We are extremely fortunate to have such a top notch hospital in Calgary.
Even though I am a relatively healthy individual, I had a tough run-in with my health in 2005, which had me in the Foothills hospital for 11 days. Yep. 11 days. (no ooo`s and ahh`s. I am FINE now. :)
However, I do speak from experience when I say that the doctors and nurses in that facility that I dealt with, genuinely cared about my well being. I was often informed what was happening, and never had to track someone down to find out what was next. Quite frankly, whatever was next, was generally, `proactivelly` happening to me. lol!
Also, during my 11 day stay, I had a lot of problems, but luckely, none of them were around my stomach. Like a true ukranian girl, my run of being sick did not affect my appetite, so I mostly waited for breakfast, lunch and dinner. What I didn't expect, was that every morning, I got a little checklist, where I could choose what I wanted to eat based on what they had available. I wouldn't have expected that in a million years! I'm not saying that the meals that came were fancy by any sort, but considering where I was, they were good! Whoever was preparing them cared enough to add some flavor.
The staff were amazing. Between the care I received and the fact that the meals were palatable, I am quite impressed with this facility.