Blount Memorial Hosptial

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Location	Maryville, TN
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Bariatric Surgeons believe to have operated at this hospital: Stephen G. Boyce, M.D. Mark A. Colquitt, MD FACS Jonathan Ray, MD

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Number of Contributors: 22

WARNING: Does this hospital have less than 25 reviews? If so, don't let a small sample size bias you.
Subjective reviews below are relayed merely as a partial and incomplete research tool.

Survey Questions:

How would you rate its overall value? (“Overall Value”)
How well equipped was the hospital to handle overweight patients? (“Oversized Equipped”)
How sensitive was the staff to the needs of overweight patients? (“Oversized Sensitive”)
How safe did you feel that the hospital was well equipped enough to handle any medical emergency that might arise during your stay there? (“Multi Security”)
How much privacy did you feel the hospital gave you? (“Privacy”)
How responsive did you feel the hospital was in giving you pain medications? (“Pain Medications”)
How restfully quiet did you find your experience? (“Quiet”)
How accommodating was the hospital in allowing visitors to see you? (“Visiting”)
How responsive do you feel the staff was in helping you with your general needs during your stay? (“Staff Responsive”)
How would you rate the parking accomodations? (“Parking”)
How did you select this hospital? (“How Selected”)
How would you compare this hospital to others that you have been to? (“Competitors”)
What other comments do you have about this hospital? (“Comments”)

Posted by:	Brad S. (Posted on November 3, 2007)
Overall Value:	Excellent	Oversized Equipped:	Good	Oversized Sensitive:	Excellent
Multi Security:	Good	Privacy:	Good	Pain Medication:	Excellent
Quiet:	Good	Visiting:	Excellent	Staff Responsive:	Good
Parking:	Good
How Selected:	Tru my Doctor.
Competitors:	It compares to them smaller than some as large as others but the staff was GREAT!!!!
Comments:	They took good care of me and checked on me often to make sure i was comfortable.

Posted by:	Lydia F. (Posted on September 21, 2007)
Overall Value:	Excellent	Oversized Equipped:	Excellent	Oversized Sensitive:	Excellent
Multi Security:	Excellent	Privacy:	Good	Pain Medication:	Good
Quiet:	Good	Visiting:	Excellent	Staff Responsive:	Excellent
Parking:	Average
How Selected:	This was hospital where my doctor worked out of

Posted by:	Norma M. (Posted on August 22, 2007)
Overall Value:	Excellent	Oversized Equipped:	Excellent	Oversized Sensitive:	Excellent
Multi Security:	Excellent	Privacy:	Excellent	Pain Medication:	Excellent
Quiet:	Excellent	Visiting:	Excellent	Staff Responsive:	Excellent
Parking:	Excellent
How Selected:	This was the hospital my doctor, Dr. Ray used.
Competitors:	I think it would compare with any other hospital that I have used.
Comments:	The staff was very nice to me in every way. The only problem I had was that they did not clean my bathroom daily.

Posted by:	Joni G. (Posted on July 28, 2007)
Overall Value:	Good	Oversized Equipped:	Good	Oversized Sensitive:	Good
Multi Security:	Good	Privacy:	Good	Pain Medication:	Good
Quiet:	Good	Visiting:	Good	Staff Responsive:	Good
Parking:	Good
How Selected:	The Dr did

Posted by:	Carl R. (Posted on November 20, 2006)
Overall Value:	Excellent	Oversized Equipped:	Excellent	Oversized Sensitive:	Excellent
Multi Security:	Excellent	Privacy:	Excellent	Pain Medication:	Excellent
Quiet:	Good	Visiting:	Excellent	Staff Responsive:	Excellent
Parking:	Good
How Selected:	Only hospital in town. I have visited hospitals in nearby Knoxville and they are okay but I feel like they do not even compare, .

Posted by:	Harold M. (Posted on July 13, 2005)
Overall Value:	Excellent	Oversized Equipped:	Excellent	Oversized Sensitive:	Excellent
Multi Security:	Excellent	Privacy:	Excellent	Pain Medication:	Excellent
Quiet:	Excellent	Visiting:	Excellent	Staff Responsive:	Good
Parking:	Excellent
How Selected:	This is the hospital that my surgeon uses.

Posted by:	Derrick R. (Posted on March 13, 2005)
Overall Value:	Excellent	Oversized Equipped:	Excellent	Oversized Sensitive:	Excellent
Multi Security:	Excellent	Privacy:	Excellent	Pain Medication:	Excellent
Quiet:	Excellent	Visiting:	Good	Staff Responsive:	Excellent
Parking:	Excellent
How Selected:	this is the only one my doctor uses.
Competitors:	the best nursing staff in the world, always a RN checking on you . and she was very experinced with WLS.
Comments:	i just can not tell you all how wonderful this hospital is, nursing staff is just wonderful even their house keepers are very sweet i would so recomend them to anyone it would so be worth the drive

Posted by:	John T. (Posted on October 26, 2004)
Overall Value:	Good	Oversized Equipped:	Good	Oversized Sensitive:	Good
Multi Security:	Good	Privacy:	Excellent	Pain Medication:	Excellent
Quiet:	Good	Visiting:	Excellent	Staff Responsive:	Excellent
Parking:	Average
How Selected:	I had to go to a hospital and Dr. that took my insurance combo.
Comments:	One nurse was GREAT, the other was ok. Dr. Reisser and Blount Memorial are both great. I have recomended them and continue to do so.

