Sibley-what makes it plush?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s quiet. Small. No one is rowdy.
Everyone has private rooms
My nurses were outstanding.
Special care nursery was a blessing.
Water was extra hot when I got to shower
The night nurse silently checked my BP without waking me the few hours of precious sleep I got.
Food was decent leaning toward good. Parking wasn’t 5 miles away or expensive.

Go on the tour.

I delivered at Georgetown. Food and parking are the only negative differences. Parking is close and was $8/day for patients. Not sure how that compares to Sibley but I guess it adds up after a few days? NICU is way better than the special care nursery.

I dunno I don’t get the hype about Sibley. It seemed far away.

Georgetown has shared rooms, old, shabby. NCIU is nicer than the nursery only if you need it. most people dont. Gtown and Sibley are within 2 miles of each other - is that far away?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s quiet. Small. No one is rowdy.
Everyone has private rooms
My nurses were outstanding.
Special care nursery was a blessing.
Water was extra hot when I got to shower
The night nurse silently checked my BP without waking me the few hours of precious sleep I got.
Food was decent leaning toward good. Parking wasn’t 5 miles away or expensive.

Go on the tour.

I delivered at Georgetown. Food and parking are the only negative differences. Parking is close and was $8/day for patients. Not sure how that compares to Sibley but I guess it adds up after a few days? NICU is way better than the special care nursery.

I dunno I don’t get the hype about Sibley. It seemed far away.

Are you suburban? Two miles is far when you live in the city. Georgetown felt convenient to home and work and Sibley most definitely did not. Most people don’t know if they’ll need the NICU until they do. I thought my pregnancy was normal and healthy until I suddenly had a 33 weeker who was whisked to the NICU and spent her next 6 weeks there. She would have been transferred from Sibley due to the level of care she required. Also rooms aren’t shared at Georgetown and the postpartum unit was just updated and renovated about 2 years ago.

Georgetown has shared rooms, old, shabby. NCIU is nicer than the nursery only if you need it. most people dont. Gtown and Sibley are within 2 miles of each other - is that far away?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s quiet. Small. No one is rowdy.
Everyone has private rooms
My nurses were outstanding.
Special care nursery was a blessing.
Water was extra hot when I got to shower
The night nurse silently checked my BP without waking me the few hours of precious sleep I got.
Food was decent leaning toward good. Parking wasn’t 5 miles away or expensive.

Go on the tour.

I delivered at Georgetown. Food and parking are the only negative differences. Parking is close and was $8/day for patients. Not sure how that compares to Sibley but I guess it adds up after a few days? NICU is way better than the special care nursery.

I dunno I don’t get the hype about Sibley. It seemed far away.

Georgetown has shared rooms, old, shabby. NCIU is nicer than the nursery only if you need it. most people dont. Gtown and Sibley are within 2 miles of each other - is that far away?

Georgetown doesn’t have old shabby shared rooms. Where are you getting that from?

[navyyard101]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s quiet. Small. No one is rowdy.
Everyone has private rooms
My nurses were outstanding.
Special care nursery was a blessing.
Water was extra hot when I got to shower
The night nurse silently checked my BP without waking me the few hours of precious sleep I got.
Food was decent leaning toward good. Parking wasn’t 5 miles away or expensive.

Go on the tour.

I delivered at Georgetown. Food and parking are the only negative differences. Parking is close and was $8/day for patients. Not sure how that compares to Sibley but I guess it adds up after a few days? NICU is way better than the special care nursery.

I dunno I don’t get the hype about Sibley. It seemed far away.

Georgetown has shared rooms, old, shabby. NCIU is nicer than the nursery only if you need it. most people dont. Gtown and Sibley are within 2 miles of each other - is that far away?

Georgetown doesn’t have old shabby shared rooms. Where are you getting that from?

Yes can someone please confirm/deny if Georgetown has private rooms for *everyone* or if you have to pay for it? I've found conflicting information on different forums and even Georgetown's website does not say anything about private rooms. It just says there are 5 L&D rooms, but doesn't say if they are shared or private. And it doesn't mention anything about paying extra for a private room.

Also Sibley...their website is contradictory as well. On one page it states that rooms are private, but in another it states that you have to pay extra for a "Deluxe Maternity Suite". Can someone clarify?

