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Number of Contributors: 50
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Subjective reviews below are relayed merely as a partial and incomplete
research tool.
Survey Questions:
- How would you rate its overall value? (“Overall Value”)
- How well equipped was the hospital to handle overweight patients? (“Oversized Equipped”)
- How sensitive was the staff to the needs of overweight patients? (“Oversized Sensitive”)
- 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”)
- How much privacy did you feel the hospital gave you? (“Privacy”)
- How responsive did you feel the hospital was in giving you pain medications? (“Pain Medications”)
- How restfully quiet did you find your experience? (“Quiet”)
- How accommodating was the hospital in allowing visitors to see you? (“Visiting”)
- How responsive do you feel the staff was in helping you with your general needs during
your stay? (“Staff Responsive”)
- How would you rate the parking accomodations? (“Parking”)
- How did you select this hospital? (“How Selected”)
- How would you compare this hospital to others that you have been to? (“Competitors”)
- What other comments do you have about this hospital? (“Comments”)
| Posted by: |
Rebekah W. (Posted on November 25, 2008) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Average |
| Quiet: |
Excellent |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Average |
| Parking: |
Poor |
| Posted by: |
LaKeisha W. (Posted on April 29, 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: |
Good |
| How Selected:
| It has one of the best surgeons around. |
| Competitors: |
The best hospital ever. |
| Posted by: |
Kat M. (Posted on April 23, 2007) |
| Overall Value: |
Good |
Oversized Equipped: |
Good |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Good |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Average |
| Quiet: |
Good |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Good |
| Parking: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| Family member |
| Competitors: |
Enormous hospital, and kind of hard to navigate. Otherwise pretty nice. |
| Comments: |
Everyone was friendly for the most part. Only one lady wasn't too nice. At night it's extremely hard to get a nurse to your room.. I was in pain for over an hour before I got relief... my IV had been leaking and was quite painful. Otherwise a good experience. |
| Posted by: |
Tammy S. (Posted on March 5, 2007) |
| Overall Value: |
Good |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Good |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Good |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Excellent |
| Parking: |
Very Poor |
| How Selected:
| This was the hospital that the surgeon uses. |
| Competitors: |
It was a great hospital. The nurses and staff was absolutely terrific. |
| Comments: |
FYI, when I was walking after surgery, they had to wake me up, cause I was sleeping standing up. :) The staff was great. Parking was horrible, but we overcame that. |
| Posted by: |
Juana M. (Posted on January 4, 2007) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
N/A |
Oversized Sensitive: |
N/A |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
N/A |
Pain Medication: |
N/A |
| Parking: |
Good |
| How Selected:
| I was born here and i'm a regular patient here. I feel safe with this hospital. Plus they are one of the best hospitals in the world. |
| Competitors: |
They are the best! Very concerned about your health and are good on follow ups. I never had problems with them. |
| Comments: |
I reccomend this hospital to anyone for any type of surgery. They have the best facility and are up to date. One of the best hospitals in the world. |
| Posted by: |
Debra L. (Posted on January 2, 2007) |
| Overall Value: |
Good |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Average |
Visiting: |
Good |
Staff Responsive: |
Average |
| Parking: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| I selected my surgeon based on experience and he operated only at this hospital. |
| Competitors: |
Technically - excellent. |
| Comments: |
A huge hospital. Great doctors. My impression was that the nursing staff may be overworked/overburdened. |
| Posted by: |
Christy C. (Posted on December 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: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| My doctor was there. |
| Competitors: |
I think MVC is as good as if not better than most of the area hospitals. |
| Comments: |
There is nothing bad I can say about my hospital stay. Everyone from the MD's to the cleaning staff couldn't have been nicer. While doing my hall walking even staff who weren't assigned to me would stop and give me encouragment. I would go back to MCV in a minute if I needed medical care. |
