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An Example of What a Community Hospital Should Be This past week I spent 4 days in Columbus Community Hospital. I was there for a severe upper respiratory infection. I was only admitted through luck, spelled God intervention. I had been seriously ill for about 2 weeks, had been to two different ER’s to be told that I was not sick enough to be in the hospital. However, God intervened to put Dr. Robert Katz of Bluebonnet Trails in my path. Dr. Katz had me admitted to Columbus Community Hospital on Friday, July 12th. First about the hospital, well maintained, great staff, efficient and excellent food. Now, about the care, it was first rate. For 3 days, as luck would have it, I had the same nursing crews’ day shift and night shift. They were first of all compassionate, professional and caring. They knew I was hurting and did all they could to make me comfortable. I wish to single out one nurse, my night nurse Sharon, for special recognition. I have had good nurses before but Sharon reminds me of the care I get from my wife, my daughter or got from my mom.
Care from the Drs. Katz and David Neisner could not have been better. They were thorough, compassionate and always searching for the underlying cause of my illness.
Finally, Columbus Community Hospital is what every small home town hospital needs to be: well-run, compassionate, know who you are serving (your neighbors not some corporate pocketbook) and well maintained facility.
How do I know what is right? I was a business man/small business owner for over 40 years. More importantly, I live in Fayette County where we learned the hard way how not to do it.
Thank you Columbus Community Hospital and staff !!
God Bless You!
William T. Koenig West Point
