Teresa M

Review of Hunterdon Healthcare

I went to Hunterdon Medical Center for severe abdo...

I went to Hunterdon Medical Center for severe abdominal pain. It turned out that I had acute appendicitis and had to have my appendix removed. Everyone I came in contact with at Hunterdon, from the front desk and triage to transport staff, nurses, and doctors, were caring and professional. They were wonderful throughout the whole process.They only did tests that were necessary to determine what was wrong and they also treated me respectfully when I declined to have one test due to my opinion that the test was not worth the risk of side effects. The Physician's Assistant, Heather, who took care of me in the ER was very knowledgeable and had a great bedside manner. Dr. Allard was my surgeon. He was outstanding. Eileen Browne was my nurse most of the time I was there and she was consistently attentive.

I didn't give 5 stars because of the wait time. Either they are understaffed or don't have a great system to keep things moving, or for some other reason, but I was in the ER for hours. Also, as is typical of hospitals, the food was sub-par to say the least. Jellos full of artificial colors, flavors, and thickeners, instant oatmeal, low fat milks, sugar laden puddings. All cheap processed foods. When I said I need some real food, one of the cooks was kind enough to cook me some eggs after the kitchen was closed and cleaned. Good people there for sure <3