Posted by:	Wanette L. (Posted on August 2, 2004)
Overall Value:	Excellent	Oversized Equipped:	Good	Oversized Sensitive:	Excellent
Multi Security:	Excellent	Privacy:	Excellent	Pain Medication:	Excellent
Quiet:	Good	Visiting:	Excellent	Staff Responsive:	Excellent
Parking:	Excellent
How Selected:	It is the closest hospital to my home and Dr Ray and Dr Colquitt practice at this hospital
Competitors:	Blount is very personal in their care with their patients, more so then any other hospital I have found in this area.
Comments:	Blount was absolutely wonderful. From surgery to my private room every nurse and staff member trated me like I was the only patient there. I wouldlike to say a special thank you to Kari and Brenda my daytime nurses and to Melissa and Rosie my night time nurses, they were excellent and again they treated me like I was the only patient on the floor. I would recommend Blount Memorial to anyone considering having this surgery.

Posted by:	Kara D. (Posted on December 3, 2003)
Overall Value:	Good	Oversized Equipped:	Good	Oversized Sensitive:	Excellent
Multi Security:	Excellent	Privacy:	Average	Pain Medication:	Excellent
Quiet:	Average	Visiting:	Excellent	Staff Responsive:	Excellent
Parking:	Excellent
How Selected:	Surgeon's choice
Competitors:	Better than most
Comments:	I think the fourth floor bariatrics team is great. Very funny and caring staff. What I did NOT like was the nurse that came up to help from a different floor to try to help with the night shift. When I got up for my walk she attached the bag that goes to the catheter to her smock. Then she started to run off somewhere...with my bag...it was still in my bladder at the time. I had a few choice words for the crazy woman. Other than that, the staff was great. With the exception of the two women (not nurses) that come around when your fixing to be discharged and try to bath you and give you stuff. I found them to be very rude and offensive. I don't know if they were having a bad day or what, but they were very short. In my opinion, they do not need to be working with patients. My opinion of them was less than negative. I read the comments and don't understand what the heck people mean when they said that BM has horrible parking. I mean, gee, they have a garage and even little golf cart type-things that you can get brought to and from the front door with. Anyhow, I couldn't resist commenting on the parking.

Posted by:	Kellie S. (Posted on November 17, 2003)
Overall Value:	Excellent	Oversized Equipped:	Excellent	Oversized Sensitive:	Good
Multi Security:	Excellent	Privacy:	Excellent	Pain Medication:	Excellent
Quiet:	Good	Visiting:	Excellent	Staff Responsive:	Excellent
Parking:	Poor
How Selected:	This hospital was a preferred provider for BCBS Fed Employee Program and the hospital my physician works at.
Competitors:	I had an excellent experience. I had complications after my surgery (non surgery related) so had contact with numerous doctors and staff - everyone was fabulous!
Comments:	All staff but one were fabulous - very considerate of me and my entire family. Very responsive to my needs and took excellent care of me in the bariatric ward and in ICU.

Posted by:	Kellie S. (Posted on November 17, 2003)
Overall Value:	Excellent	Oversized Equipped:	Excellent	Oversized Sensitive:	Good
Multi Security:	Excellent	Privacy:	Excellent	Pain Medication:	Excellent
Quiet:	Good	Visiting:	Excellent	Staff Responsive:	Excellent
Parking:	Poor
How Selected:	This hospital was a preferred provider for BCBS Fed Employee Program and the hospital my physician works at.
Competitors:	I had an excellent experience. I had complications after my surgery (non surgery related) so had contact with numerous doctors and staff - everyone was fabulous!
Comments:	All staff but one were fabulous - very considerate of me and my entire family. Very responsive to my needs and took excellent care of me in the bariatric ward and in ICU.

Posted by:	Judith D. (Posted on November 16, 2003)
Overall Value:	Good	Oversized Equipped:	Good	Oversized Sensitive:	Good
Multi Security:	Good	Privacy:	Average	Pain Medication:	Excellent
Quiet:	Average	Visiting:	N/A	Staff Responsive:	Average
Parking:	Good
How Selected:	It was the one my surgeon used.
Competitors:	N/A
Comments:	Overall the hopital was good. There was one CNA who should not be working with the public. She was very rude and not at all helpful.

Posted by:	Barbara C. (Posted on November 11, 2003)
Overall Value:	Good	Oversized Equipped:	Excellent	Oversized Sensitive:	Good
Multi Security:	Excellent	Privacy:	Good	Pain Medication:	Good
Quiet:	Good	Visiting:	Excellent	Staff Responsive:	Good
Parking:	Excellent
How Selected:	Dr. Colquitt's hospital
Competitors:	Very good care and facilities
Comments:	Overall very good - a few nurses were a bit insensitive but they were the minority - most were excellent.

