I had day surgery there. The nurses, staff and facilities were all amazing. If you've ever had day…read moresurgery before you know how important the nursing staff are and they are all amazing at this hospital.

The name Emory definitely is not what it once was. This is not Clifton Road. Do not mistakenly…read moreassume you will receive the same quality of care at this location. You almost certainly won't. I have trusted Emory Johns Creek multiple times with imaging, and they continue to fail me. One time, the technician failed to take my allergy to contrast seriously. It was quite unfortunate seeing my clear bad reaction shrugged off, rather than... I don't know, following proper procedure and getting a doctor to evalute me? Most recently, the highly incompetent staff provided me an inaccurate estimate for my pre-payment amount. I am currently owed $125 by Emory and they have not provided this refund in a timely fashion. If you have to have anything done at Emory Johns Creek, please be careful with pre-paying. I know I personally will never pre-pay for another procedure within the Emory medical system after this nightmare of trying to obtain a refund of cash I am clearly owed.

I want to take a moment to thank the staff at Northside Hospital Gwinnett, especially the PC Unit…read more1200. First, I want to recognize the Emergency Room staff. They were prompt and immediately saw about my mother, Miss Dennis, and made sure she was admitted and received the attention she needed. In moments like that, quick action means everything to a family. I also want to recognize the attending physician, Dr. Herschel W. Smith, who admitted my mother to the PC Unit. He was amazing. He saw the need for immediate care and made sure my mother was taken care of and placed where she needed to be. His attention and action made a real difference for our family. One nurse stood out the most -- Nurse Charlize. She truly understood her assignment. During a very stressful time while my mother was being cared for, I had many questions and a lot of emotions. Even when there were things she could not answer because she wasn't the doctor, she reassured me and helped calm my spirit. She listened, not just as a nurse but as a compassionate human being. I was even able to share some personal things that were weighing on me, and she took the time to hear me. That kind of care matters more than people realize. I have been a private nurse in the state of Georgia for 26 years and have worked with many families, including some of the wealthiest in Buckhead. I left that work to care for my own mother, and I know firsthand that true caregiving requires passion, patience, and heart. Nurse Charlize showed all of those qualities. To the doctors, I apologize if my frustration showed. I just wished I had understood more about my mother's condition sooner rather than waiting many hours for answers. But I appreciate that the team continued working toward the best care. Moments like these reveal people's character. When someone is frustrated, it takes a special person not to respond with the same energy. Nurse Charlize handled everything with professionalism and grace. Thank you, Northside, for caring not only for my mother but also for the family standing beside the patient. That compassion matters. -- Author M. Clark

11/12/2025: Consultation with Dr. Bruner for accidents that left my entire upper-back in constant…read morepain, bicep & wrist weakness, numb & tingly fingers. MRI showed 4 cervical herniated discs, but he recommended 1-level fusion (since he's performed ~4000 fusions & ~40 ADRs). Being young and otherwise healthy, I'm anti-fusion and advocated for artificial disc replacement. Unsure if Dr. Bruner is biased/had outdated information, but he assured me that fusion DOESN'T limit mobility & that FDA only approves of 1-level ADR [untrue]. To my distaste, Dr. Bruner downplayed the difficulty of performing each surgery & mentioned how surgery makes him money. I don't play about my pain and health issues, so he eventually agreed to do ADR on my C5-6 *emphasis on C5-6* 12/18/2025 Surgery Day: I arrived at Northside 9:30am and was in pre-op for HOURS hooked up to dilaudid IV, then Dr. Bruner walks into my room saying "Ready to replace C6-7? If I cannot access C6-7 to replace, can I do a fusion there instead?" I rejected the fusion and replied "I thought we were only replacing C5-6". He checks his notes then said "Oh, you're right. I usually don't apologize but I'm sorry." Ultimately, Dr. Bruner canceled my surgery b/c my "MRI was too old" (which he should've mentioned AT LAST MONTH'S CONSULTATION), ordered me to get new MRI, and wanted to reschedule surgery to next week. Once again, Dr. Bruner suggested that I be "open-minded to fusion" & mentioned gladly performing my surgery b/c it is easy and will put money into his pockets. I urged the importance of doing my surgery soon since the new year was approaching, meaning I would have different health insurance (Kaiser Permanente) and would have to restart the whole process again. He promised that if I get ADR surgery at Emory (under KP), he would refer me to trusted fellow neurosurgeons. I left the hospital at 4:30pm after SEVEN HOURS of NOTHING. My boyfriend was also there and witnessed this ordeal. 12/24/2025: Scheduler called me to reschedule surgery date and got annoyed that I was hesitant to follow through after my TERRIBLE experience with Dr. Bruner. Her tone was like I should be grateful that Dr. Bruner is willing to take time out of his Christmas vacation to operate on me AS IF IT WASN'T HIS FAULT IN THE FIRST PLACE. 1/2026: I chose the Emory route but Dr. Bruner refused to refer me to an Emory surgeon, lol who would've thought! TLDR: RUN !!! I've been in-and-out of doctors' offices for the past 4 years, and this is BY FAR the WORST healthcare experience I've EVER had. Dr. Bruner lives up to the negative neurosurgeon stereotypes (derogatory), Advanced Neurosurgery Associate front-desk lady is rude, surgery scheduler is rude. If helping people makes you miserable, then get another job! Only Toni the PA and the medsurg tech were pleasant.