| Posted by: |
BigBob N. (Posted on June 26, 2006) |
| Overall Value: |
Good |
Oversized Equipped: |
Good |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Good |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Average |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Good |
| Parking: |
Good |
| How Selected:
| I had surgery there before-feel very good about the quality of health care there |
| Competitors: |
It may not be as attractive (the rooms, decor) as some but that doesn't matter a lot to me |
| Comments: |
The nursing staff and Dr Kellum and his team were wonderful. Didn't eat so I can't comment about the food. They were very kind and courteous to my bride
when she was there with me. |
| Posted by: |
D B. (Posted on July 21, 2005) |
| 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: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| After much research, I found that MCV has an extensive bariatric surgery program, and the fact that I work for them didn't hurt either! |
| Competitors: |
As good if not better |
| Comments: |
I found the nurses and everyone involved there to be caring and VERY helpful and concerned about my care |
| Posted by: |
Angela B. (Posted on July 5, 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: |
Good |
| How Selected:
| My mother had her surgery there so I had mine there. |
| Competitors: |
MCV was great ! |
| Comments: |
The staff was very friendly, the doctors where also very felt completely comfortable there. |
| Posted by: |
Geri H. (Posted on June 6, 2005) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Good |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Average |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Excellent |
| Parking: |
Excellent |
| How Selected:
| I selected my surgeon first, Eric DeMaria, based on reputation. He does all surgeries at MCV/VCU. |
| Competitors: |
I have never been admitted into any other local hospitals, so can't comment on patient services. This is an older hospital, so the accomodations are old, but fine. |
| Comments: |
I have nothing but good things to say about MCV/VCU. The surgical facilities were excellent and the staff was accomodating and caring. There are plenty of people around to take good care of the patients. |
| Posted by: |
Divaof Destiny . (Posted on March 23, 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:
| I selected MCV while researching gastric bypass on the internet. |
| Competitors: |
This hospital is the best with extremely competent staff and resources. |
| Comments: |
I am more than pleased with MCV, Dr. James Maher and the laporascopic fellows. I received an excellent level of care pre-op and post-op. |
| Posted by: |
Linda F. (Posted on December 4, 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: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| My doctor works from there. |
| Competitors: |
Thank goodness I don't have too much experience, but, I feel it was quite good. |
| Comments: |
Staff were all wonderful to me from the doctors all the way down to housekeeping. I couldn't believe how friendly they were. I never had to wait for attention. They were always close by. |
| Posted by: |
Eldridge A. (Posted on November 22, 2004) |
| Overall Value: |
Average |
Oversized Equipped: |
Good |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Good |
| Multi Security: |
Good |
Privacy: |
Average |
Pain Medication: |
Good |
| Quiet: |
Average |
Visiting: |
Average |
Staff Responsive: |
Good |
| Parking: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| Surgeon practiced here. |
| Competitors: |
I am from a different area. |
| Comments: |
The hospital was crowded, this cause a longer stay in the ICU than was required. The staff also had a special bed available for me due to the cronic arthritis I suffer, it was the most uncomfortable bed I have ever tried to sleep in. The replacement bed did not arrive until 2 days into my stay. The bed was to short for my height. It was fixed the last day of my stay by a nurse from a different area passing by and noticed my delimma apush the right button for extending the footboard. |
| Posted by: |
Tanya T. (Posted on November 14, 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 |
| Parking: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| I know 8 people that had surgery done here and all greatly recommended Dr. Kellum very highly and it was very true, he was absolutely wonderful and the hospital was soooo wonderful they had some of the best nurses I have ever encountered they were right on top of everything!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| Competitors: |
