Memorial is better than York, but they still have issues. I was there to get gallbladder surgery…read moreand a dermoid cyst removed. I had a good and bad experience there. The nurses who prepped me for surgery were so nice that I complimented them. I told them I had a chronic illness and I am always mistreated, but that they were the nicest people in the Medical Field I have seen in a while and that it made me happy! But after the surgery, it was a nightmare! Someof the nurses I had were horrible and the caretaker or whoever was in charge of making sure I got good care did a horrible job and was discriminatory against me! The first nurse I had after surgery was supposed to get me something to snack on and instead of telling me she was going on break, she just goes on break and forgets to bring it. A different guy who worked there and was not even a nurse asked how I was being treated, I told him, so he went and got the pudding himself. He kept checking on me and was nice. So I liked him. After her, I got a nice nurse again. She was attentive and kind. But after her, I got the rudest nurse on the planet who acted like she did not want to do her job or be there. If I asked her questions, she just snapped at me. I get some people have hard days, but so do I. I am the patient. Do not take it out on me because you are having a hard day. Also some unknown nurses who moved me, treated me like garbage because I had my back hunched. I am disabled. I cannot walk long distances and it causes me pain. I was already in pain due to the surgery, so the pain with the disability adds to it. So I was hunched over a bit and trying to walk. The nurse said to me, "Straighten your back!" I said, "I cannot! I am disabled. It is hard for me to walk." "Well! WE DO NOT NEED ANY ACCIDENTS AROUND HERE!" Excuse me?
What really made me mad was when the physical therapist and her assistant came. I was afraid of it because I am disabled and I was afraid of discrimination. I told one of the nurses this and I think she told the other nurse on duty for me. I do not remember if they told the physical therapist or not. I know they had to move me around due to the surgery. They let me use a walker. But because I did fine for five minutes, they automatically assumed I was full of it when it came to I cannot walk long distances and started treating me like trash about my chronic illness. He probably did not know what he was saying and was not educated, but still. Her assistant said to me, "I do not like that you barely move around at home." I said, "Hey, me neither. I did not choose this illness." He grumbled, "Oh, I know."
The caretaker or whoever came to see if I was getting proper treatment and talked to me about a walker. I asked for a wheelchair, not for the surgery recovery, but because I cannot walk long distances and it is to the point I cannot get out of the house much, unless I have one. It is that bad and I am seeing a back doctor//plan to see a podiatrist. She flat out said, "No! You are too young to be immobilized!" Excuse me? They have some ignorant people there. I was "too young" according to my surgeon to have gallbladder issues, but when she checked me, they found out I HAD THE ISSUE! AGE has nothing to do with it. Not happy. But I would choose this hospital over York. At least they did not treat me like a druggie, like York Hospital did. So I give them credit there. If you are in York, you have the choice of Memorial or York Hospital. I would pick Memorial over York Hospital, but this one needs some work.