Mixed feelings but more positive than negative…read more Not going to go into details about why I was here but wanted to give some feedback about my experience. *The patient parking lot desperately needs to have the lines repainted. Multiple cars taking up two spots. *For coming in on a late weekend morning the service was quick for what needed to be done. In and out of the waiting room a couple times but not a long wait. When the sun is shining through the windows the warmth of a winter day feels nice. *When finally taken into the ER the service that was provided for my partner was very well. She was highly concerned from previous visits at her own medical places that when drawing blood she was getting pricked multiple times because they couldn't find the vein. She requested an ultrasound which the person who conducted it did it in the first try but wasn't completely successful but it worked enough. The main care taker, Emma?, was fantastic and made my partner very comfortable. I gave her that feedback which cheered up her day. *I noticed on the drapes around the bed where I was sitting had some stains on them. I brought it to Emma's attention and she said she would have the cleaners take care of it. I typically don't need to go to hospitals. I'm what they consider "boring " which is good. But I would come here if I needed immediate attention for something.

I had another wonderful experience on my colonoscopy with Dr Joanna Sampson today with the rest of…read morethe great team of Mercy hospital ENDOSCOPY unit . Thank you especially to Filipina nurses Chali / Fe and Leah ; nurse Cathy , the very skilled IV male nurse ( forgot his name and anesthesiologist ( forgot his name too)and even Wayne the w/ chair transport staff who took me all the way down to the parking lot . You all made my experience there today so comfortable and smooth / easy.

I see that there are a lot of not so good reviews for this place but my experience here was great…read moreand even in the past, was great. I have been here a handful of times for my children. For me it's a hike. It's about 1 hour away. But this place by far exceeds Harrington Hospital in Southbridge Ma. Upon entering the building was noticeably very clean for such a busy public place. I couldn't believe my eyes. The staff here is friendly and they made a great team. Upon entering the Children's ER everyone that came in to help out our boy was amazing at listening to what we had to say. They all communicated well. They worked together great as a team. They were much faster than I've ever seen in any ER. They actually had empathy for my child and worked hard to get him comfortable. Each doctor that we saw was right on it. We are on night two of my son being hospitalized and still we are impressed with the care we are getting. I will update here if need be. But where we live in the sturbridge area, Southbridge's Harrington Hospital is Rubbish. Apples and oranges. We're very pleased with Baystate children's hospital so far!! Updating nearly a month later: Still we are so pleased with the service we got. My son had 2 follow-ups with another doctor not on campus of the hospital and the care my son received was fantastic. The doctor explained everything to my husband and didn't leave us with any question.

They helped us with my little girl when she needed them. She made friends with all the nurses and…read moredoctors while we stayed a week there. Deffinately would recommend them for children emergency and health care.

Dr Helfand has been my primary care doctor for over five years now. I have never met a Doctor who…read moretruly cares about his patients more than him. After a bad car accident in 2011 and 3 surgeries later I tried to contact him but he was on vacation. He called me from his cellphone from across the country. He Also emailed with me back and forth until he was able to see me in the office. Some of my injuries had me in his office at least once every couple of weeks for at least a year. He never got frustrated with me and has been amazing. I could never thank him enough. The staff is also awesome. Always friendly and positive.

Last night, while walking on my treadmill, I decided to increase the speed and do a little…read morejogging. After about one minute, I experienced a sharp pain that felt like an electrical shock shoot down the length of my left arm. I have never experienced anything like it before. So, figuring it's better to be safe then sorry, I decided to go to the Family Care Medical Center on Allen Street in Springfield, which does urgent care. They are administered by Trinity Health, of which I am a member, so they have access to my medical records. I looked them up online and it said they were open until 7 p.m. Well, I got there at 5:30 p.m., and the doors were locked and the lights were off. But the sign on the door said their hours were from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. So I called the phone number on the door, and a woman answered. I asked her why they were not open, and she replied that all of their appointments for the day were full, so they weren't taking anybody else and closed early. So I said to her, ""I thought you were an urgent care facility that accepted walk-in patients?" She said, "We are, but we're short-staffed and don't have anybody to look at any more patients." She said they suggest that patients go to the emergency room. I told her, "The reason I came here is because I don't want to spend all night sitting in an emergency room!" It seems to me that if you are an "Urgent Care" facility that takes walk-ins, and you advertise that you are open until 7 p.m., you should stay open until 7 p.m. in case somebody shows up needing urgent care ... even it it's at 6:55 p.m.!

I came into the emergency room on Monday and I'm still here despite being admitted and without food…read moreor drink for the same length of time. You deserve better. This is a place to skip.

Heart failure. I spent the first 24 plus hours on a cot in the hallway of the ER. I was refused my…read moreneeded medication ( nebulizer for my breathing) because as they said they could not give it to me as I was not in a room . I had difficulty trying to flag a person down in order to get to the bathroom. After I finally got to a room I had to be moved. They had brought a patient in who was positive for COVID. I also had to ask for the welcoming package soap wash cloth etc. When it was time to be discharged I told them I could get a ride home the following morning but that was not fast enough for them. They ordered an ambulance service to bring me home without pre approval . This caused more billing problems. All in all I would say this was not one if better stays there

My husband had a massive heart attack. Fabulous care all around! Thanks to the EMTs, doctors, and…read morenurses - he's doing great. Thank you to Baystate Medical Center!

They have the most messed up system for calling in to an office. You get a menu to walk through,…read morethent you are hold for a while - easily 20 minutes - before someone picks up...and it's not the office you want...it's some central number. This "operator" takes your message and then she/he contacts the office that you wanted and gives them your message. And then you wait for the office to call you back. Generally that doesn't happen until sometime after 5 pm, depending on how busy they are. And then if you miss the call, you have to call them back and go through the same call process as before (menu, hold, operator who takes message) and you are put at the end of the queue for being called back later. And repeat again, if necessary. It becomes an incredible waste of time. Maybe, it's intentional,and they want to discourage calls.

They never have any openings when your children are sick like mine, and they never answer the…read morephone. They always have and excuses for why that can't see people in the Chicopee office because the doctor isn't available on that day which is not right.

I wish the staff would listen better to what the patient is saying you can never get on the phone…read morethere always have excuses

I was wondering who is the person in charge of the 3rd shift. She is the only one who took really…read moregood care of me when I was there about 5 months ago. She did a phenomenal job. She came to see me every day when she came in to check on me. No one else seemed to care that much.

Baystate health sucks due to being located in a high crime area, having poor quality doctors and…read morepoor management. The hospital should be shut down. Office experience is horrible and the staff seem to be on drugs. Care provided is substandard and poor quality.