Posted by:	Joe D. (Posted on October 15, 2003)
Overall Value:	Good	Oversized Equipped:	Average	Oversized Sensitive:	Excellent
Multi Security:	Excellent	Privacy:	Average	Pain Medication:	Excellent
Quiet:	Average	Visiting:	Excellent	Staff Responsive:	Excellent
Parking:	Average
How Selected:	It was my surgeons hospital.
Competitors:	Small and modern.
Comments:	The nursing staff, all shifts, were wonderful in meeting my needs and taking care of me.

Posted by:	Teresa L. (Posted on September 9, 2003)
Overall Value:	Average	Oversized Equipped:	Good	Oversized Sensitive:	Excellent
Multi Security:	Average	Privacy:	Poor	Pain Medication:	Excellent
Quiet:	Very Poor	Visiting:	Excellent	Staff Responsive:	Excellent
Parking:	Poor
How Selected:	It was the hospital that the surgeon used.
Competitors:	It is very clean and the staff is very friendly.

Posted by:	Melissa B. (Posted on August 30, 2003)
Overall Value:	Good	Oversized Equipped:	Good	Oversized Sensitive:	Good
Multi Security:	Good	Privacy:	Excellent	Pain Medication:	Good
Quiet:	Good	Visiting:	Good	Staff Responsive:	Good
Parking:	Good
Comments:	My stay at the hospital was good. The only problem I had was that some of the staff seemed kind of short with some of the request that I made, etc...bandage leaking, helping up out of bed, placing the phone, water, etc within my reach. But for the most part, it was a good experience.

Posted by:	David C. (Posted on August 13, 2003)
Overall Value:	Excellent	Oversized Equipped:	Excellent	Oversized Sensitive:	Excellent
Multi Security:	Excellent	Privacy:	Excellent	Pain Medication:	Excellent
Quiet:	Excellent	Visiting:	Excellent	Staff Responsive:	Excellent
Parking:	Good

Posted by:	Jeanie (Posted on August 8, 2003)
Overall Value:	Good	Oversized Equipped:	Good	Oversized Sensitive:	Excellent
Multi Security:	Average	Privacy:	Excellent	Pain Medication:	Excellent
Quiet:	Average	Visiting:	Excellent	Staff Responsive:	Excellent
Parking:	Excellent
How Selected:	One of two local hospitals/surgeons who offer bariatric surgery.
Competitors:	Blount Memorial is smaller than some of the local hospitals, but the nursing care was very good. Dr. Nelson (ICU dr) was partially in charge of my case after I had to have a second operation for hernia repair and developed complications from that. He is a highly compitent dr and can get things done for the patient's benefit.
Comments:	The staff in all areas (CT, ER, X-Ray, Nursing, Cleaning, Physical Therapy) was very friendly, helpful and encouraging.

Posted by:	Lydia F. (Posted on July 6, 2003)
Overall Value:	Good	Oversized Equipped:	Good	Oversized Sensitive:	Good
Multi Security:	Good	Privacy:	Good	Pain Medication:	Good
Quiet:	Good	Visiting:	Good	Staff Responsive:	Good
Parking:	Poor
How Selected:	Blount Memorial is the hospital where my surgeon practices.
Competitors:	I found it just as good as any other.
Comments:	Liked having a private room but did not like sharing a bathroom.

Posted by:	Victoria C. (Posted on May 5, 2003)
Overall Value:	Good	Oversized Equipped:	Good	Oversized Sensitive:	Good
Multi Security:	Good	Privacy:	Average	Pain Medication:	Excellent
Quiet:	Good	Visiting:	Good	Staff Responsive:	Good
Parking:	Good
How Selected:	Went to seminar for Dr. Colquitt and this is the hospital he uses.
Competitors:	Comparable to other hospitals in town.

Posted by:	Ray T. (Posted on January 29, 2003)
Overall Value:	Good	Oversized Equipped:	Good	Oversized Sensitive:	Excellent
Multi Security:	Excellent	Privacy:	Poor	Pain Medication:	Excellent
Quiet:	Average	Visiting:	Excellent	Staff Responsive:	Excellent
Parking:	Excellent
How Selected:	Hospital is in the John Deere -Select list of providers
Comments:	I had an uneventful stay in the hospital. The staff was wonderful. The only two area that I would say they need improvements are in restfullness of patients and walkers. This hospital is very new at WLS and is still developing their program together. From a patient view I would say that the package is 97% there. The only problem I would say is they need walkers in the rooms. They want the patients to be up and walking around, which I did, but would have felt more comfortable if I had one on Monday. The restfullness of the room was really only an issue at night. It seemed that the lights in the hall was never lowered and the staff was dropping stuff all the time, and it sounded as if pretty big items were being dropped. As I said above, the overal rating would be good, as it is definately above average and not quite excellent.

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