[Anonymous]

Georgetown has private rooms.

[Anonymous]

navyyard101 wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s quiet. Small. No one is rowdy.
Everyone has private rooms
My nurses were outstanding.
Special care nursery was a blessing.
Water was extra hot when I got to shower
The night nurse silently checked my BP without waking me the few hours of precious sleep I got.
Food was decent leaning toward good. Parking wasn’t 5 miles away or expensive.

Go on the tour.

I delivered at Georgetown. Food and parking are the only negative differences. Parking is close and was $8/day for patients. Not sure how that compares to Sibley but I guess it adds up after a few days? NICU is way better than the special care nursery.

I dunno I don’t get the hype about Sibley. It seemed far away.

Georgetown has shared rooms, old, shabby. NCIU is nicer than the nursery only if you need it. most people dont. Gtown and Sibley are within 2 miles of each other - is that far away?

Georgetown doesn’t have old shabby shared rooms. Where are you getting that from?

Yes can someone please confirm/deny if Georgetown has private rooms for *everyone* or if you have to pay for it? I've found conflicting information on different forums and even Georgetown's website does not say anything about private rooms. It just says there are 5 L&D rooms, but doesn't say if they are shared or private. And it doesn't mention anything about paying extra for a private room.

Also Sibley...their website is contradictory as well. On one page it states that rooms are private, but in another it states that you have to pay extra for a "Deluxe Maternity Suite". Can someone clarify?

Sibley def has private rooms ! Have delivered there in fall 2017 and this June

[Anonymous]

L and D rooms are all private at all hospitals—you don’t give birth en made. It’s the postpartum rooms u r concerned about and Georgetown has a YouTube video somewhere about the new maternity wing that I believe says they are all private

[navyyard101]

Anonymous wrote:L and D rooms are all private at all hospitals—you don’t give birth en made. It’s the postpartum rooms u r concerned about and Georgetown has a YouTube video somewhere about the new maternity wing that I believe says they are all private

Thanks! I found a video on Sibley's website but don't see anything like that on Georgetown's. If you happen to find Georgetown's let me know! I would attend their tour, but it's only on the weekends and I work weekends.

I must say, as an expecting parent, hospital websites are freaking confusing and do not convey clearly the necessary information. One exception is Inova Fairfax where they have a very clear set of powerpoint slides that walk you through the whole delivery experience and every detail about all the configurations and amenities. Maybe people don't usually look for this info because they just go where their OB delivers, but my doctor does not do deliveries any more so we are truly shopping around and information is very opaque.

[Anonymous]

How would Sibley rank against maybe George Washington Hospital?

[Anonymous]

We just delivered at Sibley. I've heard the experience at the old hospital was very different. But we really liked:
-Quiet, serene setting - didn't feel too much like a hospital
-Really excellent, supportive, accommodating staff. Doctors , nurses, assistants, lactation consultants, etc
-Big, comfortable single rooms
-Very quiet - rarely heard other people. Didn't feel crowded or rushed
-Pretty good food (plus several shops/ stands in the lobby)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How would Sibley rank against maybe George Washington Hospital?

Very different. They call it "Club Sib" for a reason. Not a teaching hospital, almost exclusively upper middle class and upper class patients. Lower level NICU and not a trauma center. Some practices that deliver there really want you lying in bed and on the monitors as much as possible, regardless of risk. They have a nursery. Reportedly there's a smoothie cart that makes the rounds of PP.

GWU is a crowded, busy urban teaching hospital with patients from all walks of life. Their NICU can handle darn near everything, and should something go wrong with you, the mother, GW is a trauma center. They have midwives on staff, and their OBs support VBACs (within reason). You must use their doctors, no outside practices. Recently re-opened their nursery but still highly encourages rooming in, and PP is small and can be hit-or-miss.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s quiet. Small. No one is rowdy.
Everyone has private rooms
My nurses were outstanding.
Special care nursery was a blessing.
Water was extra hot when I got to shower
The night nurse silently checked my BP without waking me the few hours of precious sleep I got.
Food was decent leaning toward good. Parking wasn’t 5 miles away or expensive.

Go on the tour.

As has been the case for pretty much every other hospital in the WMA for at least 10+ years, whereas for Sibley up until a couple of years ago you had to pay extra and it still wasn’t guaranteed