Kudos to OSF Medical Center

In the past month, I have had the unlucky opportunity to take my son to have outpatient tests done at OSF Medical Center twice. I am not a big fan of hospitals, as I have had some really bad experiences with other family members and worked in one for a few years. However, I was very surprised to actually enjoy my time at OSF, helped in large part by the free valet parking.

Yes, that is FREE Valet Parking. You pull into the garage and pull up to the drop off area and there are some very nice men who kindly help you get your kid, stroller, diaper bag, briefcase, coffee, and other paraphernalia out of your car and then kindly park it. For FREE. I am not aware of any other hospital that does this, but I am a big fan.

When I informed one of the doctors of how much I liked it, he said, "I think that is a service meant for old people." (Nice bedside manner.) Oh well, I think crazed mother at 6:30 a.m. qualifies for a little help. And, it's not like I took advantage of the golf-cart shuttles to admitting - I walked all by myself.

I will also say that everyone else was very helpful as well, particularly the personal escort from the waiting room to the examination room. The last time I was in a hospital, the crabby lady at admitting pointed generally to the left and said, "It's on 6."