I just came home from the birth of my first child at this hospital. I will never use this hospital again. If it were not for the fact that my private doctor is affiliated with the hospital I would have gone to Methodist Hospital in a heartbeat. Its a shear joke that LICH is affiliated with Beth Israel Hospital in Manhattan as the services at LICH leave something to be desired. The service at the hospital was beyond lack luster, the 3rd floor labor and delivery was not clean at all, the 4th floor maternity ward was also not very clean. The beds were not changed daily, neither was the garbage from the room removed on a daily basis. Simple things like soap and paper towels for the bathroom were also not checked and therefore often empty. I preregistered for a vegetarian meal, which I never got the entire 4 days I spent there. Some of the nurses are truly outstanding, and the night time shift in the maternity ward was extremely proficient. However there are some nurses as well as staff there who really need some additional training. The labor and delivery is understaffed, and I was left feeling that the left hand did not know what the right hand was doing most of the time. There was often bickering heard in the hallways by the staff due to the rampant confusion, and general disorganization. When I arrived for a scheduled induction Sunday evening, I was forced to wait in the triage room for 2 hrs due to a lack of space. Then I had to wait an additional hour for the room to be prepared, and upon entering the room is was still not clean and smelled foul. Due to the fact that I had multiple monitors connected to me, I had to use a bedpan. Upon asking the nurse for a bed pan she proceeded to hand it to me and walk away. If it were not for my dula I do not know how I would have made it through the night because my nurse did not help me once.
Cons: The only place to park is an over priced garage that does not take credit or debit cards, so be prepared with lots of cash.
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