Hospitals

i have had personal experience with the women's health surgical team, gastroenterologic team, and emergency cardiac unit at Methodist -- i found all experiences to be excellent. i know members here may chime in about bad experiences with the general emergency room, but the cardiac unit was great. all of my doctors save one are associated with Methodist and i've been happy with them all. with that said, i can only speak from experience re: adult medicine and know nothing about the pediatric unit.

welcome to the neighborhood, and bravo for being proactive about your healthcare. i regards to finding an internist and a gynecologist, do a search in the PS board because i know there has been some extensive threads on both topics.

whatever you do, stay far away from kings county hospital. i was hit by a car earlier this summer and was rushed there by ambulance. by far teh worst experience i've ever had at a hospital. needless to say i went to valley hospital in new jersey the next day (i'm originally from nj so my mom took me as i wasn't mobile) and they performed all the proper tests that kings missed. they couldn't believe what i told them about the place but said it's got a bad reputation.

Had bad experiences with all of them. Maimonides is the WORST...a neighbor's cancer went unnoticed and untreated which ultimately lead to his death. Elder care there is sub par, to say the least.

LICH and Methodist are about on par for the ER. Many a year ago I had an operation a Methodist. Not bad, though not good depending n what you go there for.

There's also Lutheran Medical Center in Sunset Park. Great ER, though longterm stay was iffy. Father in law went in with chest pains over the summer. ER wonderful, but getting him a bed and then Dr's to see and release him was another story.

Sorry to not have a rave reports about the hospitals in the area.

as i mentioned in my earlier post, do a search on the board. you'll find a lot of information/opinions on both gynecologists and internists. there has already been extensive conversation on both.

brooklynpotter wrote: yeah, i'm one of the ones with another opinion...

i've had several crappy experiences at methodist, and i'd have to be bleeding copiously from my head and not have enough time to get to another hospital for me to go there.

LICH is ok, better than methodist. i'd go with maimonedes over all of them.

but if i have a choice, i'm into the city at beth israel or NYU

My sentiments also.

Subject: HOSPITALS

Well I have had nothing but positive experiences at Methodist and LICH. MEthodist has 2 good gynecologists, one male and one female who share an office on 7th Ave off 6 st. Dr Fuchs and Dr Ayoub , both excellent with great bedside manners and compassion.