Good Sam or Southside

Im deciding where I would want to deliver
Pros/Cons

Im more interested in visiting hours for dad/grandparents/all others

Can the baby stay with you all day?
Private room??

General care...

TIA

Message edited 11/28/2007 7:07:22 PM.

Re: Good Sam or Southside

southside is has a brand new maternity ward. The rooms are bigger too.

I like southside but if my only choice was good sam, i would not be disappointed either.

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At Southside as of May (7 months ago) the baby is not with you all day. but you can have the baby in with you as long as you want. You can request a private room and I totally recommend that you do. The fee is $125 a night but it's worth every last penny.

they were working on having the babies stay the night but I dont; know where that stands. You can call and they will tell you. They also give tours on Saturdays. Call and put your name on the list. You can take a tour whenever you want.

i was very pleased with my stay at southside.

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I stayed at southside. I really liked it. The baby was with me all day and the visiting hours were great. Started at 12 and they let everyone stay until 8 or 10. The afternoon I had the baby, everyone was there until 12 a.m.

Private rooms were $125.00 a night.

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I had my son at Good Sam and loved everything about it. I had a private room. The baby was with me all day /night long. There were times that I put him back into the nursery by choice though. DH was allowed all day long. He was with me from around 9AM until 10:30 PM each day and no one said anything to us.
The nurses were expectional on the Labor & Delivery floor and I also found the nurses on the PP floor to be very attentive and helpful.
Also, I am a clean freak and I found Good Sam to be VERY clean and the cleaning person was in often to clean the bathroom, remove the trash and make sure everything was perfect.

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Loved SouthSide great visitng hours, practically all day and evening. Hubby stayed as long as he wanted with no real issue. It is newer and clean. I also reccommend a private room. I had no complaints!

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My friend just gave birth at Good Sam in May and she had a private room, the baby was with her as long as she wanted and they were great with the visiting.
Personally, I would opt for Good Sam, I just get a better overall vibe there - Southside kind of creeps me out...not sure why.

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I delivered at SS in July & loved it. The nurses were exceptional; the maternity ward is brand new & the rooms are big & they have 10 private rooms (I think GS only has 1). The baby can stay w/ you all night if you like & the nurses obviously help you around the clock if you have q's about nursing/feeding/bathing, anything. They weren't really strict w/ visiting hours...we sometimes had people from 12-9 or so. DH could come/go as he pleased.

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I vote Southside only b/c I used to work there...and I know the maternity ward is brand new and the nurses are really nice!

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I had a fantastic experience at Good Sam. Everyone we encountered every step of the way went above and beyond.

Also - and this is JMO, I loved having a roommate! We cried together, laughed together and helped each other out. Personally, I wouldn't have wanted a private room.