Medstar Union Memorial Hospital

This is a review of the hospital - the specialties and doctors are AMAZING. Nothing else to say except this is a 3rd world hospital based on staff, basic patient care, facilities, administration and cleanliness. The cost of having world class doctors (my experience is hand care and orthopedics) is having to deal with this mess of a hospital. I have no regrets - the doctors and their immediate staff are second to none but I wish the hospital would show them respect. If you are admitted you need a round the clock advocate - do not stay here unless you have someone that can advocate for you 24x7. The way they treat elderly patients is a disgrace - I am not one but this is what I have observed.

I have never been treated worse. No firm beds. Hygiene to make you gag.
Hope my doctor leaves before next operation. I felt like I was in a North Korea! Absolutely the worse three days of my life.

A family member had a heart procedure done today everyone was so nice helpful and very informative. And my family member was given excellent care.

They were great. Efficient, gave me the care I needed w/o extras. Lovely bedside manners. Everyone was wonderful!
They took care to manage my pain level and frequently asked if it was OK, or if I needed more meds to manage it. I highly recommend them!

This is not a hospital to bring your child to, my child was sitting in the waiting room crying. When asked questions it was one lie after another one. I had to take my child to a whole different hospital. Union Memorial made my child feel like they didn't care about her health..