it doesnt even compare, it has all of them beat especially for customer satisfaction |
| Comments: |
it is truly a wonderful hospital, I could not have chosen a better place to have my surgery, they ALL treated me so well when I was there, offering their help and there when I needed them, if I had a pain they would rush me to xray to make sure it wasnt a blood clot, if my chest hurt they rushed me for a chest xray, no long waits everything was so fast and in a hurry, they really made you feel like they cared about you as a person and your health, I can honestly say that I had never had the care and compassion shown to me ever before like they did, there were two nurses that stood out to me the most and they were Erin and Michelle, they were on the gastric bypass recovery floor and they treated me with care that I will never ever forget |
| Posted by: |
Cinderella G. (Posted on November 1, 2004) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Good |
Privacy: |
Average |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Average |
Visiting: |
Good |
Staff Responsive: |
Excellent |
| Parking: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| It's the one my surgeon operates in. |
| Competitors: |
It's really nice in comparison to the hospitals here in Virginia Beach. |
| Comments: |
Always ask for a really experienced person when getting an IV in or a blood draw. I had a few doctors-in-training practice on me and I was ready to punch them. I am a "hard stick" and some of them didn't get the blood after sticking me several times!!! |
| Posted by: |
Denise W. (Posted on October 13, 2004) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Good |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Average |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Excellent |
| Parking: |
Good |
| How Selected:
|
Surgeon's hospital |
| Competitors: |
Does not compare. |
| Comments: |
Excellent care from staff- only complaint is noisy neighbors - but they cannot control that!! |
| Posted by: |
Deactivated Member (Posted on August 20, 2004) |
| Overall Value: |
Average |
Oversized Equipped: |
Good |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Average |
| Multi Security: |
Average |
Privacy: |
Average |
Pain Medication: |
Good |
| Quiet: |
Poor |
Visiting: |
Good |
Staff Responsive: |
Average |
| Parking: |
Average |
| Posted by: |
Teresa B. (Posted on July 19, 2004) |
| Overall Value: |
Good |
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:
| Where my Dr. was |
| Competitors: |
Parking is not the best. But the staff was excellent. |
| Comments: |
I had a nurse by the name of Sandra Hurt who was the best. She is very friendly, and was always there when I need her. And she was the best at making my stay very comfortable. |
| Posted by: |
~*Country G. (Posted on June 27, 2004) |
| Overall Value: |
Good |
Oversized Equipped: |
Average |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Average |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Good |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Good |
Visiting: |
Good |
Staff Responsive: |
Average |
| Parking: |
Poor |
| How Selected:
| Well known in the area for having high standards in care and technology. |
| Competitors: |
N/a |
| Comments: |
I feel that it is a good hospital. I had 2 angels in there that saw to it that while in their care I was treated wonderfully. God bless them. |
| Posted by: |
Sharon L. (Posted on May 5, 2004) |
| Overall Value: |
Good |
Oversized Equipped: |
Good |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Good |
Pain Medication: |
Average |
| Quiet: |
Average |
Visiting: |
Good |
Staff Responsive: |
Good |
| Parking: |
Average |
| Posted by: |
Lori R. (Posted on April 27, 2004) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Good |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Good |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Excellent |
| Parking: |
Excellent |
| How Selected:
| I chose my surgeon first and this is the only hospital he practices in. |
| Competitors: |
MCV is much more equipted than the local hospital . The local hospotal doesn't do gastric bypass surgery. |
| Comments: |
The students (it is a teaching hospital) were Great! The doctors and nurses were attentive even thoough they have high patient loads. |
| Posted by: |
Tommy H. (Posted on April 23, 2004) |
| Overall Value: |
Good |
Oversized Equipped: |
Good |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Average |
| Multi Security: |
Good |
Privacy: |
Good |
Pain Medication: |
Good |
| Quiet: |
Poor |
Visiting: |
Average |
Staff Responsive: |
Good |
| Parking: |
Excellent |
| Posted by: |
