[Vision2020] Gritman's Community Service

[Debbie Gray]

I would also like to chime in about how wonderful Gritman is. My 
family and I have had extensive experiences in these hospitals:

Gritman
St. Joe's in Lewiston
Deaconess in Spokane
UW Medical Center in Seattle
Virginia Mason Hospital in Seattle
Pullman Hospital

Gritman has by far exceeded the quality of care and personal service 
of each of these hospitals, except for Deaconess (where I was for 
weeks w/pregnancy complications in the mother/baby floor and that 
place is a dream, it's like a luxury hotel and they are totally 
focused on mommy/baby care). 

I was disappointed by the UW Medical Center and Virginia Mason. They 
were both entirely too big and too busy and just didn't have the time 
or capacity to give very personal care. You are truly 'just a number' 
in that kind of setting. The doctors are of very high quality but the 
hospital stays were not at the same level of quality. St. Joe's was 
ridiculously scary (for eg. they brought up my husband's lunch of 
chow mein, lifted off the lid and ta-da there was his IV bag of 
saline nestled on his chow mein!!!). 

Pullman was very good but not nearly as good as Gritman. I think 
being a small/medium sized hospital can afford them access to quality 
doctors, nurses and equipment but they are small enough to still 
provide personalized care.

Debbie Gray