NYU Langone Health- Kimmel Pavilion — Local services in New York

My father was diagnosed with stage 4 oral cancer at this hospital in January 2024. At the time, aside from some difficulty opening his mouth, he was otherwise in good health and full of life. Sadly, he passed away in June 2024, just five months after starting treatment here. According to his death certificate, he died due to respiratory failure. But as someone who was by his side every step of the way, I truly believe his health rapidly declined after he began chemotherapy and radiation therapy treatments that, given the severity and progression of his cancer, were unlikely to improve his condition. Yet, these were the treatments strongly advised by his medical team. I understand that every illness is complex and outcomes can be unpredictable. I also believe in God’s plan and that some things are simply beyond our control. But I also believe that in moments like these, the guidance and decisions made by doctors are critical. In my father’s case, I feel that he was given the wrong advice—treatments that did more harm than good. Watching him suffer through the side effects of aggressive therapy, only to lose him shortly after, was heartbreaking. I’m not a medical professional, and I don’t pretend to have all the answers. But I share this in the hope that it encourages reflection among those in the medical field. Please consider each patient’s quality of life and unique situation when offering treatment recommendations. Sometimes, the best care is not the most aggressive option—but the most compassionate one. This experience has been incredibly painful for our family, and I hope no one else has to...

It was a pretty bad experience. They tell you it's nothing and local anesthesia is all that's needed and that's true when they slice your skin but what every single person fails to tell you is that it is extremely painful when they shove the device into your chest.

I couldn't believe it. The pain was awful. And the procedure lasts awhile.

Even the anesthesia shot is brutal. They shove it deep in to your chest AND keep shoving it while none of that is anesthetized. At least give a surface shot and let it take effect before shoving the needle into your chest.

It felt a little sadistic.

I was told one doctor would do the procedure but it was someone else and no one told me until they were about to operate. Really? Is it not important to the patient so they can decide?

Columbia Presbyterian has Weill up the street on York and many other office locations in midtown. That's where clinton went for his cardiac emergencies.

I think this is my last visit...

I’m actually I hoped to give the hospital 5 stars, they are had very bad nurse I just met 2 good nurses one of them when I arrived for first day and the other good nurse is man I met him at night the day before I leav the hospital, those only 2 nice nurs but all the other three is very bad and especially the one with me before I leaved the hospital this was the last shift in the hospital is very rude nurse she doesn’t have any experience she hurt me and my hand bleeding to much in my pants she is not deserved to be in nice hospital , look in my pants , even I was bleeding in the land room and she even doesn’t do nothing, I just want say thank you for mrs Aline because she supported me and help me , thanks again but I hope to choose all you nurse in the correct way because this part in the hospital it’s very important for the patients, you need to have nurse...