Stephanie Gerald

Review of St.Joseph Healthcare Hamilton

I am only giving the 3 stars to the doctors and nu...

I am only giving the 3 stars to the doctors and nurses in the birthing unit, they were fantastic. Made my husband and I feel unbelievable comfortable, sat and talked with us, and even made jokes when we needed comic relief. It was when we got up to the mother and baby unit, that problems started to arise. The nurses in the NICU were also amazing - my problem was with the social worker. She was unbelievably pushy and rude, she made my partner and I feel like we were below her. Even though we come from good homes, good families, and good jobs. She threatened us into certain things when she didn t like the answers she got. It wasn t only us though she talked down to the couple we shared a room with, also heard her talking down to another patient in the hall. I understand that some of the interrogation is part of her job as I ve studied in the field as well but she s not doing it right at all... as if being a mom isn t hard enough. Would I give birth there again? I want to say yes but will be skeptical because of how things run in the mother and baby unit.