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Reviews (82)

  • Review from the Spring 2023 Birthing Survey

    What month and year was your child born? August 2022 Review: Amazing! Private rooms, great facilities. My husband and I misspeak and call it a hotel sometimes when we’re talking about our time there. Anything you advise people to do (or not do) at this hospital/birthing center? Anything pandemic related that could be helpful to them? I was very glad to be working with a doula. The hospital is busy so nice to have someone with you the whole time during long stretches that you may be on your own laboring.

  • Review from the Spring 2023 Birthing Survey

    What month and year was your child born? October 2022 Review: Overall it was excellent, I wanted a private room and that worked out very well.

  • Review from the Spring 2023 Birthing Survey

    What month and year was your child born? January 2023 Review: Great experience. Very well-run, best sweetest nurses, beautiful facilities and provided everything we needed.

  • Review from the Spring 2023 Birthing Survey

    What month and year was your child born? December 2022 Review: Beautiful facility with good nurses and care. Had to wait 10 hours for labor and delivery room even with a scheduled induction

  • Review from the Spring 2023 Birthing Survey

    What month and year was your child born? December 2023 Review: Hospital was beautiful and clean -- rooms were great and nurses were lovely. The lactation consultants, however, had pretty horrible bedside manner when my son had trouble latching.

  • Review from the Summer 2022 Birthing Survey

    What month and year was your child born? December 2021 Review: Highly recommend. New facilities, private rooms for all, and knowledgeable staff. Like everywhere, some people or nurses that you get are luck of the draw and could be better or worse. Always advocate for yourself to get what you know you need! (Lactation consultant, etc). Very good NICU for the short stay there we had.

  • Review from the Summer 2022 Birthing Survey

    What month and year was your child born? May 2022 Review: Great nurses, terrible food, with the private rooms it’s almost too quiet.

  • Review from the Summer 2022 Birthing Survey

    What month and year was your child born? February 2022 Review: Gorgeous space - a sleeper sofa for my husband in both the labor room and recovery. The staff were all wonderful and it was a very relaxing place to recover. Anything you advise people to do (or not do) at this hospital/birthing center? Anything pandemic related that could be helpful to them? They had peanut balls and birthing balls so you don't need to bring your own, but I would bring a nursing pillow.

  • Review from the Summer 2022 Birthing Survey

    What month and year was your child born? March 2022 Review: Outstanding Anything you advise people to do (or not do) at this hospital/birthing center? Anything pandemic related that could be helpful to them? This hospital took care of everything, I literally showed up in my pajamas and I really didn’t need anything else.

  • Review from the Spring 2022 Birthing Survey

    New, yes. Nice waiting rooms, ultrasound rooms, bathrooms, yes. With delivery and recovery rooms though once you give birth, the only positives are good food and all are private, not shared. However the experience is sterile, isolating and by day 3-4 (I stayed 4 bc baby was not doing great) you start to lose your mind with the isolation. It's like the matrix, each mother is in her own little bubble, and the machines (in this case endless parade of nurses, staff, PAs, attendings, chiefs) attend to you like a number on a conveyor belt. I am not a hippie, mother earth type of person AT ALL, but this experience was soul crushing. Anything you advise people to do (or not do) at this hospital/birthing center? Hospital bags are useless. They have everything you need.

  • Review from the Spring 2022 Birthing Survey

    Loved this hospital. The staff were excellent, I was really impressed, the nurses and team during the whole L&D process exceeded expectations. The facility was really clean and comfortable, we got a private room for the delivery and recovery afterward. Everyone was warm and respectful of our requests. Anything you advise people to do (or not do) at this hospital/birthing center? Bring extra long charing cords, and the toiletries were not the best here (also bring shower flip flops). Definitely bring snacks.

  • Review from the Spring 2022 Birthing Survey

    10/10 - they have moved across the street since I gave birth there 3 years ago and now have a newly renovated building. Staff always kind and helpful.

  • OB advice

    I'll just add that I have had c sections with Dr. McConville and Dr. Waterstone, who are at the East 85th practice. Dr. McConville was my OB. The other doctors in the group are Jin, Boester, Kramer, and Weinstein. A few of them are at west side locations. I loved Waterstone, Boester, Jin, and Kramer. My first c section with Dr. Waterstone was an unplanned, urgent situation, and she made me feel quite calm under the circumstances and did a great job. Then with Dr. McConville, I was in a high risk, very stressful situation, and everything went as smoothly as possible. She is not warm and fuzzy, and sometimes I felt she was a little curt during appointments, but during the c section, she talked me through every step in a way that made me know I was in excellent hands. You could not ask for a better hospital than Weill Cornell NYPres -- I spent a lot of time there and was extremely well cared for.

