Holy Cross Hospital - Silver Spring, MD

Amy G. 

on Birdeye

2 years ago

I spent 10 hours in ER before being admitted for a severe case of colitis. Spent three days in hospital. Every day there was a different hospitalist (once it was a Nurse Practitioner who referred to herself as Dr. even though she was not an M.D.) Hospitalists did not confer with each other or with the GI specialist who serves as a consultant. They disagreed with each other on treatment approaches and did not work together to resolve disagreements, simply ordered tests and treatment according to their snapshot view of situat... read more

paul m. 

on Birdeye

2 years ago

This is a terrible choice for neurological care or parkinsons. I have parkinsons and had some sort of stroke or TIA. These are extremely serious and have a 20% mortality rate for one year. But I received no relevant treatment from the hospital with the exception of an aspirin. Persons next to me had strokes and had no care. I asked for transport to Georgetown Hospital and the hospital refused unless I checked my self out against advice and paid the $2000 charge. The head of the ER admitted she had no knowledge of neurology o... read more

Ms A. 

on Birdeye

4 years ago

Holy Cross Hospital...want to pass out from pain? Be ignored? Wait unnecessarily? Well this is the place for you. If there was a zero star option I would surely have selected that. For the first time in my life I had to be taken by ambulance to a hospital and unfortunately for me, I chose Holy Cross because of the reputation they had (yes past tense). I was in excruciating pain on a stretcher in the ER making a lot of noise and I was ignored by the entire staff. This hospitals service is TRASH! For those who say the insure... read more