St Alexius

I went here for back surgery. The facility is clean. My Doctor did a great job but it was the staff in recovery that made it one of the worst experiences. If you enjoy people asking you ambiguous questions over and over again this is your place to go. If you don’t mind that none of them communicate with each other, if you don’t mind that they will treat you like a dog, then this is the place to go. Even the Doctor couldn’t believe how I was being treated! He took pictures to show his partner so he would believe it.

This review is for the Labor and Delivery, Mothers & Babies, and Lactation Consultant.
Hands down best experience for a first time mommy. The nurses in the labor and delivery were super attentive and caring. They treated you like family rather than just as a patient. The Moms and Babies nurses were extremely helpful with teaching new parents how to change, feed and care for your newborn. I would highly recommend this hospital for your labor and delivery!

Ridiculous wait times on a Tuesday night with a mostly empty emergency room. We waited 1.5 hours to get in. If a hospital cannot provide emergency services, they should close their e.r. The staff acted annoyed when I asked them how long it would be after an hour. Longest E.R. Wait I’ve ever had at a Chicago area hospital.

Do NOT go to their E.R. ever! My special needs son is having trouble breathing and was vomiting. 3 hours later and we still haven’t even been brought in back! We are still in the waiting room and my poor son is wheezing and startling awake because he can’t breathe! Unbelievable!

In an unpleasant time this has been the most pleasant experience one could hope for. Doctors are one thing but they are not what makes a hopsital. The nurses, PCTs, orderlies, cooks, and other staff are the backbone of any hospital and this one is amazing.
I will not bore you with the nature of my family’s experiences here, but suffice it to say that they are multiple and varied. I have no family that works here nor are we affliated with the catholic faith so I’m not schilling for them.
We all choose our doctors wisely and we should do the same with a hospital. This place has been an excellent resource every time. Thanks to all who work there.

For those of you that are addicted enough to Unilocal to actually look up a review of the hospital before going. let me lay this on you.
Unless you’ve partially severed your head due to an overly large zombie bite and will come back as the unruly undead unless treated in the next few minutes… it may be good to steer away from here.
Why? Well, my first reason of course. sticks out hugely. The night ER doctor on call who resembles an uncanny resemblance to Steven King (I actually thought he had been «studying for a movie», unfortunately this is not the case), and just seems to point to book of random 1800’s diseases for diagnosis.
I came in with bad hives with slight trouble breathing about seven years ago. It was *due to a very clear allergic reaction*. I had been taking a new script I had never taken before.
This clown takes one look at me, and tells me I have.
Wait for it…
«Scarlet Fever!»
Yeah. No joke.
He goes onto explain that he sees cases of this every week.
It couldn’t possibly be what I thought it was, etc. etc. The scary thing was the student doctor just nodded his head and agreed. Apparently you can pay for your medical school at St. Alexius by giving your brain to science. Early withdraw optional for deferred payment now available with a few «unnoticeable» small lobotomies required.
Yeah. When I went to my family doctor the next day. (and was nearly swollen twice my size… eek!) it was exactly what it was. By the next day there was a massive difference. Two days later, hardly noticeable until it was gone. Had I trusted myself into their care, I’d either be the size of Violet Beauregarde after she ate the gum. or I’d be teets up.
The rather frightening thing is after seven years,. «The Steven King» doctor is still there.
This is also the place where my son was born. This is what happens when one is guilted into choosing a hospital close to ones mother. .
The L&D nurses? Suck suck suck. One could probably find more warmth and compassion in Ann Coulter (who’s as cold as a penguin’s ass) then these women. Honestly, it felt like I was in one of those skeevy prison female movies they show late time on skin-​a-​max, but I was really * pregnant .
The only reason this place gets two stars is because of their Mother/​Baby unit which was fantastic. They are «baby friendly», which means they have Lactation Consultants on payroll, and they promote breastfeeding. Hurray. The only downside is they encourage you to comeback, and call them with any questions you may have when you leave. Good, right? Fooolll you!
If you call for the sake of hilarity, you are told…“Oh, well, you should come down to the hospital in person.“
Also, a friendly note to my moms out there.
This hospital at last check will not give out their C/​s rate (which is not great) or VBAC rate. According to them they «Do not support VBAC, but will possibly allow VBAC»
Lets hear it for unneeded abdominal surgery because of possible liability.