  • OB advice

    I delivered with that practice in March at NYP Cornell. Dr. Bradley was my doctor and I’ve had occasional appointments with Nabizadeh over the years. Love Dr. Bradley she is straightforward and to the point. Nabizadeh had a nice bedside manner and sense of humor. Appointments/scheduling ran smoothly. I was referred for some additional monitoring/scans at the hospital because I was high risk and the results were coordinated seamlessly with the practice. The office is brand new along with the hospital. I live in Sunset Park and thought the schlep to the UWS was worth it for the care. One thing of note, I did not end up meeting all the doctors in the practice prior to the birth, which seems kind of standard at a lot offices, but if you have a scheduled C-section it sounds like that wouldn’t come into play.

  • Review from the 2021 Birthing Experience Survey

    Weill Cornell was amazing. All of the staff, from the nurses to the PAs to the doctors, were phenomenal. The new hospital opened in August 2020 and it's fantastic—enormous labor and delivery rooms, and all private recovery rooms. Highly recommend delivering there.

  • Review from the 2021 Birthing Experience Survey

    Brand new facility with all private postpartum rooms, which was what we wanted during COVID. Nurses there were fantastic. Food was terrible though, so order takeout!

  • Review from the 2020 Birthing Experience Survey

    We had a mixed experience at NYP Cornell. The staff and physicians were wonderful, and everything thankfully went well for the most part. However, due to me testing positive for COVID (despite having been sick weeks earlier and no longer contagious), we got minimal support. I think the experience would have been much better in normal times. Also, when I was sick with COVID, we were told by our OBGYN to go into L&D for an evaluation. They did a full workup but did not test for COVID as it was not possible at the time (back in March). They just sent me home telling me there was nothing wrong, when in fact I ended up being sick with severe flu like symptoms (fever and fatigue) for two more weeks. Again, it was understandable, but not the ideal scenario.

  • Review from the 2020 Birthing Experience Survey

    Everyone we interacted with was top notch. Facilities ( UES) is new and amazing. Felt like I was always in great hands.

  • Review from the 2020 Birthing Experience Survey

    Fantastic!!! This place is new and beautiful and filled with competent, kind people who took great care of me and my baby. Highly recommended.

  • Review from the 2020 Birthing Experience Survey

    Excellent

  • Review from the 2020 Birthing Experience Survey

    Our birth experience with the the doctors and nurses was excellent and caring especially at the height of the pandemic!!

  • Review from the 2020 Birthing Experience Survey

    Great for post-partum, didn't love the birthing experience. It's a teaching hospital, so you will get random fellows doing stuff to you that they are barely qualified for. If you end up here, I would make a note in your file to LIMIT interventions by fellows. (i.e. a fellow placed my epidural, and really messed it up)

  • Review from the 2020 Birthing Experience Survey

    Hospital was fantastic. Very aligned with our values in terms of what they allowed and didn't allow (though I would have liked a walking epidural and couldn't get that) and they did not pressure at all on any aspect including pitocin, epidural or painkillers after. They were patient and the place itself is very well organized and clean.

  • Review from the 2020 Birthing Experience Survey

    I was not at all impressed with LC support at Weill Cornell. Hard to get time with them and felt very unsupported, especially since I was having issues.

  • Review from the 2020 Birthing Experience Survey

    Amazing, 5 stars!

  • Review from the 2020 Birthing Experience Survey

    Labor and Delivery was pretty good. I was induced this time and got right into a room. Nurses were fine and doctors were wonderful.

  • Review from the 2020 Birthing Experience Survey

    It was good. The staff was overall really good. In the time of covid we felt like they had took enough precautions to make us feel comfortable in this scary time. We had a double room to ourselves but were told that if it got busy we would have to share so we still pushed to get out released after 2days.

  • Review from the 2020 Birthing Experience Survey

    Fantastic - I had a 1:1 nurse due to high risk status. A shared recovery room but my roommate was THE BEST. This was pre renovation so I understand all the rooms are private now. Nursing staff is second to none.

  • Review from the 2020 Birthing Experience Survey

    I was not at all impressed with LC support at Weill Cornell. Hard to get time with them and felt very unsupported, especially since I was having issues.

  • Review from the 2020 Birthing Experience Survey

    Really happy with all the support I received from doctors and nurses during the birth - couldn't have asked for better care. Only downside was the delay in admitting me for a scheduled induction as they ran out of rooms and this seems to happen fairly regularly. Had to wait about 6 hours to get a room which meant they started my induction at 2am

  • Review from the 2020 Birthing Experience Survey

    I had a great experience.

