I am not sure where to start. I hate to give Community only one star because our WHOLE stay wasn't…read morebad, but the part that was, was HORRIBLE.
I was put in the hospital on 7/27/12 to induce labor. My labor nurses were very attentive and sweet, I was very happy with them. I honestly couldn't think of a better group of caring individuals. Same goes for my Doctor...Dr. Henke. He is a good man, very relaxed (which makes me a little nervous sometimes) but he's down to business when it's serious.
Now, here's the bad part. After I had my daughter & we all ooohed and ahhhed over her, they took her to the nursery to bathe her and look her over again. About 30 minutes later, a pediatrician came in & introduced himself and told me that while the nurse was trimming my daugher's belly button with a SCALPEL, she accidentally missed and "nicked" my daughters leg. He said she would require stitches.
Now, I don't know what a "nick" is to anyone else, but she ended up having 7 stitches on her little leg. The cut goes from one side of her thigh, to the other.
I was livid. WHY on Earth would they use a scalpel on a baby? They obviously have no control over their movement. Shouldn't there have been two nurses, in that case? And, the OBGYN cut her cord with scissors...couldn't they?
I did address this to the Patient Rep over the phone & she told me they now have a "no scalpels around babies" policy in force. I hate that it took my daughter being injured to have that, but I am glad it's there. I am also glad the cut wasn't deeper and didnt sever an artery.
The nurse personally brought my daughter to me and apologized. I thought that was very noble of her and it was appreciated. But, I am still regretful that we placed someone so special in the care of Community Hospital.
After I gave it some thought, I am not sure if that nurse worked a very long shift or had just come back in for duty. I saw her at 6am and did some paperwork with her, and she was there at 7:11 pm when my daughter was born. It was after 10 when she brought my daughter back to me so I REALLY hope it wasn't one long shift. That would make anyone too tired to focus properly.
My nurses after delivery...not good. The only saving grace was my night nurse, Tobey, who was the sweetest woman alive. I cannot say enough good things about her. My day nurses were very busy and didn't get me pain meds on time, resulting in me hurting. I asked for them earlier the next time knowing there would be a delay, but was told it wasn't time for another round, so I had to wait. And, again...I didnt get them on time.
Our release date was more of the same. No one ever came in to take birth information, they were going to let us leave without any record of what we wanted to name the baby, etc. I told the nurse no one came to see us and she went and checked and somehow we got "overlooked". We had to do it all by mail and they didnt even send us postage stamped envelopes! not a big deal normally but the last thing you want to do after having a baby is run to the post office to purchase postage and send off letters.
We just had a very bad stay. I don't think we will choose Community again if we have more children (even though I love Dr. Henke). It is just too disorganized & scary.