Lois Hole Hospital for Women

We received amazing care here for two births, both from the hospital care team in the assessment/labour/postpartum units and beyond into their NICU & specialist teams (fetal echocardio clinic, MFM, obsetrics medicine). Both times, they have been flexible with a shared midwifery/traditional care approach, and allowed me to make decisions for my care (where appropriate) even if we took an unconventional path (like doing inversions with my doula to avoid a C section). I would not go anywhere else and can’t thank everyone enough for dedicating their lives to caring for myself and my little ones.

I had my first baby at this hospital in September 2023. The care rendered by the nurses is unlike any other hospital i have been to. My labor was so long but the nurses were encouraging and kind. All appreciation goes to nurses Jessica, Erinn, Rebekah and Larissa who made what would have been a horrible experience bearable

My wife spent a few days in the 2nd floor west (W2) section of the hospital after her surgery. We couldn't get her out of there fast enough. Which worked out well, because they made it clear that they were happy to get rid of patients as quickly as possible.

Disorganized, uncaring attitude and incompetence. I don't say these things lightly. I've seen fast food kitchens run better than this place.

Disorganized: Paperwork not done correctly and patients not informed of results. My wife had a covid test. She was told the results would be back in 24 hours. 4 hours later we find out her test was back in an hour and they didn't tell us. Additionally they discharged her without telling us, so we sat in the room for 30 minutes for no reason.

Uncaring attitude: She was too sick to eat, so all she wanted was water. If I wasn't there to ask for it, there was no one to ask. The attention button was routinely ignored. Additionally, she needed help to the toilet when I wasn't there and that help was not provided. She wet the bed once as a result. Then there was the desk clerk who came in to work sick, wrapped in a blanket claiming he probably had Covid.

Incompetence: On three separate occasions the staff demonstrated they did not know how their own equipment worked.

Whoever is the supervisor for this ward should be ashamed of themselves.

I just want to give a BIG shout out to the staff in 2 west is absolutely phenomenal. (My room was 26) They made my 6 day stay so enjoyable considering being in the hospital. I'm sorry I don't remember all the names but Praminder, Kara, Cassie (I hope I have these right) and my student nurse Will, really made my stay memorable.
I had a bad experience years ago and now would recommend anyone and everyone to come to this hospital if you want to be treated with exceptional care. The staff is the ER were also amazingm

Thanks for making my stay as a comfortable and enjoyable as possible. I really appreciate it.

Brutal. Terribly managed. Terrible staff. Terrible attitude. Something about this place smells like greasy crooked overbilling, overlooking and just an overall terribly designed system. This place needs an efficiency expert analysis.months ago.

Women's centre fetal echo department takes FOREVER.showed up on time and waited for hour and a half and i still haven't been called in for my appointment. Absolutely insane. There should be phone calls made to patients with appointments letting them know they are behind. HIGHLY i convenient for people to have to take off work and then pay for parking on top. Crazy.

Waited five freaking hours after the the appointment was scheduled to be seen by someone doing ultrasounds.

Waiting to get an ultrasound with my wife we show up early and we were told there's an hour and a half wait then we were told it's another 2.5 hrs after waiting that long. They have signs everywhere saying there is over 300 no shows last month and by the way things are operated here i am surprised it's not more than that very dissapointed in the health system here and how a very pregnant woman is forced to sit in a very uncomfortable waiting room to be looked after.

The experience I had delivering my daughter got completely ruined by my doctor DR TATARYN! Beware of her ladies she is a complete witch and miserable human being. Also the nurses were very slow and did not want to help me much at all. They kept saying my pain was normal for just giving birth (I gave birth very fast within 2 hours of getting to the hospital) when I got home from the hospital I felt very ill still. So I had to leave my baby with my mom so I could go to emergency and they diagnosed me with an infection and put me on 3 different antibiotics! It was very clear the doctors / nurses did not care about my health after I delivered.

In addition right after my daughter was born (15 minutes after) my doctor dr tataryn walked in and said “ take your shirt off you need to feed the baby “ and I said “ no I have told you this whole pregnancy that I want to formula feed I do not want to breast feed at all) and she LOST IT on me and my boyfriend (also my mom was in the room) we were all in shock! She refused to give me formula. It was absolutely horrifying. I obviously started crying.

Also every appointment I had with her I felt VERY judged and like I was doing wrong. She’s a very judgmental person and speaks rudely. My friend works at this hospital and she told me that tataryn has a very bad reputation with all the nurses, doctors and patients.

I am definitely going to pursue legal action against this hospital.

DO NOT GO TO THIS DOCTOR I WARN YOU

The staff and the ultrasound clinic are incredible. The wait times are unfortunately absolutely ludicrous.

Our first child was born here this week and the staff was absolutely amazing. So supportive and accommodating during the birth and post partum care, and integrated with the care provided by our midwives seamlessly. We were here for 36 hours and felt almost at home. The nurses helped with anything and everything, incredibly polite and professional. I was surprised by how comfortable my wife's bed and even the pullout chair I slept in was: my back issues make me a bit of a delicate flower when it comes to sleeping surfaces, but I actually was able to sleep when not caring for mom or baby. I was very annoyed that I had to drive past several other hospitals to take my family to this one.but I am very glad that we chose the Lois Hole hospital. Thank you so much to all the staff here.