  • Review from the 2020 Birthing Experience Survey

    It was a good/fine. I wanted to be there because of the location and the NICU and wanted to stick with my doctor. The staff were nice and attentive and I felt very comfortable there. It's not fancy and you often have to share a room post-pardum, but I think that is pretty standard across the city. I know they are about to open a brand new birthing facility across the street which I imagine will be a lot nicer. But I have no complaints about the center.

  • Review from the 2020 Birthing Experience Survey

    Old institution but you know that if anything goes wrong you have the best possible care available. We were able to get a private room on the second night and I know they have a brand new facility that just opened so would definitely plan to go there again for any future births.

  • Review from the 2020 Birthing Experience Survey

    Pretty good though a bit pushy with the epidural

  • Vbac/Unmedicated birth at Weill-Cornell 68th street

    I delivered 2 years ago at NY Presbyterian 68th Street. I was very set on doing an unmedicated birth. I had done a ton of research and talked it over with my ob who was pretty chill about it. The weekend that my baby was due she said she’d be on call so I was like, oh great. My daughter came a day early but I had unfortunately just missed my ob’s shift for that day and ended up with a completely different doctor on call, who happened to be totally uncool with my birth plan. I was already in active labor when I showed up and all the nurses were asking if I wanted an epidural. I said no and they kept saying, um, are you sure? Which was really annoying. All in all I did manage to have an unmedicated birth but I don’t think it would have happened without my doula. She was really great in motivating me and encouraging me - I was very close to giving in only because the nurses kept asking every 10 minutes if I was sure I didn’t want an epidural and the doctor on call kept making snide comments to me about it (the best ones were “I don’t know why you keep refusing, you clearly need it” and “just get the epidural, I don’t think you’re going to be able to handle the pain that much longer”. All this to say that I think it really depends on who you get as the doctor on call (my doula said she had delivered the night before with my regular OB and she said my experience would have been totally different), and also if you’re really really dead set on trying for a non medicated birth it might help to have a doula who will be able to advocate for you if the hospital staff are really pushy.

  • Vbac/Unmedicated birth at Weill-Cornell 68th street

    Congrats! I delivered both my kids at Cornell in 2017 and 2019 both unmedicated. They definitely have a super high epidural rate and while they don’t push you to have one they certainly “ask” you if you’d like one after intense contractions (

  • Vbac/Unmedicated birth at Weill-Cornell 68th street

    I delivered both my kids at Weill Cornell, my complaints are all related to my interaction with my OBYN practice post delivery, everyone in the hospital was fantastic. They saved my son's life after birth when he had a collapsed lung and saved my life after my c section with baby #2 when I had post delivery complications. Couldn't recommend the hospital enough!

  • Vbac/Unmedicated birth at Weill-Cornell 68th street

    I didn’t have a vbac at WC 68th, but did have a csection due to breach. I was not happy about it (but like you, baby was committed to his position) and they appeared very VBAC friendly as we talked through it. Also think it depends on the OB practice and the doctor that could be on call when you deliver. May want to make appts with each doctor and discuss. My hospital stay at 68th was amazing. Nurses were fantastic, I felt very cared for. My little dude needed some NICU love and couldn’t have asked for a better experience. The shared room situation sucks but the new hospital is opening soon. Depending on when you’re due, the new hospital has all private rooms.

  • Vbac/Unmedicated birth at Weill-Cornell 68th street

    I gave birth in Presbyterian Loma 2 years ago and 5 days ago on 68th. I found Cornell to be very similar to LoMa but better (more space in every way in every room, newer things, more staff). If the concern is on going unmedicated, since I had already announced I was planning on using an epidural, every time I was in serious pain they asked if I wanted it then until I finally felt like I did and had the epidural. I never felt like it was pushed on me or worse, any of those offhand patronizing comments about obviously needing it. Not sure what they would have done if I had said I didn't want it in the first place, but I felt comfortable they wouldn't really push it. On another related note, though in LoMa but also Weill Cornell, my first delivery took forever and ever and ever. It's clear now that I would have ended up with a c-section at a "normal" hospital. They waited, were conservative with the Pitocin, supported, coached (forvlike 18 hours) and ultimately helped me push for 3 hours until I delivered a beautiful baby boy. (Yes, definitely had an epidural, but also don't remember them being pushy about that either). In summary, they were exactly what we wanted and needed and we'd do it again.

  • Recent birthing experience at Weill Cornell 68th St.

