As my parents and friends become older, I have spe...

As my parents and friends become older, I have spent many days in this hospital. Here are my experiences as an active inquiring guest and not as a patient:

Infectious disease - Great people. Caring. Easy to deal with. Top notch.

Critical Care Unit - Great if you need it. Hopefully you never will. They save lives without fanfare or glory. I appreciate them.

Emergency room - Not so good. This is the week link in their system. This is often the only dept that the general public sees and it has a disproportionate influence on ratings.

CICU - Cardiac ICU. Ive spent more time then Id like here. They are top notch though and a great group of caring, educated, and knowledgeable people. If I had heart problems, I would without hesitation want these wonderful people to care for me!

ICU - They combined with CICU saved my father's life after his heart stopped while visiting another patient. Need I say any more? An 11 on a scale of 1 to 10.

And lastly, I have to rate the cafeteria. Why? Well, we all have to eat. I give it a 3.5. I'm not too picky though!

In summary, Ive been to quite a few local hospitals in SC and GA. I would rank Anmed 3rd only behind Emory and Greenville (GHP) with Spartanburg Regional a close 4th. That's a big compliment as I have been to many lesser hospitals where I would never want to be a patient!

Thanks for reading :)