When I was able to be unhooked I could barely walk as my body was so stiff and sore form being forced to spend so many hours in only one or two positions. The cot was unbearably uncomfortable. At least I was in a room there. The hallways were filled with patients on cots. People right outside my room were having a party there and the noise was so loud I asked the nurse to please shut the door. Sadly this wasn’t the first time I found myself in this situation at this hospital. I’ll never subject myself to this treatment again. I don’t believe hospitals should be allowed to accept patients if the wait time for a bed is longer than 2 hours. My stay there was inhumane as far as I’m concerned. My sister who lives in PA called the hospital after listening to my complaints that evening. She demanded to speak to a nursing supervisor to tell her if I didn’t have a bed by midnight I’d be demanding they unhook everything and she would puck me up and drive me to another hospital. Bottom line… I got a bed in a room on the 2^nd floor at 1:30 AM. Almost 12 hours after being taken by ambulance to the emergency room.

If I could give this hospital less than 1 star I would!. Long story short, the majority of nurses are horrible! The good one spend their time trying to make up for all the others! My father 85 yrs old had been in for 1 week (in bed) he started coughing and spitting up. I kept telling the nurse in Telemetry (Jan 2 20 015) that something was wrong that I think he was getting pneumonia, she assured me and assured me he was fine!!! Also she was never around, I was told they were short staffed! So lo and behold my father was rushing into emergency surg the next morning as his sutures opened and HE HAD PNEUMONIA! There wa s nurse who said she could not give my father another hospital gown when he was transported to rehab-​she expected him to go with his backside sticking out for all the world to see!!! A nurse in the ICU treated my Dad like a sack of potatoes when turning him, causing him to cough and choke and turn bright red almost purple. I said he was in distress and was told he was fine! gave him somekind of shot to stop the coughing. Wasn’t until respritory came in and said he cant tolerate that position and was put back the way he was! BUT DONT LISTEN WHEN A FAMILY MEMBER SAID THERE WAS A PROBLEM!!! The mistakes I saw were unbelievable as I stayed with my father all the time after. I would not send my worst enemy to this hell hole, and they are building a bigger newer hospital but unless something is done about the nursing care it will not get better!!!

Visting someone seems to require you to know the persons entire life story… Which is sad, because you don’t know why or for what reasons the person is being visited or state of health there in. Telling the kiosk people the patient’s name whom you’re visiting is like trying to have a interview at a heavy metal concert. I’m in a loose for words… And did I mention the heat in the lobby… I understand it’s a hospital but I don’t need to come inside from 21 degrees to instant hell. God forbid I’m the patient I’ll probably have my guests face the same faith…

My mother had a stroke a few weeks ago and I cannot say enough about how well she was treated here. The ER staff was kind, attentive and informative. While in ICU, she had an amazing nurse, Diane M. They were all very respectful to her and to all of us visiting Mom. Her social worker, Joe, was also extremely helpful and attentive in assisting me in having her transferred to a facility that specializes in stroke rehab. I was extremely impressed with the care provided.

Dirty, cold and ridiculous wait time. I came in at 6:00 and it’s now after 12:00 and no
room. They have off the wall meds. I’ve never heard of them and opted to take my own meds when I get home. I should have gone to virtua Voorhees but I had no idea I would be kept in this hole

Good experience with the baby unit staff. Had both our children here. Food is abismal though so be prepared to go get take out from some local places. Actually to call it food is a stretch. Microwaving garbage is just warm garbage. 5 stars for the nursing and PCT staff in the maternity unit and a negative 1 star for the food. Virtua you’ve got to take some pride in food too!

Let me start out by saying that Dr. Thompson and Nurse May were absolutely fantastic. In fact, those two are class acts and happen to be the only reason I did not use a one-​star rating.
My mother and I rushed my father to the ER between 1:30 — 2:00am this morning because his blood sugars crashed and we could not get them up or keep them up by any normal means. What do you do when your father’s sugars are low enough for him to be in a coma? Go up to the nearest occupied window and tell them that there is a diabetic emergency, right? Well the older woman behind the desk (smoker with a bad bleach job) (*edit* eight hours later I find out her name is Viola) reacted with the nastiest attitude I have ever seen. Being in the business of critiquing customer service, this woman absolutely boiled my blood. After begrudgingly swiveling around in her chair her attitude of indifference was overwhelming. While getting my father in the door she was rude and basically claiming that my mother and I were either lying or exaggerating the truth when we told the staff his last blood sugar reading. Even my father, hanging on to his coherency like a champ while weak and shivering recalled her being rude and going on and on about how it just wasn’t possible for his sugars to be that low and walking because she had never seen it before. Much to her surprise his sugars were actually lower than what we recorded before leaving the house. Last time I checked that isn’t appropriate behavior for any profession. Be it a restaurant or hospital, you are dealing with the public and no one needs to hear the hospital’s version of hostess being rude or complaining or critiquing the clientele. I won’t even begin to tell you the expletives and sorted stories we over heard from the nurse station. Completely unprofessional.
I’m sorry that you are working the late shift, but you chose this career path and if you can’t handle treating patients and their families with a modicum of empathy, compassion, or at the least professionalism, you should pick another job.

I had a really good experience here recently when I gave birth to my daughter.
The hospital itself was shabby in places and under construction in others (including Labor & Delivery) but the Mother & Baby unit where I spent the majority of my time was newly renovated. I had a private room, where my husband was able to sleep on an uncomfortable, but available chair-​bed, and we were able to order room service meals for both of us any time we wanted.
The nursing staff was phenomenal. Instead of the usually-​ignored button that you get during most hospital stays, I was given a 4-​digit direct extension that dialed my nurse directly on a cell phone she had on her at all times. If they were too busy to help at that moment, they would let me know when they’d get to me. When it was my turn, I never felt rushed, and all of my problems were solved and questions were answered. All of the other staff, including med techs, janitorial staff, and whoever else happened upon my room, were courteous and helpful.
Giving birth is usually one of the only times most people will go into a hospital for a positive occasion. It is nice when the location helps keep the experience that way.

Nothing but good things to say on my recent trip to the ER. I had trouble breathing and was taken in right away. Both ER Dr’s and Nurses were wonderful. Explained what was happening to me and what my options were. I ended up being admitted for a few days so they could run some tests. Tiny rooms, but hey it’s not a vacay. Small flat screen TV and Internet access if you need it. Food is hospital food, but lots of choices. Care was wonderful. Nurses were caring and very patient. Under the circumstances it was a good experience.

Trust me when I say unless your bleeding to death, drive the extra way to Princeton Emergency. Pneumonia and chest pain is a three hour wait. A guy with a bruise got in before me and I arrived first. So much for triage.