Batumi Medical Center

I want to say a huge thank you to all the staff of the psychiatric department for their hard work. Special thanks and immense gratitude to Dr. Miriani Makharadze for his humane attitude, high professionalism, help, and support in a difficult situation.

I want to leave my review; bad experiences are always shared, while good ones are forgotten. My experience was absolutely positive. I inhaled a sewing needle that got stuck in my throat, and I tried to remove it myself, but it was too deep. An ambulance was called. They arrived in just 5 minutes! They brought me to this center. In the reception area, there was no need to wait in the corridor; they immediately put me on the couch. The doctor came, and they didn’t see the needle in my throat, so they took me for an X-ray. It turned out the needle was already in my stomach. They did an ECG, connected the equipment, and the doctor said they would remove it under anesthesia. The entire preparation took about 10 minutes, and the nurses worked very quickly. They removed the needle. After waking up from anesthesia, I came to with a clear mind and had no sensations afterward. While I was waking up, the doctor went out to my husband in the corridor and explained everything that was done and that everything was fine. I am grateful to all the doctors and nurses for their work. As someone who has worked as a doctor in Russia, including in the reception area, I can say that everything was great. Thank you.

The hospital is good, but I had an unethical head doctor in the psychiatric department. He saw me and my husband, we were tourists from another country, and said they could only admit me for depression treatment for 350 lari per night. That's insane. At reception, they said they didn't know the price; the doctor was quoting it. Avoid that psychiatric department. They only want money. My local psychiatrist this time was an older man with a beard and a strong build. He didn't give me his name.

We paid 5,000 lari for the operation, although we should have paid 2,500. The doctor couldn't perform the operation, and called another doctor in the middle of the operation. The nurses were rude. A man felt ill in the middle of the night, and they didn't deign to come from the next room. When the man started crying and talking about how bad he felt, the nurses in the next room started mimicking broken Russian. I want to say that this money isn't worth it, and I wish the same for the nurses who are complete rude!

Everything was fine, we were covered by insurance. They admitted me at 12:10 a.m. and released me at 12:59 a.m., saying there was no fracture.

Neurosurgeons Guram Chakhvadze and Nugzar Gurgenidze are truly brilliant. They're true professionals, compassionate, wonderful, and meticulous. I had spinal surgery here, and the entire team was wonderful: the anesthesiologist, my surgeons, and my wonderful nurse, Keti, and the other girls who helped me walk in the first few days, fed me delicious food, and cared for me 24/7. I love you. Thank you so much 💕

Zura Bolkvadze and Giorgi Putkatadze (traumatologists).....💕 I want to express my gratitude and respect for these doctors, their professionalism and care not only for the outcome of the surgery but also their attention during treatment in the clinic is invaluable...💕 They gave hope and a goal to my desperate 77-year-old father, that he should walk on his own in three weeks.🫶🫶🫶 May the Lord bless you, right hands.. 🙏🙏 Wishing you endless success in your work and on your path..🙏🙏💕

A disgusting medical facility. I wouldn't wish it on anyone. I won't even mention the geriatrics: patients unable to care for themselves crawl on the floor when it suits the staff—they're simply tied to their beds and left there not for an hour or two, but until late at night, until it's time to take their pills. The food is absolute hell: tasteless porridge served from iron plates, soups mostly made of bread crumbs. Poor and lonely elderly people are forced to endure this. The medical staff in the geriatric ward, in my opinion, aren't trained in even the most basic things: it took two or three attempts to measure an elderly woman's blood pressure. For a long time, until a relative arrived, the woman lay on the bed with dry lips (obviously, the nurses don't examine or give water to bedridden patients), in a half-dead state: she didn't respond to sounds or touch. Until they called the nurse, who is the only one on the entire floor, no one lifted a finger. After an examination, it turned out that the woman's blood pressure was significantly low, her gaze was fixed on one spot, she didn't speak, and she couldn't call for help—the staff didn't care. Until a relative insisted on transferring the woman to the emergency room, no one would have thought of it. The orderlies, who are themselves almost 70 years old, allow themselves to yell at the elderly, whether they use physical force or not—I don't know, I haven't personally witnessed it. Furthermore, lice were found on a bedridden patient—the orderly, Di, responsible for washing the bedridden patients, took, I daresay, the shampoos provided by relatives home, and the next day claimed she couldn't remember where she put them and asked for new ones. The rooms themselves are extremely stuffy. The entire ward has one small TV hanging in the center, and a backgammon table. Idleness and constant lying on the bed can drive you even crazier. The mattresses are dirty and stained, but to their credit, the bed linens are washed.

It's absolute crap. A bunch of staff, no one does anything properly. They're blatantly trying to push unnecessary tests and open up a medical history for 400 lari. We came in with a leg injury. They gave us an X-ray for 60 lari, which we had to wait 30 minutes for at night, and even then we had to remind them when the clinic was empty. I highly recommend it.

May 15, 2025. My mother lost consciousness. They called an ambulance and brought us from the city to this hospital. First, they asked for 500 lari, saying they'd do tests, determine what was wrong, and treat her. I wasn't allowed to see her for 7-8 hours. During those 7-8 hours, they took tests and performed a catheterization of almost her entire body. None of the doctors came out or asked about the tests or catheterization. We screamed and pleaded for my mother to be released from the ward. Upon leaving, we were told we had to pay an additional 800 lari. They ran numerous unnecessary tests and catheterizations for an additional fee, without asking if we could pay. In the end, they couldn't determine what was wrong. When we asked, what was the doctors' outcome? The only answer was, "I DON'T KNOW." I definitely don't recommend this hospital. Don't get sick!