Flushing Hospital Medical Center — Attraction in New York

I had my third baby there and regret it. Worst experience of all. First of all they have some old nurses who are totally burnt out and do not want to do anything. They should be retired and give the chance for younger nurses who actually care. One of those nurses wanted to discharge me and just get rid of me. I had a c section which meant getting a prescription for OxyContin to control the sever pain. The day of discharge the nurse tells me they are prescribing iboprofine because OxyContin is not covered by insurance. I refused to sign the discharge without getting the proper pain killer since iboprofine is WORTHLESS with the c section pain. The nurses got angry and actually banged the food table with her fist because I refused to leave without a better pain killer. It turns out that my insurance actually covers OxyContin but no one bothered to check in the first place. Not the intern doctor nor the nurse cared to check with insurance and decided to give me iboprofine because they don't want to bother doing their jobs. The nursery wanted to get rid of my baby, I believe they were short staffed or something. I was having extreme pain that I couldn't get out of bed to carry my baby so I demanded them to take the baby over night. The next thing I find them still bringing the baby to my room claiming that he throws up a lot because of the formula. MThe doctors and nurses DO NOT COMMUNICATE at all. One doctor comes in having me sign a form to have my baby circumcised and no one did anything. When asked the nurse the following day why no one picked my son they claimed they know nothing of the form and the doctor never told the. They reached the point of rudeness that they claim that I got mixed up and never signed any forms at all. It was really insulting to insinuate that I am stupid and unaware of what forms I am signing! Also, this hospital is not breastfeeding Pro. When I first got out of the C section I told them I want to breast feed the baby before the epidural effect wears off and pain comes kicking. Of course no one brought the baby and they fed him formula and they said they weren't told of my desire. AGAIN NO COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE STAFF MEMBERS. Also, The room is the worst ever. It is too small for two patients to stay in. The design is really bad. The bath room is located in the side where the other patient is. So for me to go to the bathroom I had to ask the ladies' husband, who is staying there with his wife all day and night, to get out of the room because his chair is literally blocking the door of the bathroom. Totally uncomfortable, inconvenient, embarrassing and uncalled for especially for someone who just got out of C section and can't walk from the pain! The bathroom itself doesn't have a single shelf to put my stuff on. So I am bleeding and holding me change of cloth and simply has to either leave them on the bathroom floor which is disgusting or keep holding them under my chin until I go. 99% of the time the change of cloth and pads I am holding end up falling in the toilet or the floor and end up getting a replacement. For me to wash my hand, by all means I had to invade my roommate's privacy because the sink is in her part of the room. IT WAS A NIGHTMARE STAY. Moreover, the male doctors there have absolutely no respect for privacy. They should understand that women who just got birth and are breastfeeding are of course not usually well covered. So decency requthat male doctors or nurses knock and wait for a response? Right? Nope, wrong. They knock and just burst in without waiting for a response as if it's normal to see women indecent. Pure rude and unprofessional attitude from everyone. Even during the C section it self I felt this touch of rudeness. The patient should be covered at all times until they start the operation especially that the epidural makes the woman numb and unaware of here own settings. What I felt that day is carelessness and unprofessionalism when it comes to the patient's modesty and privacy. Made me totally uncomfortable with the whole procedure....

WORST HOSPITAL YOU CAN HONESTLY EVER GO TO. The process to even call you into the emergency room is a very long time/wait. Meanwhile they had a few beds that we’re empty in the adult emergency. Most of the staff is very rude, and clearly don’t care about there patients. I went into the hospital mainly to get an IV Fluid due to me being very dehydrated and weak. I was not holding down any food nor drinks what’s so ever. Any medication I would take I would throw it back up within 5-10 minutes after taking it. The first room and nurse that seen me when you originally first walk in to the hospital was very nice. Unfortunately I couldn’t catch names due to how much pain I was in. She took my blood pressure, temperature and asked me what was wrong. I told her everything and she automatically told me I was very dehydrated just from what I was telling her. She told me I would need and IV Fluid. I then waited in registration for a few hours until my name was finally called. Once I got into the emergency room my nurse told me her name and then I didn’t see her after that for awhile. Finally asked her when the doctor would come because I honestly felt like I was going to pass out. She kept telling me the doctor would come but I waited a few hours once again. I finally see the doctor, I did tell him I have been throwing up but that’s wasn't my only concern. I told him I didn’t feel nauseous, just I would randomly start throwing up. But once again that wasn’t my main concern. I kept telling him how weak and dehydrated I was. And he kept ignoring that part. So he tells me that he’s going to give me some medication to help with the nausea. However like I said before I haven’t held anything down for about a day and a half. And ANY medication I would take I would throw it right back up. So I told him I didn’t want to start off with a high dosage of medication because I know my body, I was going to throw it right back up. And not for nothing but I’m the one in pain, I don’t want to take medication if it’s not going to help. Cause then I’ll just keep throwing up and be in even more pain. So I then asked him for the fluids because that’s what I really needed. He kept denying me to take fluids. He actually told me “ that I’m too young to be taking them, there for old people”. I told him any hospital I went to, I told them im dehydrated they automatically gave me fluids. But they kept denying me for fluids. I get he wanted to medicate me for throwing up, but if your so dehydrated that your whole body is num and crapping up to the point you can’t move or walk you clearly wouldn’t want to start popping pills. I even told the doctor and nurse if we can either do the fluids first and then take the medication. Or, give me both at the same time, but they were very rude and not understanding. Definitely won’t be back to this...

I waited a very long time to write this review because i genuinely have trauma from this hospital…

I had my first baby at Flushing Hospital Medical Center, and unfortunately, it was a traumatic experience. From the start, the staff didn’t take my concerns seriously. I repeatedly told them I was in pain and not feeling right, but they dismissed it as anxiety or panic attacks, just said “well you are having a baby.” In reality, I was having allergic reactions to the antibiotics, developed hives and all and they completely ignored it. (Eventually they did take me off)

On top of that, they didn’t monitor my blood pressure properly, even though I kept telling them something was wrong!!! It turns out my BP was dangerously high, and I developed preeclampsia (with severe features) during labor. I could not hold my baby for 2 days after he was born due to needing to be on bedrest with a 24 hour magnesium drip and 4 MRIS. This could’ve been caught earlier if they had just listened and checked my blood pressure when i initially said I wasn’t feeling right.

The hospital also was incredibly understaffed. The nurses were openly complaining to me about other staff members not showing up, and this made me uncomfortable because i felt like i REALLY wasnt being prioritized. One nurse was literally rushing. I had 5 IVs done 3 of which blew my vein, I still have scars from those IVs, my baby is not 3 months btw… I literally felt like I was being neglected while they were dealing with their own issues.

The only reason I’m giving 2 stars is because of Nurse Tishana. She was truly amazing—she stayed by my side the entire time, especially when I was giving birth. She motivated me, reassured me, and never once made me feel like I was a burden. More nurses need to be like her. I also want to acknowledge Dr. Rai, who administered my epidural. While he wasn’t the friendliest, he was professional and knew exactly what he was doing. However, he could work on his patience because his personality comes across cold.

What really upset me was that it felt like I had to fight to get the care I needed. After the initial negligence, the nurses eventually apologized and started giving me extra attention, but it shouldn’t have taken that long. By then, I already felt scared, unheard, and neglected.

In the end, they did handle things properly, but the experience left me traumatized. I had to BEG for decent care. This hospital needs to do better when it comes to listening to their patients and taking their concerns seriously. I wouldn’t recommend them for such a critical and personal experience like childbirth. Oh also… the...