St. Josephs Childrens Hospital - Tampa (FL)

5 /5 Amber Kadlic: There is no better place than this children’s ER. From the moment we walked in all the staff was amazing. The nurses and doctors were absolute perfection with my 11-year-old son. Even the nurse putting in the IV for my little, was so gentle and sweet and funny. They made the whole experience so wonderful that he is absolutely not afraid to go to the ER. He even asked to go back to visit them.

5 /5 R Jessica (The Crafty Rabbit): The good: The staff here was phenomenal!! Every one of the nurses were incredibly sweet and helpful. Not just to our daughter but to us. But the Doctor was unbelievable, every time I stepped out I saw him monitoring his patients screens. I was there for hours and not once did I see him not watching their vitals on the computer and working. Now adays Ive seen doctors do the bare minimum and the nurses are the ones doing all the work as the doctors goofing off or no where to be found. I am blown away by the care received. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts, For everything. The not so great: (This is regarding the hospital itself) We had just arrived for our vacation and had to go straight to the ER for my daughter. My teenage sons were forced to stay in the car due to safety reasons, in a place theyve never been. I understand why the precautions were taken, but these are still children. If you dont feel its safe enough for them to come in how are they safe in your parking lots? We didnt have time to deal with that. Please have some consideration for minors and put up a sign to advise parents of this. Other than that, I am so grateful we ended up here for our babygirl. I wish I had all of your names to give you the credit you all deserve.

5 /5 Kishia Williams: I am the custodial guardian of my grandson. I always want to make sure he has the best in care. The nurses there truly met my expectation. They were excellent and in my opinion went over and beyond to make him comfortable with the procedure he was having. If in the future, he is to have medical care, I look forward to him having it at your facility. Thank you all so much for your hard work and dedication.

1 /5 Joann Ford _: I had a terrible experience with the hospitalist and her resident. Apparently they were not communicating and the resident was putting in orders the doctor and respiratory did not agree with 2 days in a row. This made me very uncomfortable with my son’s care. The respiratory staff was great and seemed to know what they were doing. The nurses were great but forgot to give us a school and work note upon discharge. Then when I called back to F3 the next day, I got hung up on twice by the nurses station. I’ll probably just take my son to John Hopkins in St. Pete if there is a next time.

5 /5 LeAnn Elliott: My son who has heart defects since birth had symptoms of strep. Within 15 minutes of arriving and checking in, he had vitals and swabs done. He was seen by a doctor, given a dose of antibiotics, and out the door in two hours. The care was excellent! It was Christmas evening and the ER was busy. We experienced friendliness, kindness, and professionalism. This was our first experience with St. Joe’s and I’ve already recommended them several times since. I felt heard and understood why I was bringing my son to be seen in the ER on Christmas. Thank you, St. Joe’s!