    I just gave birth at this hospital this past Sunday (March 8th) and i couldn’t recommend the facility for both pre and post natal any more highly! I was originally deciding between Lenox Hill Hospital (where i was born), and Cornell and chose Cornell based on the OB practice i chose that was very well reviewed and recommended to me by several different people. I had Dr. Hockstein as my OB and Dr. Dobrenis for my delivery. Dr. Sydney Wu is also supposed to be great, fyi. https://weillcornell.org/stevenhockstein I was undecided about getting an epidural and wanted to feel it out when the time came. I was concerned about getting too much of a dose and really wanted to physically feel both the labor and delivery (just maybe with a little bit of pain management). I expressed this to my doctor and he assured me i had several options to consider when the time came and that if my decision were to have a completely unmedicated labor, I would be fully supported by the L&D team to provide a calm and comforting environment to give birth in. I ended up going in for an induction due to gestational hypertension on Saturday evening. I had no idea what to expect as this was my first child and i had heard that pitocin can make contractions a lot more intense. A nurse recommended i confer with the anesthesiologist that would insert the epidural beforehand (both for my own comfort at meeting him/her and to discuss options). The doctor was very patient at explaining both the process and my options. That conversation was so helpful to me because i knew exactly what to expect re: timing and we were able to come up with a plan and sign off on the necessary paperwork (could always change my mind and decline it), all before i was potentially in unmanageable pain! We decided to keep the dose very low if I decided i needed one and they could always turn it off if i no longer wanted it for any reason. Once i was dilated to about 6cm and doing exercises on my birthing ball that i brought along, my contractions got really intense and i decided to get the epidural. As he promised, the dose was very light and i was still able to feel each contraction (and def still some pain!) but it was manageable. I actually considered asking them to up the dose a little bit but didn’t in the end. When i was 10cm and ready to start pushing, i felt mentally focused and fully present and able to push my little boy out in under 10 minutes! I can’t say enough about how WONDERFUL the entire hospital staff/birthing team was. Overall it was quite literally my dream birthing experience and i recommend both the OB practice i chose and Cornell as a professional, state of the art medical facility completely and without hesitation. Feel free to reach out if you have any more questions and good luck!

  • Pediatric neurosurgeon or craniofacial surgeon

    Separately, we also got to know the nurse practitioner, Ashley, who runs The craniofacial open hours for diagnosis at NY Presbyterian each week (she is also the point of contact post surgery which is a perk that nyu did not have). Ashley is a machine and one of those people who deserves any raise she gets (I do not know how she gets everything done). Ultimately we went with the nyp team despite their hospital facilities being severely underwhelming. The nyu kids hospital definitely had all the bells and whistles that I would have wanted but our gut was tuned in to the nyp team. I should also add that we were very happy with the outcome of the surgery and care provided and have celebrity crush status reserved for the nyp surgical team and Ashley. It's always oddly great to return for checkups!

  • 2019 Birth Survey

    I had a fantastic experience at W-C NYP. The doctors and residents, the L&D nurses, the recovery nurses and lactation consultants - everyone was excellent. I felt very well cared for the whole time. Also, even though it's a "baby friendly" hospital, I never felt pressured to exclusively breastfeed (we combo fed from day 1), to room in with my newborn, or to avoid giving a pacifier.

  • 2019 Birth Survey

    "Labor and delivery nurse team was amazing. They were everything you would want in a team and the delivery rooms were very spacious and comfortable. Post-birth, they do the typical, baby in the room thing that's common now and feels punitive to be honest especially after not sleeping for 36 hours. But I think that's just NYC. Also if you don't get a private room, your spouse can't stay over. I would have lost my mind with a new baby all night, alone without my husband so thankfully we were able to get one (but I know that's not an option for everyone - it's incredibly pricey). Post-partum nurses were helpful but the lactation consultant gave very generic, unhelpful advice. The push for breastfeeding was also challenging and made me feel like a Handmaid. So pros and cons definitely."

  • 2018 Birth Survey

    The care at the hospital was excellent. The nurses, in particular, were outstanding and were so reassuring and helpful. We could not get a private room, which was a bummer, but I was alone in a shared room for more than half my stay.

  • 2018 Birth Survey

    For maternity care it was good, but my baby was born on a holiday so there was no lactation consultant. The nurses were supportive. The pediatric team was awful, non-communicative and literally as I was walking out the door they were like um... by the way your baby hasn’t gained enough weight and you need formula which set me into a tizzy. The pediatrician experience (particularly with a resident Dr. Patel, but really all of them) was bad enough that I would reconsider giving birth there again. But I loved the other staff so much that I probably would.

