Health Sciences Centre — Hospital in St John S

Reviews of Health Sciences Centre

• Sophie

  Added 2016.09.06

  Two weeks ago I slipped on Ice and broke my tibia and fibula. I'm a person who does not abuse hospitals so it has to be a real emergency for me to go to one. I fell at 930am and have 10 minutes lying alone on the cold icy pavement I found my phone and called my friend for help. With great pain and agony we got in to the house and I lied on the couch in serious agony. I iced my foot, elevated it and took two naproxen. I figured it was sprained. However around two that afternoon I started sweating, feeling nauseous and having chest pains. I decided a trip to the E.R. Was needed. I painstakingly went to the hospital. At triage I described what happen and what I was feeling. She took my vitals and sent me to get registered. I waited 5 minutes to get registered and as I was being wheel back to the waiting room a nurse called my name. Within 30 minutes I was in a bed, hooked up to a health monitor and fluids with a strong dose of morphine to ease the pain. From the second I walked in I was greeted with exceptional care far beyond my wildest dreams. Every nurse, doctor, surgeon, technologist and porter I came into contact with went above and beyond to make me feel comfortable and safe. The care was phenomenal and I will never forget it. I arrived at 315pm and was out of surgery by 9:00PM. I had to say the night because of breathing problems. Emergency rooms and hospitals are always extremely busy and the staff work long hours and deal with all kinds of demanding, impatient, rude and self-entitled people who treat them with little respect for the care that they are trying to provide. If you go for a cold you will take a back seat to someone who could be having a heart. If you go for a small cut, you will take back seat to someone who has broken there bones and could be a risk of internal bleeding. Your emergency should be an emergency. Do not abuse the system and get upset that you have waited so long. It isn't the triage or nurses fault that all the beds are full, they only have so many. They are trying their best. How about the next time you go to emergency, think about why you're there and rank that with the possibilities of serious injuries to heart attacks to strokes. If you're not experiencing a life or death situation, sit back and be patient. They will get to you as soon as they can. Also, show the staff some kindness, smile at them, make a few funny jokes and try and relate to what they're going through and you will be surprised at how incredible the service is at this facility.
• Willow

  Added 2016.08.01

  parking is impossible, wait times are unreal, even for scheduled appointments.
• Nicholas

  Added 2016.05.15

  Can't comment on the Dr. Couldn't get into the building, the parking lot is ridiculous, the next time I have to go there it will be because I'm headed to the morgue
• Eva

  Added 2015.04.12

  Rediculous. If you wanna die gradually go to the emergency. I have never seen such an emergency in my entire life.
• Eleanor

  Added 2014.07.15

  50/50 chance you'll be dead before you get to see anyone. Also the wifi sucks
• Grayson

  Added 2013.12.18

  if you can, go to St Clare's