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Medical Center of Arlington

Feedback posted by the public

LocationArlington, TX

Bariatric Surgeons believe to have
operated at this hospital:

    Richard Carter, M.D.
    Glenn M. Ihde, M.D.

Have you been a patient at this hospital?
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Number of Contributors: 10

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: Stickie . (Posted on May 6, 2006)
Overall Value: Excellent Oversized Equipped: Excellent Oversized Sensitive: Excellent
Multi Security: Excellent Privacy: Excellent Pain Medication: Good
Quiet: Excellent Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Good
Parking: Good
How Selected: It's where my surgeon chose
Competitors: very accomodating, easy to work with
Comments: great facility
Posted by: Maureeniiieee G. (Posted on June 16, 2005)
Overall Value: Good Oversized Equipped: Good Oversized Sensitive: Good
Multi Security: Excellent Privacy: Average Pain Medication: Good
Quiet: Average Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Good
How Selected: Of the 2 that dr. Ihde works out of this on was larger, a 24 hour a day facility and closest to my home.
Competitors: I was extremely pleased w/ the care and attention I recieved. I had 1 minor problem w/ a tech and when I brought my complaint forward, it was handled promptly by not only my nurse, the nurse manager and the bariatric coordinator. Overall, I feel I was treated much better here than the previous hospital I was in. Also they have nurses who have been through a program geared towards bariatric patients.
Comments: I feel very confident with letting MCA handle my medical needs.
Posted by: Catherine A. (Posted on March 16, 2005)
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: Good
How Selected: I work at this facility so I actually did not really want my surgery there. Since I was having a lap procedure and we live very close to the hospital I needed to have it done there.
Competitors: I really know nothing of any of the other local hospitals.
Comments: I was very impressed with the care I received. The nurses were great and were very caring and understanding. I felt very safe.
Posted by: Christel M. (Posted on August 30, 2004)
Overall Value: Excellent Oversized Equipped: Excellent Oversized Sensitive: Excellent
Multi Security: Excellent Privacy: Excellent Pain Medication: Excellent
Quiet: Excellent Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Excellent
How Selected: Excellent all the way around sums it up!!
Posted by: Schenukia A. (Posted on April 20, 2004)
Overall Value: Good Oversized Equipped: Average Oversized Sensitive: Good
Multi Security: Good Privacy: Average Pain Medication: Average
Quiet: Good Visiting: Good Staff Responsive: Good
Parking: Excellent
How Selected: This is the hospital my surgeon uses for his practice.
Competitors: Haven't had a hospital stay in a while. So, for me it was an average stay considering it was a HOSPITAL stay.
Posted by: Liz M. (Posted on March 7, 2004)
Overall Value: Average Oversized Equipped: Excellent Oversized Sensitive: Excellent
Multi Security: Excellent Privacy: Good Pain Medication: Poor
Quiet: Average Visiting: Good Staff Responsive: Good
Parking: Good
How Selected: The hospital my doctor used.
Competitors: Probabaly average with the over worked under staff world of nursing.
Comments: The staff was polite, did what they needed to do and left, it did take over 30 minutes to get pain meds, most time.
Posted by: Robin M. (Posted on February 18, 2004)
Overall Value: Good Oversized Equipped: Excellent Oversized Sensitive: Excellent
Multi Security: Excellent Privacy: Good Pain Medication: Excellent
Quiet: Good Visiting: Good Staff Responsive: Excellent
Parking: Excellent
How Selected: I selected it because it is where my Doc was located.
Competitors: It seemed about the same as any other hospital.
Comments: It was fine. The nursing staff was great. Dr. Carter makes sure the staff on this wing knows the ropes with band patients so they treat you well and understand the issues. One of the nurses there is banded.
Posted by: Ginger H. (Posted on October 14, 2003)
Overall Value: Good Oversized Equipped: Average Oversized Sensitive: Good
Multi Security: Good Privacy: Excellent Pain Medication: Excellent
Quiet: Good Visiting: Good Staff Responsive: Excellent
Parking: Good
How Selected: it was my docs hospital
Competitors: amicable
Posted by: Sunflowers1118 C. (Posted on July 27, 2003)
Overall Value: Excellent Oversized Equipped: Excellent Oversized Sensitive: Excellent
Multi Security: Excellent Privacy: Good Pain Medication: Excellent
Quiet: Excellent Visiting: Average Staff Responsive: Excellent
Parking: Excellent
Posted by: Rene C. (Posted on July 11, 2003)
Overall Value: Good Oversized Equipped: Good Oversized Sensitive: Excellent
Multi Security: Excellent Privacy: Good Pain Medication: Average
Quiet: Good Visiting: Good Staff Responsive: Good
Parking: Good
How Selected: It is the surgeons hospital of choice.
Competitors: I think that it compares about the same if not better.
 


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