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Kaiser Permanente

Feedback posted by the public

LocationSouth Bay/Harbor City, CA

Bariatric Surgeons believe to have
operated at this hospital:

    Gary Belzberg, M.D.
    Laurence K. Tanaka M.D.

Have you been a patient at this hospital?
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Number of Contributors: 3

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: Cindy M. (Posted on November 15, 2007)
Overall Value: Good Oversized Equipped: Excellent Oversized Sensitive: Excellent
Multi Security: Excellent Privacy: Good Pain Medication: Good
Quiet: Average Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Excellent
Parking: Average
How Selected: Member
Competitors: Better than some not as good as others
Comments: staff were friendly and helpful. Dr's were great.
Posted by: Guillermo A. (Posted on May 18, 2005)
Overall Value: Excellent Oversized Equipped: Excellent Oversized Sensitive: Excellent
Multi Security: Excellent Privacy: Excellent Pain Medication: Excellent
Quiet: Average Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Excellent
Parking: Excellent
How Selected: Was taken there for emergency surgery, but it did not happen.
Competitors: I think it is the best hospital that I've have ever stayed.
Comments: Needless to say the food was lousy.
Posted by: Donna M. (Posted on March 27, 2004)
Overall Value: Average Oversized Equipped: Good Oversized Sensitive: Average
Multi Security: Average Privacy: Excellent Pain Medication: Average
Quiet: Average Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Average
Parking: Good
How Selected: Plan hospital, no choice
Competitors: No frills, visitor chairs were very uncomfortable.
Comments: Most staffers were helpful, but there were 2 who should not be in the medical profession.
 


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