Good: The day surgery department is clean and efficient. Nurses are very professional and seem to really care about the patient.. Bad: Don't ever go to Corona Regional Hospital if you have to stay overnight. It is dirty and depressing. I was taken by ambulance for hemorage due to a colonoscopy. I was put in the old ICU unit where there was no bathroom, phone, or TV. They claimed there was no other room to put me in. As soon as I asked to speak with the hospital administrator, I was moved to a "normal" room with a bathroom but no shower. Are you kidding me? I was appaled that Corona does not have better. Our family goes to St. Jude in OC. Improvements: The whole hospital needs to be re-painted and showers installed in the rooms. The nurses need to CARE about the patients and stop acting like they are doing you a favor by being there.. Other: If I had not been aware of my surrondings when there for one night, the nurse that was assigned to my case would have had me take the medication to have another colonoscopy. I had to TELL her that that procedure was done the day before. She acted like she did not have a clue. I asked to be discharged and she said I had to wait for the Doctor to release me. I told her NO, I was leaving and I did. SCARY!!!.
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