Cheetah C. (Posted on April 15, 2004) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Good |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Excellent |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Average |
| Parking: |
Excellent |
| How Selected:
| I had known people in my area that used MCV, and once I checked out the hospital and all they could do. I knew it was the hospital for me. |
| Competitors: |
MCV is a learning hospital, I had never been in a learning hospital, but I felt very safe and that I was taken wonderful care of. |
| Comments: |
This hospital knows its stuff. The employees are wonderful, but they are very busy. I feel that if I had been in worse shape than I was I would have got more attetion. I had my husband with me all the time I was in the hospital and I really didnt need too much help from them. But I do feel if I had of, they would have provided it. |
| Posted by: |
Leslie H. (Posted on March 10, 2004) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Average |
Visiting: |
N/A |
Staff Responsive: |
Excellent |
| Parking: |
Good |
| How Selected:
| THIS THE HOSPITAL THAT MY SURGEON WORKS OUT OF. |
| Competitors: |
N/A |
| Comments: |
EVERYONE WAS ABSOULUTLY WONDERFUL!!!!! I SPENT 2 1/2 DAYS IN RECOVERY ICU AND EVERYONE TOOK GREAT CARE TO ENSURE THAT I WAS FEELING BETTER AND ALL MY NEEDS WERE MET. THEY EVEN SWABED MY MOUTH WITH COOL CUBES WHEN I WAS UNABLE TO DRINK. THE NURSES ON THE FLOOR AFTER I LEFT RECOVERY 2DAYS IN PRIVATE ROOM THE NURSES WERE ALWAYS AVAILABLE TO HELP ME THE ENTIRE TIME I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL...I AM VERY SATISFIED WITH THE SERVICE..... |
| Posted by: |
Cheryl H. (Posted on February 29, 2004) |
| Overall Value: |
Good |
Oversized Equipped: |
Good |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Good |
| Multi Security: |
Good |
Privacy: |
Good |
Pain Medication: |
Good |
| Quiet: |
Poor |
Visiting: |
Good |
Staff Responsive: |
Good |
| Parking: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| IT WAS WHERE MY SURGEON OPERATED |
| Competitors: |
WONDERFUL |
| Posted by: |
Terri N. (Posted on November 12, 2003) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Good |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Average |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Excellent |
| Parking: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| I selected my doctor first and MCV is where he has his practice and performs surgeries. |
| Competitors: |
I haven't been to any other hospitals in the Richmond, VA area. |
| Comments: |
Overall, the hospital and staff were excellent. |
| Posted by: |
Jill H. (Posted on November 6, 2003) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Good |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Excellent |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Excellent |
| Parking: |
Excellent |
| How Selected:
| My surgeon |
| Comments: |
I was very impressed with MCV. EVERYONE was very friendly and accommodating. I felt they were understaffed on the post-op surgical floor but an RN friend told me that is the busiest floor in any hospital. All in all I was very pleased with MCV |
| Posted by: |
Judy G. (Posted on September 28, 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:
| My surgeon works there. |
| Comments: |
As a teaching hospital, I expected a lot of the staff and they didn't let me down. There was a lot of professionalism. The staff was also friendly and helpful, despite being busy. They were very kind to my husband who stayed by side 24 hours a day. |
| Posted by: |
Tina V. (Posted on September 26, 2003) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Good |
| Multi Security: |
Good |
Privacy: |
Average |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Poor |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Excellent |
| Parking: |
Good |
| How Selected:
| COVERED BY MY INSURANCE |
| Competitors: |
EXCELLENT HOSPITAL |
| Comments: |
THINK THEY NEED TO HAVE A LIMIT ON THE NUMBER OF VISITORS PER PATIENT AT ANY GIVEN TIME. SEEMED LIKE ROOMATE HAD UP TO ABOUT 15 PEOPLE AT SOME POINTS. VERY DISCOURAGING SINCE I WASN'T SLEEPING WELL AT NIGHT AND EVERYTIME I'D DOZE TONS OF PEOPLE WOULD COME ROLLING IN |
| Posted by: |
Tina V. (Posted on September 26, 2003) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Good |
| Multi Security: |
Good |
Privacy: |
Average |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Poor |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Excellent |
| Parking: |
Good |
| How Selected:
| COVERED BY MY INSURANCE |
| Competitors: |
EXCELLENT HOSPITAL |
| Comments: |