  • 2018 Birth Survey

    The birthing center is gorgeous and thoughtfully renovated. I did not get to deliver there in the end. The regular maternity ward needs a renovation and there are not many single rooms. I was there 3 nights post c-section and 2 of the 3 nights I had a shared room because they had no single rooms available. That said, I thought the nursing staff was phenomenal. I really had fun with them and they took great care of me and my baby.

  • 2018 Birth Survey

    The birthing room was HUGE, honestly it was like a large studio apartment. We were there for about 16 hours until I got rushed in for the c-section. All the birth nurses and faculty were wonderful. The shared rooms that I was moved into was like a closet and pretty awful. The post-partum nurses weren't synched so my roommate got someone to come check on her at the hour, then would finish up and my nurse would show up on the half hour, turning on lights and waking both of us. It was the worst night of sleep I have ever had. The next two nights we were in a private room so that was great and those nurses were wonderful. The private rooms were very nice as well.

  • 2018 Review

    I went to Dr Alexis Melnick at Weill Cornell. I highly recommend going there. We did three IUI’s and 2 rounds IVF. Got pregnant on the second round of IVF. I’m 41 years old. It’s my first child. I also used Circle and Bloom mind and body meditation for every day of my cycle. I feel that truly helped.

  • Review submitted via the PSP Birth Survey

    Review submitted via the Park Slope Parents 2017 Birth Survey I had a private room to give birth and it was huge and clean. The nurses were lovely and with me at every step. After the birth when I was transferred to a shared room (you can pay for a private room, but it's still on a first come, first serve basis) the nurses were more than happy to help and answer any questions I had. Based on a 8/17 birthing experience.

  • Review submitted via the PSP Birth Survey

    Weill cornell has some of the best nursing staff I’ve ever encountered- both in labor and delivery and postpartum and pediatric care. Nurses are the ones who are around the most and get things done, and they made some tough postpartum challenges go more smoothly. The facilities themselves are fine (most rooms are shared, limited bathrooms for guests)- but they are building a new women’s center and imagine that will be awesome. Based on a September 2017 birthing experience.

  • Review submitted via the PSP Birth Survey

    I ended up being risked out of the Birthing Center. NYP had excellent staff after the birth. So friendly and helpful. Some triage staff for laboring were young and aggressive. Based on a October 2017 birthing experience.

  • Review submitted via the PSP Birth Survey

    The care was generally excellent, although there were some hiccups in the triage process, which seemed to take much longer than it should. I arrived at the hospital around midnight after my water broke, and the nurses at the check-in area seemed a bit flustered trying to triage me and two other women who arrived at the same time, who were also in labor. Luckily my contractions were still manageable at that point, because I was left to wait in a triage cot behind a curtain without much attention for almost two hours. The triage nurse had some difficulty putting in my IV, which was painful and unnecessarily stressful to me as I was working through my contractions (it took her three tries). However, once I was taken to the labor/delivery room the nursing staff was excellent and very supportive and attentive. The anesthesiologists were also great (I got an epidural when I was about 6 cm dilated), and they were responsive when the epidural didn't seem to work properly, increasing my dosage and making sure I was comfortable. The recovery nursing staff and post-birth care were overall very good. However, I had requested a private room, but one was not available, so I spent the first day in a shared room with very little privacy. My roommate had her entire family in the room (including several men), and I felt uncomfortable trying to breastfeed, dressed in a flimsy hospital gown, with a curtain that didn't really close properly between our areas of the room. I was able to transfer to a private room after a day, which was much better (expensive, but worth it to me!). I overheard one of the nurses telling my roommate that next year the labor/delivery wing of the hospital is moving to a different building where all the rooms will be private, so hopefully that will be a big improvement. Based on a October 2017 birthing experience.

  • Review submitted via the PSP Birth Survey

    Loved it! Beautiful rooms, great nurses, not horrible food. Based on a 08/14/17 birthing experience.

