Sibley-what makes it plush?

[Anonymous]

I’ve heard so much about how Sibley is nicer than other hospitals for maternity. What makes it nicer? Is it the food, accommodations, staff? I haven’t been and am genuinely curious.
Thanks!

[Anonymous]

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.

[Anonymous]

Nothing really. I delivered at singly and a few years later in Georgetown. There was no major difference. I liked Georgetown slightly better but may be because it was my second time around, so knew what to expect.

[Anonymous]

The building is very new so the rooms are pretty nice. I had a great experience with the triage and postpartum nurses. Did not love my L&D nurse but she wasn't horrible. The food was not terrible, though I don't have much other experience with hospital food. I would not say it was great. I liked that they encouraged us to send the baby to the nursery overnight (they brought her over for feedings). And I got two visits from the lactation support people (on the weekend) which was helpful. I was advised to avoid Holy Cross if possible due to how busy it gets. Sibley felt pretty calm.

[Anonymous]

The people who go there just like everything else.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nothing really. I delivered at singly and a few years later in Georgetown. There was no major difference. I liked Georgetown slightly better but may be because it was my second time around, so knew what to expect.

At the old Sibley or new Sibley? I delivered at both- the new Sibley is really plush. My room was bigger than my first studio apartment. And the nurses are really amazing and attentive.

[Anonymous]

There’s a juice bar and a piano that plays itself in the lobby. At Georgetown I thought I’d get trapped in the elevator in the parking garage, was that old.

[Anonymous]

I just felt comfortable there. And I had a two room suite for my second.

[Anonymous]

There are no poors. (Seriously, that's why DCUM likes it)

[Anonymous]

It's small and quiet. I was there for three days and I literally never saw another patient. I heard one lady in L&D for like an hour but after that, nada. The rooms are large and have good lighting. The food was basic but fairly good and didn't feel industrial or low quality. Everyone I interacted with was cheerful and polite, vs. at other hospitals where sometimes staff seem stressed out and short tempered. Parking was easy.

[Anonymous]

It's small and quiet. (I had to go to the ER once, and the Sibley ER is also quiet.) The food is pretty good, the rooms are nice, and the L&D nurses are great. I can't speak to other hospitals, but that's why I liked it.

[Anonymous]

OP, see the recent thread titled "GW nursery" and read about "baby-friendly" hospitals. I'm not sure if GW is officially designated a baby-friendly hospital, but they sure implement a lot of the principles. My postpartum experience there was awful because DD left horribly jaundiced and having lost 10% of her birthweight. I had to advocate really hard multiple times for formula, there were no pumps available, one or two visits from a lactation consultant, and the baby is in the room the entire time almost due to a three hour limit on the nursery. In addition to what pps have said, Sibley seems to do the exact opposite of GW postpartum and it is pretty plush by comparison

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are no poors. (Seriously, that's why DCUM likes it)

ha! true!
hospital is very quiet, organized, EMPTY, great service, I mean..... TO me its the best in DC area.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are no poors. (Seriously, that's why DCUM likes it)

Yup - even before the renovation (when you were not guaranteed a private room yuck) it had the reputation of being the upscale hospital to deliver.

[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.

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.