I've been going there for cancer issues since I was 12. I'm 30 now. I'm alive because their staff is incredible.
The emergency room staff (mostly nurses) seem to not be educated correctly. We frequent this hospital because of son has cystic fibrosis and often has complications due to his condition. While in the emergency room for a standard clean out of his bowel and intestines; a deep suctioning tube was mistaken for a ng tube and placed in my son's stomach. To me, that is completely unacceptable from a medical standpoint. Not to mention a nurse said to me if I could not hold down my son properly then she was going to escort me out. Definitely not a hospital I would recommend to a new parent or someone who is not comfortable being a advocate for their child.
Super awesome specialty hospital that Dayton is quite fortunate to have. I can't imagine being a nurse here and having to deal with some of the "parents" that many children are stuck with. This hospital is very modern and clean and I know that the staff truly care for Dayton's pediatric citizenry. It is a level 2 pediatric trauma center and a fantastic NICU, among other stupendous service lines.
We have been going to Dayton for years with little to no concern at all. My princess struggles with severe constipation. Dayton just brushed it off and said it's a common thing give her miralax and move on. Well miralax wasn't helping and they did nothing. She was admitted last year for a colon clean out- when we left they put her right back on the same dose of miralax she got constipated on. They did no tests at all. They put no effort in to finding the underlying cause of the constipation. When my 4 year old screams and cries on a daily basis because her stomach hurts there's something wrong. Today was our first appointment at Cincinnati children's and they checked her muscles to make sure they worked properly and we go back in 2 days to do a water soluble enema and xray. So they are already doing better than dayton in just 1 visit. I will never waste my time at dayton children's again.
ER good care. AHU is horrible. Let my son run fevers all night long. Had to have iv fluids d/t dehydration from fevers and nothing to drink. Addressed problems/concerns with unit manager, she didn't even follow up to make sure issue was resolved. And btw it continued our entire length of stay!!! Will go to Nationwide Childrens from here on out!!! Worth the drive for extrodinary care!!!