Alyssa Andersen
Mar 2026
For sleep studies, this facility is too loud for sleep and the staff are not good with kids. We were sent here in December 2025 by a Rady physician, an appointment we waited months for. On arrival, the nurse complained to us about another patient, and apologized that we were assigned the "worst" room because my son (age 11) was the oldest admitted kid that night. It was next to a food prep facility with strong smells. Next to our door was a large metal double door (shared wall), and another large single door at the end of the hallway, both with steady streams of talking people. The test wires sometimes came off during my son's sleep. Twice when the largest door slammed and woke us, he was startled and ripped off the large plastic nostril/mouth cover while half-asleep. The staff kept telling us, "you're taking time away from our younger patients," and, "if this keeps up, we're going to have to ask you to leave." Our main nurse wore a bright blue light that shined right in my son's eyes when sensors needed fixing, and when my son said "ow," he responded, "I'm NOT hurting him," instead of investigating. I pointed out that a wire could be pulling his hair, and I fixed it myself gently. The staff always spoke loudly when in our room. It was a failed test without usable data (maybe 40 minutes the whole night). We were told the reviewing doctor waived his own fee in case it would help us recoup our costs from the Rady study. We next went to a different private facility that doesn't advertise as being for kids; they accepted our insurance, had rooms that were dark and quiet, the nurse whispered at all times, they fixed the sensors as needed with low ambient light AND without waking my kid, they used small wires at the nose and mouth instead of the plastic shield, and all the sensors fit better and were more comfortable. I would never recommend this Rady facility for a pediatric sleep study, especially compared to the other we tried.
