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Desert Regional Medical Center

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LocationPalm Springs, CA
PhoneView contact info

Bariatric Surgeons believe to have
operated at this hospital:

    Bobby Bhasker-Rao M.D., F.A.C.S.

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Number of Contributors: 8

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: Rebecca S. (Posted on November 15, 2008)
Overall Value: Excellent Oversized Equipped: Good Oversized Sensitive: Excellent
Multi Security: Excellent Privacy: Excellent Pain Medication: Good
Quiet: Excellent Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Excellent
How Selected: The surgery is affiliated with this hospital and my insurance would only allow this hospital
Posted by: Sarah V. (Posted on August 1, 2008)
Overall Value: Excellent Oversized Equipped: Excellent Oversized Sensitive: Excellent
Multi Security: Excellent Privacy: Excellent Pain Medication: Good
Quiet: Good Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Excellent
Parking: Good
How Selected: I was an employee there.
Competitors: It is an excellent hospital
Posted by: Kasie D. (Posted on May 20, 2008)
Overall Value: Excellent Oversized Equipped: Excellent Oversized Sensitive: Excellent
Multi Security: Excellent Privacy: Excellent Pain Medication: Excellent
Quiet: Average Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Good
Parking: Good
Posted by: Jennifer G. (Posted on May 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: Excellent
Posted by: Cheryl K. (Posted on March 16, 2008)
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: Excellent
How Selected: Dr. Bobby Bhasker-Rao uses this facility
Competitors: Excellent staff, great people and communications
Comments: I had a ver positive experience with especially caring and supportive staff.
Posted by: Jessica C. (Posted on December 15, 2007)
Overall Value: Excellent Oversized Equipped: Good Oversized Sensitive: Excellent
Multi Security: Excellent Privacy: Good Pain Medication: Excellent
Quiet: Average Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Excellent
Parking: Excellent
How Selected: It's the best here in the valley and that is also where my surgeon does his magic!!
Comments: The staff was wonderful.. They had no problem helping me at any time.. That little call button was at my fingers tips for the whole first day, and they didn't mind...
Posted by: Barbara A. (Posted on August 25, 2005)
Overall Value: Excellent Oversized Equipped: Good Oversized Sensitive: Excellent
Multi Security: Excellent Privacy: Excellent Pain Medication: Excellent
Quiet: Good Visiting: Good Staff Responsive: Excellent
Parking: Excellent
How Selected: My surgeon works thru this hospital, what a great choice. Almost every detail about them is ECELLENT. Both my son and myself had surgery the same day.
Competitors: I compared with Fountain Valley Regional which is where my daghter had her surgery last year 3/2004. Night and day differance. This hospital was classy all the way! Nurses were super great did not have one thing to complain about.
Comments: I had some bleeding complications and stayed in ICU overnight, they were so good with me I felt very safe. And lets face it when your in their hands its very important to feel your getting the right attention.
Posted by: Kimberly P. (Posted on April 30, 2005)
Overall Value: Good Oversized Equipped: Good Oversized Sensitive: Good
Multi Security: Excellent Privacy: Excellent Pain Medication: Good
Quiet: Good Visiting: Good Staff Responsive: Good
Parking: Average
How Selected: This is the hospital that my orthopedica and bariatric surgeon work out of, I also work for a cardiologist that works out of this hospital
Competitors: Very clean, attractive and I feel that it is one of the best in the whole area
 


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