Brenda Mccomb
Jul 2026
The nurse to patient ratio was horrible. One nurse was in charge of too many patients at one time. There were days when there were no nurse aides working, which delayed patients being tended to in a timely manner. There was way too much noise in the hallways. When some of the physicians and nurse practitioners came in to see my mom, they spoke way too fast, asking question after question when my mom was alone (who is elderly, had undergone surgery, and was on way too many pain medications) could not understand or even comprehend what they were talking to her about. She was agitated and hallucinating from having no sleep and the narcotics and opioid. Thank God, my mother doesn't remember going to the hospital little lone even being there or what she was there for. My father and I on the other hand remember the whole horrible ordeal very well. The communication between the physicians and nursing staff was horrendous (not really sure why they do patient rounding because I don't feel they communicated at all). My mother had some great nurses and nurse aides, but others were not so great. Her telemetry nurses that were great were Kelsey, Brenda, Brittany, and Mel. The PCU nurses that were great were Shanel, Cheyenne, and Becky. Her surgeon Dr. Lee was absolutely outstanding. I would recommend her surgical expertise anytime. Dr. Lee's personality, bedside manner, and overall concern for her patient was the best I had ever experienced from a physician and I've worked in the medical field for 35 years and have worked with many many physicians. It was a real pain when only one elevator was working in the main area of the hospital. Right now, I give McLaren Lapeer an F, Dr. Lee and A++, and the nurses I mentioned an A.
