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Del Sol Medical Center

Feedback posted by the public

LocationEl Paso, TX
PhoneView contact info

Bariatric Surgeons believe to have
operated at this hospital:

    Jorge Acosta, MD
    Bruce Applebaum, M.D.
    Michael Lara, MD

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Number of Contributors: 9

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:
  1. How would you rate its overall value? (“Overall Value”)
  2. How well equipped was the hospital to handle overweight patients? (“Oversized Equipped”)
  3. How sensitive was the staff to the needs of overweight patients? (“Oversized Sensitive”)
  4. 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”)
  5. How much privacy did you feel the hospital gave you? (“Privacy”)
  6. How responsive did you feel the hospital was in giving you pain medications? (“Pain Medications”)
  7. How restfully quiet did you find your experience? (“Quiet”)
  8. How accommodating was the hospital in allowing visitors to see you? (“Visiting”)
  9. How responsive do you feel the staff was in helping you with your general needs during your stay? (“Staff Responsive”)
  10. How would you rate the parking accomodations? (“Parking”)
  11. How did you select this hospital? (“How Selected”)
  12. How would you compare this hospital to others that you have been to? (“Competitors”)
  13. What other comments do you have about this hospital? (“Comments”)
Posted by: Lorraine S. (Posted on July 15, 2008)
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: Average
How Selected: I had another family member that went to have the same surgery here at Del Sol
Competitors: I dont think I could considering this was the first time ever really dealing with my weight on a serious level.
Comments: I really loved my Doctor and he really cared about his patients. I think that I would defintely tell a friend.
Posted by: Lala J. (Posted on February 6, 2008)
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
How Selected: This is where he preformed his surgeries
Competitors: Clean, and the staff was excellent
Comments: Professional staff
Posted by: Dana C. (Posted on January 13, 2008)
Overall Value: Good Oversized Equipped: Good Oversized Sensitive: Excellent
Multi Security: Average Privacy: Good Pain Medication: Excellent
Quiet: Average Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Good
Parking: Poor
How Selected: where doctor practices
Competitors: seems better than other hospitals I have been to locally
Posted by: Belem G. (Posted on August 21, 2007)
Overall Value: Excellent Oversized Equipped: Excellent Oversized Sensitive: Good
Multi Security: Excellent Privacy: Excellent Pain Medication: Excellent
Quiet: Excellent Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Excellent
Parking: Good
How Selected: It was the only hospital that I knew of that would do the surgery. Till later on I found out others do it also. But I was happy with Dr. Acosta and his staff. So I decided to stay with Del Sol.
Competitors: This was my first time staying in a hospital. The staff was wounderful.
Comments: I just want to say that the staff at Del Sol was great to me. They were all so kind. It made my experience wounderful. Thank You All!!
Posted by: Kelly P. (Posted on March 11, 2007)
Overall Value: Excellent Oversized Equipped: Good Oversized Sensitive: Good
Multi Security: Excellent Privacy: Excellent Pain Medication: Excellent
Quiet: Excellent Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Excellent
Parking: Excellent
Posted by: Nancy A. (Posted on March 1, 2007)
Overall Value: Good Oversized Equipped: Excellent Oversized Sensitive: Good
Multi Security: Good Privacy: Excellent Pain Medication: Average
Quiet: Average Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Average
Parking: Average
How Selected: I selected this hospital by what the insurance covered.
Competitors: I would of rather had the surgery on Providence or Sierra where the Dr. had recomended. Since the insurance did not cover those hospitals I ended up on Del Sol
Comments: It took a while for them to respond my needs.
Posted by: M R. (Posted on November 26, 2006)
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: Del Sol Medical Center is my network hospital for my health insurance.
Competitors: It is an excellent facility next to my hometown hospital, Lovelace.
Comments: I liked the treatment and my surgery was a success!
Posted by: Alonso R. (Posted on April 4, 2006)
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
Posted by: Cynthia P. (Posted on May 12, 2005)
Parking: Average
How Selected: After researching bariatric doctors, I chose the Bariatric Center at Del Sol because they offer the patients more than the other Bariatric center in El Paso.
Competitors: I would give this hospital an exceptional rating compared to others in the area.
 


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