The Heart Hospital

The Heart Hospital 2018-07-27 Person 5 5 0

I will try and keep it as short as possible. I had thick sticky phlegm at the back of my throat for almost 6 years and after seeing 2 ENTs they could not find what was causing it so I went to my GP and insisted of having an X ray 2 days after the x ray my GP called me in to tell me that they found a shadow in my left lung, I was then quickly referred to Barnet General Hospital for an urgent examination, from there I had 2 CT scans then a Pet-CT scan which showed an active nodule in my left lung which was 20.0mm. then I was taken for a lung biopsy which proved positive to be cancerous, after that I had an e-bus which confirmed all the diagnosis. I was then referred to surgeon MR. Martin Hayward who specializes in this field, when I met him I found the Man very pleasant and he explained to me in simple language what was wrong with my lung and what he could do to help me in which I listened very carefully . he gave me a lot of encouragement and said a surgical intervention to take the nodule out would be the best option in my case so I trusted Mr Hayward and I asked how long would I have to stay in the Hospital he said to me 3 days. So I went ahead with the procedure which was done in the Heart Hospital in Westmorland street. by Mr Hayward and his Registrar. I was taken into the operating theatre on Monday morning around 8.15 and it was over after 2.5 hours. When I was woken up a few hours after I had almost No pain, on Tuesday morning I saw the Registrar and he said to me that everything went according to plan and I would probably be able to go home on Wednesday of which I did, while in the Hospital I found all the Nurses and staff very friendly and happy which made my stay very pleasant. Special thanks to Nurse Anthia with her fantastic Jamaican accent who was giving most of the orders in the ward also to Nurse Zoe who has a lovely smile and makes your day. Finally my best thanks to Mr. Martin Hayward who probably without him I would have not been alive and able to write this letter. All in the Hospital is very good the only thing in my opinion that needs to be done is Air-conditioning.

The Heart Hospital 2014-03-21 Person 5 5 0

Considering how incredible this hospital and its staff are, I'm very surprised that nobody has reviewed it through this site before. I was admitted to the Heart Hospital twice. The first admission was on 10/2/14 for three procedures (performed in one session by Dr Obi Agu, his surgical team, and Dr Mike Mullen's interventional team). My admission lasted until 14/2/14, during which I was transferred to the ICU, had physiotherapy sessions, and was reviewed daily by members of the surgical team. The operation, though complicated, was successful, and every one of the nurses I met were compassionate and extremely helpful. On my second night as an inpatient I discovered the body of a roommate who had passed away in the bathroom; the nurses on duty acted immediately and, afterward, helped me deal with an obviously traumatic event. The next day the resuscitation manager and hospital matron both visited me, as did a number of other staff; their support helped me through a very difficult time. My second admission was on 16/2/14 with an infection that proved to be type-A flu (and, I believe, was first caught prior to my admission to the Heart Hospital). I had been transferred from Frimley Park Hospital (a local hospital to which I was admitted via their A&E department). During my stay at the local hospital the staff at the Heart Hospital communicated regularly with the Frimley Park staff, and the transfer itself was organised in a very efficient manner. The individual rooms at the HH were very clean and comfortable, and all of the staff were, again, fantastic. I was discharged on 20/2/14.