  • Review submitted via the PSP Birth Survey

    Fine Based on a April 2017 birthing experience

  • Review submitted via the PSP Birth Survey

    Awesome Based on a June 2017 birthing experience

  • Review submitted via the PSP Birth Survey

    The hospital experience was great. I am glad we took a tour so I knew what to expect. We ended up with a private room on the first night, which made for an expensive, but worth it stay (felt more like a hotel room than a hospital room). All of the nurses and staff were great. No complaints! Based on a June 2017 birthing experience

  • Review submitted via the PSP Birth Survey

    Very Good. All the doctors and nurses were kind and I was always well taken care of. Based on a May 2017 birthing experience

  • Review submitted via the PSP Birth Survey

    The hospital and staff were fantastic, and the hospital will be even more so when they open the new maternity ward in a couple years time (so they say). They were very attentive during delivery and after. The nurses (for me and for my son in the CCN) were all amazing--no complaints whatsoever. Based on a July 2017 birthing experience

  • Review submitted via the PSP Birth Survey

    Excellent experience at Weill Cornell/NewYork-Presbyterian. The doctors are terrific, the nurses were amazing at every step during my delivery (24 hour labor, emergency C section, 4 days in the hospital). Warm and caring for me and my baby, professional and calm. Based on October 2016 birth experience

  • Review submitted via the PSP Birth Survey

    Excellent! Nurses are helpful, administration strong. Based on September 2016 birth experience

  • Review submitted via the PSP Birth Survey

    Excellent nurses and care Based on Aug 2016 birth experience

  • Review submitted via the 2016 Birth Survey

    Excellent. Not overcrowded. Also, as a university hospital, it maintains a complete array of medical equipment on the premises, which might be needed in case of more rare potential complications. Based on September 2016 birthing experience

  • Review submitted via the 2016 Birth Survey

    Also amazing - couldn't say more good things Based on March 2016 birthing experience

  • Review submitted via the 2016 Birth Survey

    Recommend? Recommend Review: The nurses at Cornell Presbyterian were excellent. I don't remember having one who wasn't very competent and compassionate. Total A+ for the nursing staff. They really made sure you and your baby were healthy before you left the hospital. I had a c-section. Scheduling went okay. We were supposed to be the first op of the day, but the day before were told we were second. I don't think the first one was an emergency, so I'm not sure why we were bumped, but day of, the surgery happened pretty much on time. The OR staff was very nice and helpful-- they made sure you understood what was going to happen and when. The lactation consultants were a mixed bag. There were quite a few, which I liked, since I didn't click with one or two of them, but the last one I saw was great. They took the time to come into your room and help you, checking your baby's weight and diaper count, as well as watching you breast feed for technique. I wish one of them had been there shortly after recovery to help me do skin to skin, but I really should have taken care of that myself. My biggest criticism of Cornell Presbyterian is of the squeaky noises! Someone needs to run around the postpartum unit and WD-40 all the hallway door hinges that squeak, because every time one did-- and it happened a LOT-- I was sure it was my baby crying. And I'm sure every other mother thought so too! Day or night, tons of squeaky noises. Also, $800 a night on top of insurance for a private room is a lot. Totally worth it if you can swing it, but I've heard NYU is $500, and Methodist is free. Not sure how accurate the other figures are, but Cornell was $800 per night for a private room in January. Advice: Get a private room. You won't be worried about your family or baby disturbing the other patient, and your spouse will be able to sleep over. Member notes about insurance: So far we've had a great experience with the hospital sending insurance claims directly and United Healthcare paying them directly. Unless a weirdo bill pops up sometime soon [this would be months after delivery], the system seems pretty smooth if they take your insurance. Based on a January 2016 birthing experience

  • Review submitted via the 2016 Birth Survey

    Recommend? Highly recommend Review: Excellent care especially the nursing staff. They have a system and it works. They explain everything to you and they really take care of you with a willingness and dedication. Advice: Don't hesitate to ask for help. You will get it. Member notes about insurance: They took my insurance. Based on a January 2016 birthing experience

  • Review submitted via the 2016 Birth Survey

    Recommend? Recommend Review: The birth center is new as of December 2015. There's a jacuzzi tub, full size bed, large shower and other amenities to make one's stay comfortable. Our room also had a view of the Brooklyn Bridge! The midwife and nurse team was great and supportive of my birth plan. They even let my seven-year-old daughter stay for the birth, The midwife also taught my daughter about the placenta, and the nurses involved her in the baby logistics. It was a positive family experience for us. The Lactation consultant spent very little time with us, despite my numerous questions (this could be because I was a STM and breastfed my first). Our nurse overnight was very attentive and competent but that was not consistent with the shift change. It took us over two hours to get discharged because the nurse kept doing other things rather than focusing on our paperwork (and we were the only people in the birthing center). We had to keep reminding her to process our paperwork so we could go home. Advice: If you're looking for a birthing center, this one is great and less crowded than Roosevelt. Just be sure to be assertive when needed (Eg processing discharge) Member notes about insurance: Yes they take insurance and we've had no issues (so far) Based on a February 2016 birthing experience

