CentraState Medical Center — Local services in Freehold Township

I was brought her with stroke symptoms. I was incoherent, dizzy, slurred speech, confused the left side if my face was icecold my hands and feet on the left side were tingling and my heart was pounding out of my chest. I had a CT scan that had to be done a second time because it was not done correctly. It was 4 hours before I was coherent. CT came back clean, Scheduled immediate MRI, Cardiac doctor determined that it couldn't be my heart because he didn't think it was, although he had not run any tests. He said he was confident that a 49 your old 6'3 225lb man could have heart problems. (In short) My heart rate kept increasing and I had a horrible headache. I couldn't keep still. The Nuerological doctor stared at his phone the entire time I was explaining my symptoms. When I stopped talking to him he looked up from his phone and realized he had not heard a word I had said. He then started talking about migraines. I didn't have a headache before I came in, my body turned off like a light... not a headache. I was put on liquid diet only because I needed a swallow test but that person wasn't available. The battery in the heart monitor they gave me was dead. I told the nurse 3 times before she verified it was not working. I have a port in my right arm that has been used to draw blood 2 times and a new person comes in a shoves a needle in my left arm to draw blood and blows the vein out completely. It is now 8 pm and I've had nothing to eat the entire day and my head is pounding and my ears are ringing so loud I can't hear anything. No one has reviewed the MRI. 10 pm 11pm and 12pm I am begging for some sleep and and something to stop the headache. The nurse told me that it was all in my head and I am handed 2 Tylenol and melatonin pills to swallow. I'm not allowed to eat food but they are fine handing me three pills. My heart rate was still in hypertension, I can't sleep, think or hear my vision is so blurry I couldn't find my clothes. I gather my stuff to leave. Suddenly 9 nurses surround me refusing to let me leave. 3 security guards come running up, one grabs my arms and puts them behind my head. I am demanding to leave and they won't let me because I need to sign paperwork. I had a 20 minute standoff with them and the head nurse who also refused to let me leave. All they thought I needed was Tylenol why was I being forced to stay. Absolutely horrified by how I was treated. I felt like I was an inconvenience and a security risk because I felt like I was having a heart attack. No one wanted to help my when I was afraid of dieing but everyone wanted to make sure I didn't leave without signing a consent...

I’m sharing this review because I wish I had been better informed before choosing this hospital for my delivery.

My experience in the maternity ward was incredibly disappointing. Shortly after arriving in my room, one or two lactation specialists came in and pressured me to breastfeed, even though I clearly explained my history of not producing milk. One of them insisted that I must have “done it wrong” the first time and that breastfeeding was the best option for my baby. Later, when I once again couldn’t produce milk, their comments made me feel even worse.

I informed the staff that I had brought my own sealed, pre-made formula the same kind the hospital provides but was told I wasn’t allowed to use it. When I asked for clarification and requested to speak with someone, I was told the head nurse needed to approve it. After waiting an hour and a half with no update, I finally gave in and used the hospital’s formula just to avoid more stress. I was also told I couldn’t give my baby a pacifier because “the hospital doesn’t allow it.” Last I checked, this is my child.

Before my scheduled C-section, I made it very clear that I did not want my baby to receive any vaccinations or eye ointment. Despite this, during the operation while I was literally being cut open the pediatric doctor continued to question my decision and tried multiple times to persuade me to reconsider.

Throughout my three-day stay, the day and night staff (doctors) seemed disorganized and uninformed. At one point, I was told I needed to stay an extra day, yet no one could explain why. When I asked who could clarify the situation, I was told the daytime doctor would explain the following day. I spent that entire day waiting for answers and didn’t receive any explanation until I was being discharged. It often felt like the staff barely reviewed my chart, and the lack of communication made an already stressful experience even more overwhelming.

The only positive part of my stay was the wonderful nurses, who were compassionate, attentive, and...

I never write reviews but I feel like I need to thank and acknowledge the amazing people from the nurses, doctors to the administrators for taking such amazing care of my daughter and myself during our emergency visit. We took our daughter to Centre state hospital emergency room Sunday afternoon with pains in her stomach that turned out to be an appendicitis. The ER Dr and the nurses were incredibly attentive and so very kind. The next morning she went up to surgery and everyone in the surgical department was just incredible. Melissa her surgical nurse needs a big shoutout. So caring, patient and just the sweetest human. Can’t thank you enough. Dr Val Prokurat is beyond the best with a funny sense of humor to boot. He took all the fear of surgery away. Dr. Gerald C. Almazan your kindness deserves a thank you. She loved talking about the medical profession with you. She plans on following her dreams to work in Pediatrics as well. Thank you to all the incredible nurses on the 2nd west floor for making this unfortunate experience so comfortable. Last but definitely not least Tracy the vp of patient experience definitely earned her title, probably for more than just with me but this mom will never forget your kindness. I thought I had time to grab a cup of coffee before surgery as she was an add on to the schedule with no definite time scheduled, when I got the text saying she’s ready for surgery. I was running in the wrong direction looking like I was ready to cry when Tracey grabbed me and brought me to the right place before they wheeled my daughter for surgery. The little things are never forgotten. Your compassion for a complete stranger and a big hug in the elevator means more than...