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| - I recently had surgery to fuse my lower/lumbar spine. So I have first hand experience with this facility.
The hospital is extremely well organized, well staffed and amazingly clean. They are not fooling around with making certain that infections do not happen in their facilities. They are continually cleaning, hand washing and gloving whenever they were around me.
The patient attention was terrific with at least 30 people a day coming in to see me, cuff me, poke me, wash me, inject me and otherwise "care" for me. And that first day of consciousness from surgery the physical and occupational therapists were there, getting me out of bed, moving and teaching me how to walk and toilet myself given my now painfully healing back.
I was in such pain, having my back opened and another on my side, so my "core" was always necessary to move and that was not fun. I appreciated the staff's attention to pain relief and keeping me comfortable.
I cannot comment on the meals as I was restricted to a "clear" diet. All three meals consisted of a bowl of chicken broth, a cup of jello and a cup of apple juice. Oh boy!
Upon discharge, the Novant Health System kicked in with home physical therapy and provision of a walker and elevated toilet seat. It was a good package which I am using now three weeks after the surgery.
I cannot think of a better place to have critical surgery done. It is a orthopedic surgery hospital and that is only what they do. And they do it well.
I would demand to go back to Presbyterian if I need further surgery.
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