I was the biggest skeptic you can imagine before I really had a close experience with the hospital. I questioned everything from their drugs to processes. Everything in a hospital in my mind was tied to liability and not with the intention to cure the patient. This is still true to a certain extent but I had a really eye opening experience with St. David's women's center during the birth of my first child.
Firstly, I can't speak any more positively about the nurses; Super qualified, very patient, living and truly caring. My wife had a 48 hour labor and we had the opportunity to interact with 5 shifts of nurses. They were all so caring and amazing. They do 90% of the work in the hospital. Everything from paperwork, tests, drug administration, testing to getting the patient food, water, pillows etc. they are at your service 24x7. They serve everyone without a grudge or any judgement. They are simply noble people doing God's work. God bless them.
Secondly, St David's has the best doctors and any and all doctors you might need. Of course, we all appreciate nurses, but wait until you see a doctor perform a surgery and it is clear why are they get paid wayyyy more. We had super qualified and experienced pediatricians, anesthetists and obstetricians visit us during our stay. They were all very professional, explained our rights and choices very well and didnt seem like they wanted to push extra drugs or procedures at all.
Since then, as you might expect, we have also been to the Children's ER a couple of times and we have the same feedback for the doctors and nurses there. Moreover, St. Davids has a very decent cafeteria downstairs and a pretty decent room service menu as well. Few areas of opportunity are that the post par-tum rooms, refreshments and being eco friendly. The post par-tum rooms are a little small - especially if you have family visiting. Also, the hospital has a huge carbon foot print; every where there is widespread plastic and Styrofoam use, not to mention the necessary medical waste (latex gloves, sanitary wear, plastic protective gear, syringes, ivy bags etc.) Everything goes straight into the landfill waste and I saw absolutely no attempt to recycle or reuse. Lastly, the refreshment corner on each floor of the hospital (they call it "Nourishment") is a joke - it has cheap quality Popsicles, grocery store cookies and some sugary juices. There was nothing fresh or nutritional in there. I wish St. Davids who justifiably make tons of money can make some much needed improvements there. read more