Fast forward 5 years to NEGMC Braselton and what a difference in the quality of care and attention…read moregiven here at the hospital. 5 yrs ago, this place was brand new and I was dealing with my mother who is ill and passed away in 2021 this place was not up and going yet and the experience in the ER was shockingly unacceptable. April 22, five years later, I live in Winder now and I had a heart attack and my son took me to Winder Hospital where they didn't have a heart surgeon available. I was rushed over here to Braselton to the ER for emergency surgery and then spent the last three days in ICU, recovering from an unexpected heart attack and experience. I never thought I would have to go through. The staff here has been phenomenal. From the surgery by Dr Patel to the nurses who care for me for three days I had unbelievable care, my day nurse Deborah was outstanding and having never spent time in intensive care. They made it as pleasant as could be. Having met my first major medical issue in years, I thought it necessary to give this hospital a a review from the patient's side, not from a caregiver side, which is a totally different perspective. From being loaded in the ambulance and Winder and Durban over here that only was the Winder staff on point and supportive, the ambulance, driver and support in the back was comforting, and kept me calm, to the welcoming at the ER and finding my way to awaiting surgeons standing in the hallway to perform emergency surgery, I remained comfortable, the staff, and I wish I could name them. All allowed me to get through this experience to a quick recovery that I cannot be more appreciative of. And although I haven't got the bill, which will probably put me back in the hospital. I was reminded each time they ripped hair for to put new sticky pads on that. This was a free wax job, if losing a few hairs was the worst part of the process. I think I can live with that. Thank you all for a fantastic job. Most appreciative and humbled.!!!

This E.R. has a rogue "nurse" (who evidently goes by the name of "DJ"). She identified herself as…read morea "nurse" (but I honestly don't know what her "title" really was). She kept coming into my room and severely criticizing the doctor who was in charge of me. She made all sorts of crazy claims about him, and she really wanted me to know how bad of a person AND a doctor that he was. I was shocked. I liked the doctor. He was very thorough, friendly, and professional. Yet all afternoon she would come in telling me that "he was ignoring (me)", that she "was left alone to care for me", (and much worse) etc. She also told me horrible things about the hospital, and their management. She repeated her "ranting visits" for hours. I felt like I was in that movie "Misery", stuck there...with this angry woman. Her bizarre behaviors and angry comments were very disturbing (needless to say). I was already in pain, and she added a lot of unnecessary stress and anxiety to my "visit". I have called the hospital several times over the past week about what happened, but they haven't returned ONE of my calls.

Everyone at this hospital is so KIND and nice! The doctors and staff are incredibly exceptional,…read moresupportive, caring, and super knowledgeable. I mean everyone from the security guards, nursing staff, janitorial staff, and folks working in the cafeteria are the most helpful people I have ever encountered. Walk down the hall, can I help you find something? Here, I'll walk you there! They really take good care of you. Super happy with the level of care my mom is receiving.

This is a review of the abysmal parking process. We had to drop off items for a friend who was…read moreunexpectedly hospitalized. When we tried to leave the exit gate was malfunctioning and we were in a long line. I tried calling the hospital and they put me through to a 3rd party parking service vendor that didn't answer the phone and their vm box was full and couldn't take messages. It took at least a half hour to exit.

I grabbed lunch from here The food is really good…read moreThe smoothies are so fresh & 10/10 During my surgery here, everything went well For now we get food from the Cafe

Recently went there as I was diagnosed with Pneumonia. 7 day stay that shouldn't have taken that…read morelong if they had been monitoring the fluid build up in my lungs. This caused a need for surgery and unnecessary pain from being on air, breathing from one lung. Half of the nurses I had were either incompetent, non empathetic, narcissistic, or just plain evil. There were some really good ones, but you never kept the same nurse more than twice so you couldn't get a repertoire with them. Will never go back after my check ups are done. Cannot recommend anyone else go out of choice either.