  • Review submitted via 2015 Birth Survey

    I had all of my prenatal exams at NY Pres and for the most part they were on schedule and easy to coordinate. Everyone is very professional and it's a nice facility. My first birth was induced and went well until after my delivery. I will say the majority of the nurses are very professional and on top of things, however we opted for a private room and based on our experience did the semi private for my 2nd birth. The private room was barely cleaned in my 7 day stay, they have fewer nurses on that wing and I waited almost 15 hours to get out of bed and go see my baby in the NICU after repeated calls to the nursing staff. The only thing that made it worth the money was that my husband could sleep over. They also have a security system which I think is great but it get's tripped very easily and an alarm goes off and the whole unit gets shut down. It can be unnerving..My 2nd experience was more positive even though I had postpartum complications in recovery. On a whole, I just hate being in the hospital but I felt well cared for in my time there. Recommend? Recommend Insurance: No insurance issues but did have to resubmit some bills Based on a 2015 birth.

  • Review submitted via 2015 Birth Survey

    My experience was influenced by the fact that I delivered on a Friday night. This means that I had skeleton (low number and inexperienced) staff for the first 3 days. Consequently, I waited hours in the recovery room, my husband did not get a bed until the next night, I did see the lactation consultant until Monday, and the nurses were not very good. This would all have been better if I had delivered during a week day. That being said. Cornell is an excellent hospital. Everyone is very professional and the entire place is clean and nice. I always felt I was in the best place to deliver my babies. The delivery room was like a hotel suit. Very big, private and comfortable. The staff was friendly and helpful. I will add that the main reason I chose Cornell was for its excellent NICU. I knew as a twin pregnancy that I had a very high chance of having at least one baby in the NICU. One baby was there for nine days and she did great. The nurses were amazing. They were compassionate and very helpful. And they are very accommodating of parents spending time with their babies. The doctors are excellent and they were easy to reach for information about my baby. Overall the NICU was great for my family. Insurance: I had no insurance issues Based on a 2015 birth.

  • Review submitted via 2015 Birth Survey

    The best nurses ever! Despite the stereotypes some hold about giving birth in a hospital, I was given all the time I needed for labor to progress, they checked on me as often as I felt comfortable but never pushed any interventions on me to speed up the process even when things were going slow. Recommend? Highly recommend Insurance: No issues

  • Review submitted via 2015 Birth Survey

    I thought that overall the hospital was great. Most of the dr's were fantastic as were most of the nurses. I have very strong feelings against the head dr in the OB facility as I think his bedside manner is horrendous but I've heard from others that they disagree. Overall I recommend this facility. Recommend Based on a January 2015 birth.

  • Review submitted via 2015 Birth Survey

    Review: My experience with NYP was great. All but one of my nurses were attentive and warm. They kept me comfortable during labor and delivery and provided guidance upon request once my daughter was born. The lactation consultant was easy to talk to and encouraging. The facility is very attractive and the food isn't too bad. Recommend? Highly recommend Insurance: NYP took my insurance and had filed all claims Based on a October 2015 birth.

  • Review submitted via 2015 Birth Survey

    Review: Very professional staff Recommend? Recommend Insurance: No insurance problems Based on a June 2015 birth.

  • Based on a 2014 Birthing Experience

    Member Review: Planned C-section and all went well. Do you recommend? Recommend (Review submitted via the 2014 Birthing Survey)

  • Based on a 2014 Birthing Experience

    NYP Cornell - York and 68th Street Member Review: I wanted to write a love letter to the hospital, doctors, and nurses. I didn't do any of the private rooms / nursing etc, so what I got is available to everyone. Birthing suites are huge with views of the East River. Delivery nurses are simply awesome. Semi-private rooms are good, the nursing / lactation / assistants teams are the best. Cannot recommend the whole package highly enough. Do you recommend? Highly recommend Insurance details: Blue Cross Blue Shield - all ok (Review submitted via the 2014 Birthing Survey)

  • Based on a 2014 Birthing Experience

    Member Review: I labored and delivered at NYP Cornell with both of my sons. As with any hospital, your care is in the hands of the nurses most of the time. And with most places, it's hit or miss. We had some nurses who were heroic, and went way out of their way to make our stay awesome, save us money, etc. And then there were a couple of nurses who were pushy. I also would have liked to have more skin to skin contact with both of my kids when they were born. I had a traditional delivery, the babies were healthy, and I was told I could have skin to skin. But upon birth, the nurses whisked them away for cleaning. Maybe this was because I needed tons of stitches? Do you recommend? Recommend You can only have 2 people in the room with you while giving birth. Make sure one of them is your birth coach and have that person tell all the nurses there to follow your coach's lead. At times it was hard to focus on what to do because I had a few different people from the nursing team coaching me. Insurance details: Yes, they do take insurance. But be careful! Do read the fine print. Make sure each caregiver who walks into your room is covered by your plan. One of the pediatricians on rotation was not on our plan and we paid hundreds of dollars for her to stand and talk to us for about 15 minutes! (Review submitted via the 2014 Birthing Survey)

