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Kennedy Health System
Category: Health and Medical Hospitals Hospitals [Edit]
435 Hrffvlle Crss Kys RdBlackwood, NJ 08012
(856) 582-2500
4 reviews for Kennedy Health System
4 reviews in English
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Review from Julianna K.
Haddonfield, NJ
8/11/2010 1 Check-in Here
This review is for the Select Surgery Center of the Kennedy Health System. It's kind of weird to review a surgery center, but I just had to. Keep in mind I don't get surgery often or anything, but as far as horrible procedures go, this one was almost pleasant... well not the procedure (I wasn't awake for that) but my stay there, before and after the surgery.
From the moment I walked in the door and checked in, to the moment they wheeled me out to the car to go home, every person I came across was absolutely wonderful. They explained everything I needed to know about my surgery, answered all of my questions, gave me excellent discharge instructions, and did every little thing possible to make sure I was comfortable (socks and heated blankets!). They even called me the next day to make sure I was okay.
I have never had that kind of treatment from any medical place or professional in my life. It was so refreshing, that in my hazy (drug induced) state I kept telling them how nice they were, and they replied with how they wished all their patients were like me. At this my best friend almost fell out of her chair, because she knows how "pleasant" I can be at times, but it's true I felt so confident that I was being taken care of properly that I was truly pleasant. Anyway, if you choose an elective surgery and have options, I highly recommend the Select Surgery Center.Listed in: Miscellaneous
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Review from Jill F.
Sicklerville, NJ
6/1/2009
I'm John M.'s girlfriend (see his review), and I'm giving them one star, even though they managed not to kill me.
Beyond all the problems in the ER that John mentioned, they sucked once I was admitted, too. I was sent there on a Monday evening with a diagnosis and an order from the eye doc for a an emergency CT scan, an MRI, and a spinal tap. Simple, right? No way.... I didn't emerge until Wednesday afternoon. They admitted me and made me stay there for an unessecary amount of time to pad the medical bills. All I was doing the whole time was waiting: waiting for the right docs to show up, waiting for them to find a spot for me, waiting for tests, waiting for answers, mostly just waiting for them to figure out what the hell they were doing. The best part - they don't accept United Health Care (my insurance).
I had about 6 different nurses while I was in there between the ER and the wing where I was admitted, and 2 of them were good... everyone else - docs, techs, miscellaneous staff - absolutely sucked. No one knew what was going on, and even once they found out what was going on, no one was on the clock long enough to do anything about it. Every time my situation started to look hopeful, there was a shift change, and we'd be back to square one. The only people who were worth the visit were my eye doctor who initially sent me there - he showed up the next day to check on me - and the Neurologist, who was only in there for 5 minutes, but managed to do more explaining, problem solving, and doctoring than anyone else did in three days. I plan to give both docs seperate, glowing reviews at a later date.
I remember a time when Kennedy actually was a great hospital with a decent ER. These days are long gone. If you're a Jersey person and you must go to the ER, go to Virtua instead... otherwise, head to any one of the nearby Philly hospitals. -
Review from cherie c.
3/27/2006
My father spent his last days in ICU here. The staff were caring and attentive. The doctors and nurses gave excellent care. The doctor personally called us daily to update us, and everyone was always willing to answer any questions that we had. We never doubted that everything was being done for him. They made a crappy situation more bearable for all of us.
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Review from John M.
Sicklerville, NJ
6/1/2009
Oh Kennedy, Oh Kennedy.................. the only reason I'm not giving them 1 star is because they didn't kill my girlfriend. I do honestly believe that they were just waiting for her to die of old age. During a routine eye exam the Dr. insisted she immediately go to the ER due a problem he identified. Now he called ahead to the attending and sent us down on a Monday night. No one ever wants to go to the ER, but I figured Washington Twnshp on a Monday night would be a safe bet. I couldn't have been more wrong....... 13 hours in the ER until they finally admitted her. This was after I had to argue with every nurse, murse, orderly, janitor, and resident to have the attending look at her and follow out the doctors instructions. By the time the attending saw her he had to call her doctor at 6am because the original attending was off duty. It was a completely outrageous situation. The real kicker to the story is I manage to contract some sort of gut rot while hanging out there and after bringing my G/F home I had the worst stomach virus I've ever had in life and almost ended up in the ER myself........I don't doubt that Kennedy is a good hospital, but they need to properly staff their ER.
