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Good Samaritan Hospital

Feedback posted by the public

LocationLexington, KY

Bariatric Surgeons believe to have
operated at this hospital:

    Randall J. Bolar M.D.
    Josh Steiner, M.D.

Have you been a patient at this hospital?
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Number of Contributors: 12

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: Vickie R. (Posted on March 29, 2006)
Overall Value: Poor Oversized Equipped: Poor Oversized Sensitive: Average
Multi Security: Poor Privacy: Average Pain Medication: Poor
Quiet: Poor Visiting: Average Staff Responsive: Poor
Parking: Good
How Selected: This is the only hospital that my surgeon works out of.
Competitors: The staff that i had was lazy and my hubby had to do about everything for me. This has to be one of the worse i have ever stayed at......
Comments: The hospital rooms where nice.......but there was no warm water to take a shower........
Posted by: Suzanne G. (Posted on March 1, 2006)
Overall Value: Poor Oversized Equipped: Good Oversized Sensitive: Good
Multi Security: Poor Privacy: Excellent Pain Medication: Good
Quiet: Good Visiting: Good Staff Responsive: Poor
Parking: Good
How Selected: THis is where Dr. Bolar does his surgery
Competitors: I was very disappointed with the nursing care-
Comments: I was so disappointed with the nursing care, it was very neglient and unprofessional. However, this has been discussed with the proper people. I feel better about that.
Posted by: Deactivated Member (Posted on December 23, 2005)
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
Comments: Samaritan Hospital has the best nurses!!! I have never been treated so kindly in my life. I wish that Samaritan would find another surgeon, Dr. Bolar's patients seems to have many compilcations during and after surgery. If it had not been for the excellent nursing care that I received I would have died.
Posted by: Alfreda S. (Posted on March 22, 2005)
Overall Value: Good Oversized Equipped: Good Oversized Sensitive: Excellent
Multi Security: Excellent Privacy: Excellent Pain Medication: Excellent
Quiet: Excellent Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Average
Parking: Average
How Selected: This is where my surgeon performs and where my insurance approved me.
Competitors: Above average in helping me "overweight" feel human.
Comments: For the most part my stay was good. I had an excellant nurse the first day. From there on out my husband took care of me in the hospital. Everyone was always busy.
Posted by: Lori D. (Posted on February 8, 2005)
Overall Value: Poor Oversized Equipped: Poor Oversized Sensitive: Poor
Multi Security: Poor Privacy: Average Pain Medication: Poor
Quiet: Poor Visiting: N/A Staff Responsive: Very Poor
Parking: Poor
How Selected: Through doctor.
Competitors: Not comparable...
Comments: My stay was only 2 days but after my mother stayed there I have totally changed my mind. Nurses are understaffed. So much more and Staph is running rampant....."Fresh Bolars" that is the nickname of Dr. Bolar's patients used by hospital staff. How crazy?
Posted by: Pamela W. (Posted on September 12, 2004)
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: The physician that I chose used this hospital only.
Competitors: Just as good as any other hospital I would have chosen.
Comments: The hospital was very clean and the staff went out of their way to make you comfortable. They succeeded my expectations. They were wonderful.
Posted by: Vickey F. (Posted on September 11, 2004)
Overall Value: Average Oversized Equipped: Average Oversized Sensitive: Average
Multi Security: Average Privacy: Good Pain Medication: Poor
Quiet: Average Visiting: Good Staff Responsive: Poor
Parking: Average
How Selected: that's where the surgeon I chose does his surgeries
Competitors: can't compare...because I haven't ever had this type of surgery any where else before.
Comments: I am not real pleased with the care I was given. The worst was the first night in ICU. I was left unattentded for quite some time with the curtain drawn and no way to beep the nurse. They had a fan blowing directly on me and I was shivering for a long time. I was also in a lot of pain,before they came in to check on me. When I got to the room,the only time any one came to check on me other than when I beeped,was to take blood.
Posted by: Brandi B. (Posted on April 13, 2004)
Posted by: Lisa L. (Posted on January 30, 2004)
Overall Value: Excellent Oversized Equipped: Excellent Oversized Sensitive: Excellent
Multi Security: N/A Privacy: Excellent Pain Medication: Excellent
Quiet: Excellent Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Excellent
Parking: Excellent
How Selected: Through a friend
Comments: I was very comfortable in this hospital and would recommend it to anybody.
Posted by: David B. (Posted on September 18, 2003)
Overall Value: Excellent Oversized Equipped: Excellent Oversized Sensitive: Excellent
Multi Security: Excellent Privacy: Good Pain Medication: Excellent
Quiet: Good Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Excellent
Parking: Excellent
How Selected: Phy practice
Competitors: As good if not better
Comments: Everyone was above and beyond their job
Posted by: Elizabeth H. (Posted on July 3, 2003)
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: Excellent
How Selected: It is the hospital my surgeon uses.
Competitors: I have been a patient in another Lexington hospital and I would rate them equal.
Posted by: Linda W. (Posted on April 4, 2003)
Overall Value: Poor Oversized Equipped: Poor Oversized Sensitive: Poor
Multi Security: Average Privacy: Poor Pain Medication: Good
Quiet: Average Visiting: Good Staff Responsive: Very Poor
Parking: Average
How Selected: Dr. Bolar started doing all his surgeries here.
Competitors: They weren't ready to take care of bariatric surg. patients. weeren't sure of diets, didn't encourage patients to walk.
Comments: Not a pleasant experience, the staff did nothing but complain about having to take care of Dr. Bolar's patients
 


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