  • Birth Survey 2012

    REVIEW: Horrible breast feeding support. I would not recommend this hospital for first time mothers who want to breastfeed because of that. The nurses were good, but not fantastic. The overall look of the wing was drab. INSURANCE ISSUES: No problem filing the insurance claims. Review Date: April 2012

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    REVIEW: I came in with a birth plan, which went out the window, but the nurses and doctors (and I went through three sets as I was there awhile) did everything they could to honor my plan. I was allowed to use a birthing ball, take a shower, walk around with the IV. I was adamant about not wanting a C-section and they did not try to change my min even though my labor was going on 30 hours when I finally delivered. I was allowed immediate skin to skin contact with my sign and was allowed to breastfeed him as soon as the nurses cleaned him up. Overall, the staff was excellent - kind, patient, attentive. They listened to us and made it such an amazing, memorable experience. INSURANCE ISSUES: We have Cigna, which the hospital accepts. The hospital filed all claims. As there are so many little charges for labor and delivery, do expect a lot of small and large invoices. If I had a question about a dollar amount, the hospital billing department worked it through with me. Review Date: April 2012

  • Birth Survey 2012

    REVIEW: I can't imagine a better hospital. The staff are so helpful and understanding. After birth, they taught me immense amounts about how to care for a baby. It felt lime an immersion course, which I needed desperately. In addition, the doctors are top notch. It has one of the best NICUs in the country, which means phenomenal care if your wee one needs it. And the views! We lucked out by getting the window side of a double room. It has an enormous wall-sized window overlooking the east river. So you can sit by the window nursing your newborn watching the river flow and the boats pass. All covered by insurance! And I should mention that there was no wait for a room, but that may just be luck as to whether others go into labor just before you. INSURANCE ISSUES: Yes. Excellent on their end. Review Date: April 2012

  • Birth Survey 2012

    REVIEW: I had a wonderful experience at Cornell Presbyterian in April 2011. The staff was great and really helped the scary transition into parenthood. I found everyone knowledgeable and caring. I had a natural birth (non-C section) and was happy to get a few nights sleep while my son was safely in the care of the nursery. I would suggest doing this. Take the first 2 nights and sleep without the stress of watching the baby every second. I didn't breastfeed (which is something they do push but once you say please feed him formula - they will respect your wishes) INSURANCE ISSUES: Review Date: April 2012

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    I had every doctor but her during my delivery but it was fine. I think Weill is a fantastic hospital - L&D nurses were fabulous and if I were to have another baby I'd definitely have one at Cornell. (December, 2010)

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    I gave birth at Cornell and loved it. Truly, the quality of hospital's postpartum care really depends on the nurses. I found that at Cornell, if you treat these tired, overworked, overloaded nurses with the respect they deserve, they will not only take care of you, but dote on you. I mention that only because a few of my roommates were jaw-droppingly rude to the nurses and I found that while their needs were absolutely attended to, the nurses bristled (as they should have). Not implying that you'd be rude, just wanted to underscore that the nurses can make or break your postpartum experience, and there doing the little things that make them feel appreciated will result in a far superior visit. Plus, they really work so hard and deserve all of the little things they get! (December, 2010)

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    I was not impressed with the antepartum staff at Weill--I was with them the night of the induction. I was having extremely painful contractions (60 - 90 sec apart) three hours after they inserted the cervidil and was bleeding everywhere, yet the nurse kept insisting I wasn't in labor. This continued for another hour, and my husband finally screamed for a doctor. When the doctor came in, she confirmed that I was 3cm and in active labor! Because of that, I didn't call my doula in time and she ended up getting there right as I was getting the epidural (couldn't withstand the induction pain...or that's what I tell myself :). The L&D staff was AMAZING, though. Loved the nurses over there. Once I got to L&D, it was really a great experience. After the birth, we had a private room, which was nice. I found the nurses and doctors in the ward to be wonderful as well. I did NOT, however, like the lactation consultants. One of them told me I could never breastfeed because I had flat nipples, and forced a bottle of formula on me. Long story short--I ended up successfully breastfeeding my son for 11 months. I was so successful at it, that my son was in the 101% for height and weight. (December, 2010)

 

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