schmellba99 said:

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TCH is a different story - my oldest had to go there a few years back for what turned out to be nothing more than strep that the attending at our local ER wouldn't bother to look at because she was below age 4. We spent 10 hours at TCH, 4 of which were waiting in the lobby because it was beyond overflowing with people - most of whom were non-English speaking and likely non-insured.

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Mr. AGSPRT04 said:

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The post delivery nurses were so-so.

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NICU Dad said:

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Mr07Ag said:

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My wife is high risk so both boys were delivered there. The doctors and delivery nurses were great (along with the NICU nurses) but some of the postpartum nurses left something to be desired.

The facilities are not the greatest looking but I wasn't there for the aesthetics.

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Same.

I have 2 former NICU babies. With my boys and wife's extended stay there, we "lived" in that hospital for 6 months. The facilities are meh, but that's not the selling part for me.

The MCNA Neonatology Group is top flight. I wouldn't want any other group of neonates watching over my boys.

The nursing staff there was also very good.

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FHKChE07 said:

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FYI. the MCNA group disbanded in 2017.

http://mcna-pa.com/

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ATM9000 said:

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schmellba99 said:

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Yep, same here. Not worth it IMO - it's like every other big city hospital now in that it is full of unisured getting meds for their kid who has a cold.

That last experience for me was brutal. The lobby waiting was what I can only imagine a room full of refugees to be like. Kids running everywhere, I had to tell one of the parents next to us to keep their little fck trophy from crawling all over me and my daughter sitting in the chair next to me while we were there amongst the unwashed masses. At one point I got up to go to the restroom and had to tell them to get their kid out of my seat.

Had my daughter been stricken with something other than a run of the mill case of strep, it would be one thing, but finding out we went through all of that garbage for something as simple as that made it much worse.

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Starts the post judging people for going to the hospital to get meds for a cold... ends it in having taken daughter to the hospital for strep throat.

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ATM9000 said:

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schmellba99 said:

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ATM9000 said:

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schmellba99 said:

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Yep, same here. Not worth it IMO - it's like every other big city hospital now in that it is full of unisured getting meds for their kid who has a cold.

That last experience for me was brutal. The lobby waiting was what I can only imagine a room full of refugees to be like. Kids running everywhere, I had to tell one of the parents next to us to keep their little fck trophy from crawling all over me and my daughter sitting in the chair next to me while we were there amongst the unwashed masses. At one point I got up to go to the restroom and had to tell them to get their kid out of my seat.

Had my daughter been stricken with something other than a run of the mill case of strep, it would be one thing, but finding out we went through all of that garbage for something as simple as that made it much worse.

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Starts the post judging people for going to the hospital to get meds for a cold... ends it in having taken daughter to the hospital for strep throat.

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Maybe....just maybe if you had read the original post, you'd understand why. But let's not let a bit of facts get in the way of a rant, that would be silly!

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I see... my one sentence post is a rant. Yours? Not a rant. You realize you waited so long because, like the folks in the waiting room you spend all your time judging, they probably ascertained you were in the ER for something that wasn't a ****ing emergency.

In that vein, thanks for joining the unwashed masses by driving healthcare costs up for the rest of us.

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Panama Red said:

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scmellba99 should take the advice of the poster that said:

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My God, give it up. Even the Germanic tribes and the Gauls knew when the Romans had beaten them

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https://texags.com/forums/38/topics/3034507/replies/54220670

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realtalk123 said:

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As a medical malpractice attorney here in Houston, I speak from the position of someone who has conducted critical reviews of the care provided by nearly every hospital within 100 miles.

Given that backdrop, if you are expecting, there is no better place to have your baby than Woman's Hospital. Sure, it does not look great, but they are the best of the best. They put their resources into the physicians and nurses, not into a self-playing baby grand piano in the lobby (lookin at you Methodist Katy). They specialize in $%@# hitting-the-fan scenarios, which is when you need a great team anyway.

It's the same reason Ben Taub is by far the best place to go if you get shot, and why so many professors of surgery in Houston are on staff at Ben Taub. They treat gunshots every day, and if you want to stay on top of the game, you go to where the volume is.

Texas Children's is also top-notch, but its focus is sick children, not risky deliveries. If your 6 month-old has something weird going on, absolutely take them to TCH. They are the best after delivery has occurred.

Do not get swayed by fancy lobbies, gold-plated chandeliers, and convenience. All hospitals are not the same. The difference in healthcare can literally mean life or death.

Thanks for coming to my TED talk.

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