THINK THEY NEED TO HAVE A LIMIT ON THE NUMBER OF VISITORS PER PATIENT AT ANY GIVEN TIME. SEEMED LIKE ROOMATE HAD UP TO ABOUT 15 PEOPLE AT SOME POINTS. VERY DISCOURAGING SINCE I WASN'T SLEEPING WELL AT NIGHT AND EVERYTIME I'D DOZE TONS OF PEOPLE WOULD COME ROLLING IN |
| Posted by: |
Teresa B. (Posted on September 25, 2003) |
| Overall Value: |
Good |
Oversized Equipped: |
Average |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Good |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Good |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Poor |
Visiting: |
Good |
Staff Responsive: |
Good |
| Parking: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| Recommendation from neighbor who also had the surgery done. |
| Competitors: |
Good to Excellent. The downpart being the parking garage and the hike to the building. |
| Comments: |
I found the hiking from one part to another part of the hospital both confusing and exhausting (pre-op). The melding of the old and new buildings are not exactly great. |
| Posted by: |
Staci D. (Posted on July 21, 2003) |
| 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: |
Good |
| How Selected:
| Not only do I work for this hospital but it is also where my surgeon practices. |
| Competitors: |
I think MCVH is very comprable to other area hospitals. Keep in mind that it is a teaching hospital so therefore you will see some residents or med students. |
| Comments: |
Overall MCVH is great! Only negitive experence was with the radiology staff doing the upper GI's. This procedure is bad enough as it is considering that is the first thing you are putting in your new stomach but the staff was very rude. I was taken down to radiology at 11am adn my test was not done until 1pm or so - not sure b/c I slept on the gurney for most of my wait time due to the morphine. However, my IV began beeping, my urine collection bag was nearly full and I was in pain. Just to be treated so ugly! Otherwise, I wouldn't change a thing! |
| Posted by: |
Gayle H. (Posted on July 19, 2003) |
| Overall Value: |
Good |
Oversized Equipped: |
Good |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Average |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Poor |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Average |
Visiting: |
Good |
Staff Responsive: |
Good |
| Parking: |
Very Poor |
| How Selected:
| My surgeon only operated at this hospital. |
| Competitors: |
I really can't compare it to any, because MCV is the only hospital I have been in as a patient. |
| Comments: |
MCV is known to be Number 1 in the country for doing the Gastric Bypass Surgery. |
| Posted by: |
Regina W. (Posted on July 5, 2003) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Good |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Good |
| Parking: |
Good |
| Posted by: |
Kathy B. (Posted on June 20, 2003) |
| Posted by: |
Diane C. (Posted on February 23, 2003) |
| Overall Value: |
Good |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Good |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Average |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Good |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Average |
| Parking: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| This was the closest hsopital that did bariatric surgery to where I lived at. |
| Competitors: |
I think MCV is a whole lot better than our local hospital near us. MCV has an entire floor dedicated to gastric bypass patients. |
| Posted by: |
Angie R. (Posted on January 6, 2003) |
| Overall Value: |
Good |
Oversized Equipped: |
Good |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Good |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Good |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Average |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Excellent |
| Parking: |
Average |
| How Selected:
| THis was the hospital that my surgeon works out of |
| Competitors: |
Far more resources |
| Comments: |
This is a teaching hospital, many great minds!
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| Posted by: |
Angie M. (Posted on December 28, 2002) |
| Overall Value: |
Excellent |
Oversized Equipped: |
Good |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Good |
Privacy: |
Good |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Excellent |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Excellent |
| Parking: |
Good |
| How Selected:
| My pcp referred me to the surgeon and this was the hospital her practiced out of... |
| Competitors: |
I was pleased with my care. |
| Comments: |
The only thing that I see could be improved is the actual scheduled surgery times. I was told to be there by 6am and was not taken until after noon and then post surgery was not put in a room until after 3a.m. due to lack of beds... but the staff was outstanding where I was.
