Vibra Specialty Hospital Of Charleston's Online Review Report Card

I've been in vibra hospital for 7 months now and in that time ive met some of the best nurses I've ever seen in my life. I was born with spina bifida so I've spent my entire life in and out of hospitals and this is the best experience I've ever had. Every place has a few bad eggs but for the most part the nurses and CNAs at vibra are top teir. Today I have nurse Trisha and I was here for her first day and ive had the honor of watching her grow into one of the best nurses on day shift

My husband was here for 7 weeks after surgery at another hospital. We are so impressed with the care he received from all staff. Every person who entered his room cared for his every need. We do have to call out Dr. Sapp the wound care doctor and his nurse Grayson. Their expert knowledge and high level of competence was outstanding. On the day we left, all of the caregivers extended their warm wishes for his complete healing in truly kind words. If he needs the high level of care at Vibra again, we will not hesitate to go back.

I had major surgery at a hospital and was doing well. They sent me home and three days later I got really sick on my stomach I went to our local hospital and they shipped me back to the hospital in an ambulance. It was a three hour drive and when I got there I was worse. After another week there they transferred me to Vibra. After the third day I was starting to make progress. In another week and a half I was back home. I have to give the Lord and the staff at Vibra all the credit. They have the most caring staff I have ever been treated by. That means something. I've been fighting Cancer for 20 years and had 8 major surgeries. They are believing that this time that I should be cancer free the rest of my life. That's great news, but I believe if it wasn't for the wonderful, friendly, and caring staff at Vibra I would still be struggling. It's by far the best medical facility I have ever been in. They care about every patient they care for and it shows. Thanks to them and the young lady, Candy, that got me in Vibra. I'm on the way to a full recovery.

I can't say enough positive things about the staff at Vibra of Charleston. Everyone was always so helpful and considerate of my Mom's needs while she was a patient there. From Kimberly at the front desk, to our case manager Linda, to all of the other , staff, nurses and therapists she had while she was there it was overall a great experience. Everyone seemed to care about my Mom and her well being and worked very hard to make sure she go the care she needed with the respect she deserved.I would highly recommend this hospital.Now, just to show that this isn't a total fluff piece, here is a little constructive criticism:1) The food was not good. Granted my Mom was on pureed food for swallow difficulty, but if you puree prime rib it still tastes like prime rib. I tasted this food myself and it was literally inedible. If you want patients to try and eat, make it taste good enough to eat. The cook needs to personally taste what is going on those plates.2) Most therapy doesn't work weekends. Weekends are a skeleton crew for the most part. You still get nursing and respiratory check ins, but no speech therapy, physical therapy, occupational therapy or wound care on the weekend. For someone like my Mom who was already gone downstairs for dialysis half the day on Mon, Wed, Fri this is a huge waste of an opportunity to put in some real rehab work.3) There is no real consistency with the scheduling of staff. The nurse you have today, may not be the nurse you have tomorrow. That original nurse may be working that day though, just assigned to a different hall/patients. It is like you have to recite the history lesson with a new person three times a week.4) There is no effective communication between teams. PT doesn't talk to OT who doesn't talk to Speech, who doesn't talk to wound care, who doesn't talk to respiratory, who doesn't talk to Nephrology, etc.. The doctor (hospitalist) should really be the lead on coordinating these teams. Every team is so focused on their specific piece, none of them really see the big picture. In my opinion, that is where the Doctor (or at least the charge nurse ) needs to do a better job of stepping up and taking control to manage the overall effort.

I have family at Vibra Hospital in Mandan, ND. I visited yesterday and was so thankful for the personal connection the staff worked for during my visit. I was also made to feel like my being there helped in the healing process! Good job all around!

My 63 year old son is there now . I want everyone to know what a wonderful place this is and how great the staff and all at the hospital workers are. They have done so much and are doing so for my son. They do not give up and do a fabulous job!! Thank God for these wonderful people. You could not find greater help .

My sister's in there had a massive stroke and can't even check on her because they are tired of family calling..very sorry facility can't even get her moved somewhere else . they stopped physical therapy 2 weeks before letting us know anything.the nurses are very rude and not helpful..we worry about her because of the way she is treated..heard too much from other patients about the way they were treated and it's very scary she has lost well over 100 pounds since being there..we are having to get social services and lawyers only to try to move her somewhere better..

My mom said her approx. 25 day stay there was "a disaster". I wasn't allowed to visit her because of the COVID lockdown,. She told me she thought there was mold on her ceiling and she felt worse while there. They told her there was no bedside commode so she has to go in bed, She she rang the call bell and it took hours for a response... if they came at all. That they even told her if she rang it again they would take it away from her! She has a tracheostomy and a ventilator so it is her only way to communicate when she needs something. They put her on vallium without consulting me which upset me very much. They did take her off of it when I told them to. I will say that every time I called they were very nice on the phone. She lost over 15 pounds while there.

My husband was brought to Vibra after a 30 stay in ICU. The nurses there were fantastic.He was on SP unit. I really want to thank Nikki on the night shift and Kevin on the day for listening to me when I said something was wrong with my husband. I could not get the pulmonologist or the dr that was available that week to listen to me.When the next round of pulmonologist and on site dr saw him for the first time they rushed him back to the ICU at the hospitalLess than 24 hours later we were having to let him go.The first week drs. Should be ashamed of themselves for allowing such a great man slip through their fingers because they wouldnt listen to a patient's wife of 49 years.They need to listen more to their nurses who were all very knowledgeable and caring.Nurses, respiratory, therapist, CNAs, and all the support staff.Thank you Dr. Heardon and Dr. Jenson for listening to this wife and realizing something was wrong. You took action too bad it was too little to late.

I am proud to work with an amazing team of Clinical Nurse liaisons at Vibra Hospital, that are responsible for bringing in our patients! As a Clinical Nurse liaison I’m am privileged to assist patients with the next step in their plan of care. 💕 Our patients are our Priority!