3 /5 Faith Patrick: My experience at Binghamton General Hospital this last Friday, February 7 was kind of a mixed experience. As I walked in with my husband and toward the registration desk or informational desk, whichever it may be there were two security officers leaning over and hanging on the desk in front of us chatting away, nonchalantly with the two people behind the desk. Once they realize we were standing there, they got up and moved so that we could move forward to the desk and treated us like we were in protruding on their personal discussion. The Security guard who was taking our information of where we were going was arrogant. We then went to registration and got a rather lukewarm reception from the girl at the desk who seemed like we were annoying her to have to work. The first impression of the staff when arriving at The time we were told to be there is that everybody is miserable working at that job at the hospital.
We then went upstairs to the waiting room and checked in. We were told to have a seat and somebody would be with us soon. We very clearly saw the sign that there were number of doctors doing procedures That day and people may be called out of order. However, after sitting there for over an hour, and the person that was at the front desk, leaving and closing the door And seeing numerous people coming in after us and being called before us, I checked to see why we were waiting for so long since my procedure was scheduled for 12:30 pm. It was then 12:45 And I was told that I would be next to be called once they had a bed available. Another 15 minutes went by before I got called in to the room to be prepared for my procedure by a nurse. After the standard questioning blood pressure IV started I waited for approximately another half hour before being taken to The procedure room.
The staff in the procedure room was professional introduced themselves politely and started to prepare me for the procedure. Dr. Malik came and spoke with me and was very personable, calming and helpful.
I can only say that I wish that there was more communication prior to going in to having that procedure done while I was waiting for so long in the reception room and not being informed that there were may have been some kind of delay. My biggest thing is communication and when you’re in the hospital for medical procedure to be done, your nerves are on end as it is. Having to wait and not have any information or anybody at the front To me is unprofessional.