I don't think I could have given birth at a better hospital. When I went to pre-register[3 weeks before i gave birth which is a week later then when your supposed to register]the nurses on staff were all friendly and i wasn't rushed at all. I came in with braxton hicks contractions and felt so stupid but the nurse reassured me that its nothing to be ashamed of it happens to most people. When it was actually time[at 11pm 2 days later]the security guard at the ER saw me struggling to make it and quickly offered me a wheelchair. When we made it up to the labor & delivery floor the nurses got me all situated in the monitoring room and due to some medical complications on my part i did end up having a c-section but it wasn't as bad as i was told it was going to be. The nurses and anesthesiologist were very professional throughout the procedure and then the red carpet was rolled out. I am a new and fairly young[almost 21 when i gave birth]mother and the maternal instinct didn't kick in right away and i was afraid to hold my own kid but the nurse stayed with me and talked me through the fear I was having and within 5 minutes I was holding my son. Since I delivered so late I wasn't taken to the post delivery floor until 8am the next day to which the epidural had yet to leave my body but thanks to my own medical knowledge[used to be a CNA]and the knowledge of the nurses they got me and my son up to our new room. The rooms are very private you get your own space no sharing at all. You have your own bathroom and couch for visitors and THE FLAT SCREEN TV DOUBLES AS A COMPUTER!!!!!!! You get a mommy&company[i think its called a mommy&daddy dinner but we all know not everyone has a "daddy" so I use the word company]dinner thats really nice. The nurses get you up and walking up and down the hall asap so when you want juice or jello you can get out of bed and shuffle yourself down the hall and back. My nurse was AMAZING she hooked me up with a couple packs of diapers to take home with me, as well as extra wipes and about 10 packs of formula...i love that woman! I am not a fan of pain pills I would rather tough it out and at no point was I forced to take pain killers. The nurses came in twice a day[once during the day time shift and once during the night time shift]and asked if I wanted them for 1 day and after I told them I didn't want them at all they no longer brought them to me unless I asked...which was never. When it was time to leave I was excited and a bit saddened just because the nurses helped me get through the first 4 days of my child's life and trust me I was full of questions and concerns.
The only reason I gave them 4 stars is because I personally did not care for the pediatrician they had on staff. She scared me half to death when she told me my newborn had a heart murmur and a hole in his heart!!!! I was worried until I got my son to his normal pediatrician and they reassured me that my sons heart was normal and without a hole or murmur. Needless to say I was not a happy camper with that woman.