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| Posted by: |
Ronda M. (Posted on December 23, 2002) |
| 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: |
Good |
| How Selected:
| I researched several Doctors prior to choosing Dr. DeMaria, he is a wonderful Doctor and one of the best on the east coast for this type of surgery. He works out of MCV and I like there teaching atmosphere. |
| Competitors: |
They always have the best Doctors of any particular field, they teach their students to be the best |
| Comments: |
This is an excellent hospital, it is now my hospital of choice |
| Posted by: |
James T. (Posted on December 12, 2002) |
| Overall Value: |
Average |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Good |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Good |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Excellent |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Excellent |
| Parking: |
Good |
| How Selected:
| It's where my Doctor operates. I selected him, he selected the hospital. |
| Competitors: |
Not as fancy or as expensive as Henrico Doctors Hospital. I did have a private room at a semi-private rate so that was good. |
| Comments: |
Overall, excellent, would reconmend them whole heartedly. Expect it to be expensive. The charges for everything and everyone EXCEPT NOT INCLUDING THE SURGEONS EXPENSES was over $33,000.00!!!!!!!!!! |
| Posted by: |
Joanna H. (Posted on November 21, 2002) |
| Overall Value: |
Good |
Oversized Equipped: |
Good |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Excellent |
| Multi Security: |
Good |
Privacy: |
Excellent |
Pain Medication: |
Good |
| Quiet: |
Average |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Good |
| Parking: |
Good |
| How Selected:
| where the surgeon i selected worked and i heard great things about my surgeon |
| Competitors: |
kinda older but the people were great...however my mom works at a hospital and compared to that one the one i had surgery at was pretty bad |
| Posted by: |
Debbie W. (Posted on October 24, 2002) |
| Overall Value: |
Good |
Oversized Equipped: |
Good |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Good |
| Multi Security: |
Good |
Privacy: |
Average |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Poor |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Excellent |
| Parking: |
Good |
| How Selected:
| I found an execalent surgeion first and this is the hopsitial that he works with. |
| Competitors: |
This hospitial was way better than the hospitial in my city. |
| Comments: |
The staff was very friendly and quick to help. There were only a few nurses who were not too polite. Overall, I felt that I was taken care of very well. |
| Posted by: |
Pamela W. (Posted on September 23, 2002) |
| Overall Value: |
Good |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Good |
| Multi Security: |
Good |
Privacy: |
Good |
Pain Medication: |
Good |
| Quiet: |
Average |
Visiting: |
Average |
Staff Responsive: |
Poor |
| Parking: |
Good |
| How Selected:
| I chose this hospital based on its well-formed gastric bypass program. |
| Competitors: |
This was my first surgery. |
| Comments: |
This review is in regards to the hospital staff NOT my surgeon's staff. Some of the hospital staff need some serious lessons in courtesy and assistance. I basically had to beg my night nurse to help me out of the bed. She even expected me to lift my own hospital bag off the floor when I needed something from it. My only other complaint was that when I was taken for my upper GI test, I was left on a gurney for two and a half hours. I was stuck in a small room, facing a corner, and only saw a human being once during this time. I had to call out "Hello! Hello!" twice to make sure I wasn't forgotten. I was super pissed when I finally got back to my room over four hours after I had left. Other than these two experiences, I was satisfied with my stay. My surgeon's staff and all the physicians have been excellent. |
| Posted by: |
Norman F. (Posted on August 28, 2002) |
| Overall Value: |
Good |
Oversized Equipped: |
Excellent |
Oversized Sensitive: |
Good |
| Multi Security: |
Excellent |
Privacy: |
Average |
Pain Medication: |
Excellent |
| Quiet: |
Average |
Visiting: |
Excellent |
Staff Responsive: |
Good |
| Parking: |
Good |
| How Selected:
| My surgeon has his practise there |
| Competitors: |
If you need specialised care I feel it is one of the best however if you need anything other you are better off elsewhere. |
| Comments: |
MCV is a teaching hospital having said that,most of the nurses are wonderful if not great,I felt I was well taken care of.The surgeons staff was excellent they were very interested in my care.However the biggest problem was with the medical students.In my opinion they have no reason to even be there I can not give an opinion on all but I had 2 tha | |
