It's tricky to review a hospital because if you need it, it's not like you really have ALL that…read moremany options to choose from. Such is the case with the Children's Hospital. We started a very long day at the other local ER before they transferred us to the Children's Hospital for my son's injured arm. We arrived here around 1:30 or 2pm on a Sunday so we figured it would probably be busy but didn't really have any other options since non-pediatric ERs don't have the right setup or expertise for dealing with young kids. The waiting room for the children's ER was honestly horrible. There were parts of the ceiling not fully in place and half the lights seemed to be out, or it's just incredibly poorly lit. It also didn't really appear that they clean or sanitize the waiting room much(if ever); we saw zero cleaners come through during our 6 hour stay. The wait itself was not great, we waited an hour or more to get an X-ray, then an hour or more to get put in a room, then at least two hours before the doctor came back with a diagnosis and treatment. Lots of waiting, mostly in that awful waiting room, but I will say the staff both at ER check in and the nurses and doctors and x-Ray techs were all very kind and helpful and professional. I think it was just the way an ER is on a Sunday- busy and a little overwhelmed. The bathrooms are shared with the regular ER at Wellstar MCG and were nasty nasty. I was glad my son was at least in diapers and didn't have to deal with that. I wish they'd sanitize the waiting room. We all ended up with a nasty bout of Norovirus after the visits so bring extra soap and hand sanitizer and activities for young kids that involve minimal touching of surfaces.

I've taken my nephew, niece, and daughter here, and every time, the experience has been amazing…read more They make you feel at home and that they truly care about your child. My niece was the only one that had to get admitted, and it was scary, but we prayed, and God blessed us with amazing doctors and nurses and wouldn't go anywhere else. I recommend bringing your kids here.

As a veteran I am usually just grateful to have healthcare, so coming on here to write this review…read moreis saying a lot. I've been to two VA hospital in other states and this Facility is by far the worst. It's so bad you can't even get in Contact with the patient advocate. You at either waiting for months for an appointment or in pain in the ER waiting for hours. There is very little compassion within this facility.

I've been a patient here for about 2.5 yrs. I just left a positive review on their podiatry office…read morebut I just wanted to say that I've also been to their MRI office, their pain management office and their emergency room. I was super impressed with their MRI office and their pain management office; extremely professional and quick. My experience at the ER was very good but I wasn't able to get in and out as quickly as I wanted and it was CRAZY cold in the waiting area (many of us were given blankets) and I don't normally mind the cold but this was beyond what I've experienced before. It took me 2 hours to get seen, get prescriptions and get out. That said, I was seen by Dr Mah after only 65 mins which was pretty good for an ER figuring I only had painful sinusitis so I was low in terms of priority. Dr Ma was very nice and told me to wait in the waiting area for my prescription paperwork. The thing that got me was I had to go up to the desk 40 mins after leaving Dr Ma's office to get action on my prescription paperwork. I'm not sure much longer I would've been there if I hadn't done that. Luckily I did so I was out in 2 hours. I had to go back in for a meningitis concern on a Saturday which either meant going back to the VA's ER or a MedStop and I chose the MedStop which was a good choice as I was in/out in 20 mins with prescriptions in hand. I still give the VA hospital (both downtown and uptown locations) a FIVE STAR rating b/c my overall experience has been phenomenal in the past 2.5 years.