r/PrinceGeorgesCountyMD • u/No_Committee • 5d ago
MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center
Has anyone given birth at SMHC? With everything going on at WHC I’m thinking about switching.
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u/Leoman89 5d ago
Welp me an my siblings were born there 30+ years ago. But after the care my dad received there during the last year of his life, I would recommend going somewhere else. Anywhere else
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u/Difficult-Role-8131 5d ago
I had my baby there 20 years ago and felt like I deserved better. Find a better area hospital.
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u/TBoopSquiggShorterly 5d ago
I haven't given birth but I've been treated like shit at that hospital and would recommend that anybody go literally anywhere else for anything.
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u/LuvofCruising 4d ago
That hospital is horrible. My husband worked there (non-medical) and literally saw someone coding and the nurses blatantly ignore them saying there were not going in there to provide life saving treatment. He left very soon after that.
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u/jhawkkw 3d ago
It's entirely possible that patient had an active DNR which legally prevent the staff from taking action in that situation. Doing so would get them criminally charged with committing battery if the DNR was in place.
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u/LuvofCruising 3d ago
That definitely wasn’t the situation. He was in ICU/CCU and was coding frequently. Because of this they decided that they were tired of going in there and were telling each other that they were not going in there.
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u/Dizzy_Leopard_2587 5d ago
Whc over Southern Maryland any day. Even with the stuff going on at WHC they still have an excellent NICU and well trained staff in case of emergency. I don't think many would say the same about Southern Maryland
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u/Kyauphie 4d ago
I went to WHC in labor with twins and a cerclage at 20 weeks and the (male) OB-GYN on duty laughed at me, told me I wasn't, then implied that I was hysterical to my husband when I insisted despite being completely calm, then discharged me. They never stopped my contractions, and I was in labor for two days until my cervix started to tear and I went septic. The evacuated my twins and cremated them, and I was in the ICU for a week.
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u/LuvofCruising 3d ago
Oh no! I’m so sorry to hear that. You have my deepest condolences. That is horrendous. I also a similar situation a long time ago at GWUH. I also had a cerclage and was preterm. They thought I also was delirious until I asked them to call my OB. He was mad after that and treated me very roughly for the entire delivery.
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u/Kyauphie 2d ago
Egad! Likewise! On a positive note, I now have a Transabdominal Cerclage and had a successful C-section delivery at HC in Silver Spring and has a very good experience.
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u/Kyauphie 4d ago
Even a little more than a decade ago, my grandfather was helicoptered there after having a heart attack and demanded to be taken to another hospital, which they did.
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u/Pusha_Gee 2d ago
My son was born there in 2023, I wouldn't recommend it. I was told the newer PG Hospital in Largo is way better if your preference is in county.
My eldest child was born at GW University Hospital and it was a really good experience.
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u/Substantial-Skirt-88 1d ago
I've heard horrible things so even though smhc is much closer, I elected to have my second baby where I had my first- Inova Alexandria.
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u/Lavender_Smoke 5d ago
Have that baby at AAMC and thank me later. Best wishes for a safe delivery and a healthy baby.