Corpus Christi Medical Center – Bay Area

Reviews 3

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Tristina Lindsey

TERRIBLE! I regret not suing them. My son will have a permanent scar on his face for the rest of his life because of the carelessness of the staff here. I gave birth to my son here and it was so traumatizing it made me consider never having more children, or moving to a different city to have them. Firstly, the Lamaze class was a joke! The teacher would send us all home if we didnt know the answers to her questions (we were there to learn, of course we didnt know!) so we didnt get what we paid for... she was also VERY rude and VERY unprofessional. Secondly, I was there for a check up, three months before my son was due, and they told me that I needed to go into labor. I wasnt even fully dilated or even close to it! I told them that I wanted everything to be natural. What did they do? They put me in a wheelchair, wheeled me to a room, and popped my water! I had NO pains the entire pregnancy until they popped my water. I was in so much pain and the nurse refused to give me pain medicine- she told me that I needed to feel the pain so that I wouldnt have "more babies because I was too young". (I was 20 at the time, and married). My mother was there and was filming this, and we have it all on tape! They were extremely rude to me, extremely unprofessional, and uncaring. It was a nightmare. They finally gave me my epidural, but turned it up so high that I completely lost all feeling in my lower body! They told me that they had to turn it off and I felt everything MUCH WORSE after that with no pain killers. After I had my son, they took him away because my blood pressure was so high (from the stress and shock) my body was convulsing. They woke me up hours later to tell me, "dont worry, weve been feeding your baby for you." I was angry because I wanted to breast feed and I did not want him having formula! I told them this several times, and I also told them I needed help breast feeding (even though I had read a million articles on it, I still wanted to make sure I was doing it right) and NO ONE helped me!!!!! They just kept feeding him formula! ALSO, after I had him, I had given them (prior to giving birth) a pair of hand covers for his circumcision (my husbands idea). They came back and told me that he scratched his face during the procedure and it would heal. HE STILL HAS A PERMANENT, DEEP, SCAR THERE (he is now 13 years old)!!!! ALSO, after I had him, I needed to eat and shower- but apparently thats not a concern at this hospital. I was told that I had to wait for a nurse to remove my IV before I could go to the shower. So I waited... and waited... I ordered food in the meantime and I waited and waited... almost four hours later they brought me a soggy GROSS salad. I was about to pass out and had to pay someone to go and get me some real food. But I still waited for the nurse to take out my IV and come and help me with breast feeding (my son was still away from me, I BARELY saw him the two plus days I was at the hospital). They didnt take out the IV until LATE that night. I had to wait almost two days to shower!!!!!! ALSO after I had him, when they let me hold him (for a very short amount of time) they were letting random people in my room! I told them that I didnt want anyone but close family in the room but random people were coming in and taking photos (a pastor I dont even know! some extended family who I hardly know, and that horrible Lamaze teacher and her assistant). The Lamaze "teacher" and her assistant asked me "how it went" and I told them it was horrible. She then lifted up my "diaper" that they make you wear, and checked it (so weird!) and then said something under her breath about me being a bad parent because I didnt "love it". ALSO, after the fact, when I was finally able to come to my senses and realize that it wasnt just a terrible nightmare :( I called the hospital to complain. I kept getting transferred and hung up on, and laughed at! The name of the manager on the labor floor was Sheree and she was extremely unprofessional and rude! WORST HOSPITAL!!!!!

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jilean ashcraft

Had a planned cesarean in June of 2015. That went very well. Had the worst experience with the post partum nurses & nursery nurses. I was treated so badly that I had nightmares about this place for months afterwards. A night nurse named Sylvia had me sit up at the foot of the bed to dangle my legs over the edge. She told me she would be back in 10 minutes. 50 minutes later I started trying to work myself back into a lying position. I could not reach the call button. So painful! I do not know why I was treated so poorly. Had such a terrible time nursing my 10lb baby who was screaming from hunger. I must have sat with her in our hot room, where the thermostat was broken, for hours trying to nurse. When I finally relented to having her taken to the nursery so I could rest, the nursery nurse calls me up to ask me if I had done drugs during my pregnancy! Which I never had!! Dont they test the meconium for just that! Bc my baby was crying so loudly (from hunger) & was sweating on her head. I researched that & found that newborns can only sweat on their heads & hands. I didnt sleep. I cried the whole night. I asked for my baby to be returned to me & was told by one nurse that I could try feeding her through a hanging bottle & tube through a nipple shield. When I asked for it, a different nurse told me no, that it was too much of a mess & such a hassle! Hours more with a screaming hungry baby & bloody nipples with me shaking in angst. Finally a nicer nurse brought me the hanging bottle. She ate 3 oz in under 3 minutes! In the morning a case worker came to my room. I was humiliated & devastated. I asked to be dismissed & was told that I had 15 min to make it to the dismissal class. So I painfully limped to the class. I could barely walk & my ankles were HUGE & painful. Then when it was time to go home I had to ask for a wheel chair & got the biggest eye roll & sigh Ive ever seen! I could barely walk! Nevertheless carry my baby and all my things safely outside. Also, nobody checked on our carseat installation like I was told would happen in the many, many birthing classes I took at THIS hospital. I shared all this with you so you can make a better decision & go elsewhere for your babies birth. They ruined what should have been the most beautiful experience of my life! And I can never, ever get that back. The only positive thing I can say about this hell hole is that food was very good.

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Theresa Childress

I read these reviews, and they range from one end of the spectrum to another. I cant believe it is the same hospital. I have nothing but good things to say about this hospital and the staff that attended my husband when he went in to have his prostate removed because of early cancer detection. First, major kudos to Dr. Alan Nisbet, the best urologist in Texas, in our opinion. Hes done over 300 prostatectomies. Expert in the Da Vinci robot, and my husbands prostatectomy was a breeze. Still surgery, mind you, and everyone we encountered on the staff, including the nurses, the nurses aids, the nurse manager, and even the lady who brought the meals...cheerful, courteous, knowledgable, and sincere, and did everything they could to monitor my husband and help him during his recovery there. Everyone moved about efficiently and with great coordination. We walked the halls numerous times during our few days at the Corpus Christi Medical Center (Bay Area), 3 West, and we saw many employees and much activity. There were very few times that we werent greeted. Every nurse that took care of my husband was efficient and sweet, espcially Lindsey, Erica, Rina (nurses aid), and even Oscar was super accommodating and patient when we went for my husbands first short walk. Blanca was nice, too. But I think the one my husband will remember most is Jacki. Her father did 3 tours in Vietnam, and my husband is a Vietnam vet. Jacki seemed to take a personal interest in us, and she gave very clear and careful instructions before we left, because I needed to know how to take care of my husbands foley bag and JP drain, especially. She even gave me the phone number to the nurses station in case I had a question after we got home. Jacki was so helpful, and gave my husband a hug as he got out of the wheelchair before he got into the car. My husband got teary-eyed. We couldnt be more impressed with these wonderful people on the 3 West ward of Corpus Christi Medical Center, and I would recommend this hospital to anyone.