Northwest Specialty Hospital

: D. 

on Birdeye

6 months ago

m young and I work 2 jobs. I went in between work so I could get my antibiotics to avoid any downtime in my schedule. what a mistake. The nurse was absolutely horrible. She was condescending and rude. There was no one in the office and her priority was hanging out with the staff. I was there for a simple sinus infection and just need antibiotics to avoid it settling in my lungs. She said it was a viral infection and if she was wrong I can make a appointment with my primary to get the help in 7 to 10 days if I needed it. The ... read more

Brian B. 

on Birdeye

2 years ago

“We [#NWSHIdaho] did more damage to this patient than good.” A fine synopsis by one of the medical staff at Northwest Specialty Hospital. They are, or more accurately WERE, a 5 star hospital specializing in elective surgeries ; offering gourmet meals (no longer available) and top notch care (including saline bags that were 6 months out of date, expired; and injecting an incorrect medication into the feed tube which began to crystallize immediately in the tube, not a good sign and a possible code blue had it not been noticed... read more

Danielle G. 

on Birdeye

4 years ago

In terms of medical care it was top tier, I have/had every confidence in the ability of my surgeon Dr Duke. I was well taken care of and all the nurses were very nice as well. Two downsides: first is a personal opinion but I think considering someone to be "too young" for a hysterectomy is a very outdated model of thinking and can cause harm to patients who would benefit greatly from having one. I was told a hysterectomy wasn't on the table due to my age and in hindsight I wish I had fought for it or at least been able to ha... read more