Vibra Hospital Of Charleston -Tcu

I can''t say enough positive things about the staff at Vibra of Charleston. Everyone was always so helpful and considerate of my Mom''s needs while she was a patient there. From Kimberly at the front desk, to our case manager Linda, to all of the other , staff, nurses and therapists she had while sh...

I can''t say enough positive things about the staff at Vibra of Charleston. Everyone was always so helpful and considerate of my Mom''s needs while she was a patient there. From Kimberly at the front desk, to our case manager Linda, to all of the other , staff, nurses and therapists she had while she was there it was overall a great experience. Everyone seemed to care about my Mom and her well being and worked very hard to make sure she go the care she needed with the respect she deserved. I would highly recommend this hospital. Now, just to show that this isn''t a total fluff piece, here is a little constructive criticism: 1) The food was not good. Granted my Mom was on pureed food for swallow difficulty, but if you puree prime rib it still tastes like prime rib. I tasted this food myself and it was literally inedible. If you want patients to try and eat, make it taste good enough to eat. The cook needs to personally taste what is going on those plates. 2) Most therapy doesn''t work weekends. Weekends are a skeleton crew for the most part. You still get nursing and respiratory check ins, but no speech therapy, physical therapy, occupational therapy or wound care on the weekend. For someone like my Mom who was already gone downstairs for dialysis half the day on Mon, Wed, Fri this is a huge waste of an opportunity to put in some real rehab work. 3) There is no real consistency with the scheduling of staff. The nurse you have today, may not be the nurse you have tomorrow. That original nurse may be working that day though, just assigned to a different hall/patients. It is like you have to recite the history lesson with a new person three times a week. 4) There is no effective communication between teams. PT doesn''t talk to OT who doesn''t talk to Speech, who doesn''t talk to wound care, who doesn''t talk to respiratory, who doesn''t talk to Nephrology, etc.. The doctor (hospitalist) should really be the lead on coordinating these teams. Every team is so focused on their specific piece, none of them really see the big picture. In my opinion, that is where the Doctor (or at least the charge nurse ) needs to do a better job of stepping up and taking control to manage the overall effort.

I had major surgery at a hospital and was doing well. They sent me home and three days later I got really sick on my stomach I went to our local hospital and they shipped me back to the hospital in an ambulance. It was a three hour drive and when I got there I was worse. After another week there t...

I had major surgery at a hospital and was doing well. They sent me home and three days later I got really sick on my stomach I went to our local hospital and they shipped me back to the hospital in an ambulance. It was a three hour drive and when I got there I was worse. After another week there they transferred me to Vibra. After the third day I was starting to make progress. In another week and a half I was back home. I have to give the Lord and the staff at Vibra all the credit. They have the most caring staff I have ever been treated by. That means something. I''ve been fighting Cancer for 20 years and had 8 major surgeries. They are believing that this time that I should be cancer free the rest of my life. That''s great news, but I believe if it wasn''t for the wonderful, friendly, and caring staff at Vibra I would still be struggling. It''s by far the best medical facility I have ever been in. They care about every patient they care for and it shows. Thanks to them and the young lady, Candy, that got me in Vibra. I''m on the way to a full recovery.

I have family at Vibra Hospital in Mandan, ND. I visited yesterday and was so thankful for the personal connection the staff worked for during my visit. I was also made to feel like my being there helped in the healing process! Good job all around!

My 63 year old son is there now . I want everyone to know what a wonderful place this is and how great the staff and all at the hospital workers are. They have done so much and are doing so for my son. They do not give up and do a fabulous job!! Thank God for these wonderful people. You could ...

My 63 year old son is there now . I want everyone to know what a wonderful place this is and how great the staff and all at the hospital workers are. They have done so much and are doing so for my son. They do not give up and do a fabulous job!! Thank God for these wonderful people. You could not find greater help .