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Memorial Medical Center

Feedback posted by the public

LocationWoodstock, IL
PhoneView contact info

Bariatric Surgeons believe to have
operated at this hospital:

    Alberto Aceves M.D., F.A.C.S.
    Brian S. Boe, M.D.
    Amir Heydari, M.D.

Have you been a patient at this hospital?
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Number of Contributors: 13

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: Julie M. (Posted on March 3, 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: This is the hospital that my surgeon operates from
Competitors: This is an excellent hospital, very caring and great follow up
Posted by: Monica L. (Posted on January 16, 2008)
Overall Value: Excellent Oversized Equipped: Excellent Oversized Sensitive: Excellent
Multi Security: Excellent Privacy: Good Pain Medication: Good
Quiet: Average Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: Excellent
Parking: Excellent
Competitors: I have been a patient in several different hospitals and my experience at Centegra Memorial was by far the best.
Posted by: Lori B. (Posted on December 1, 2007)
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: Good
How Selected: Dr Heydari does all his bariatric surgeries at Memorial Medical Center.
Competitors: This is an excellent hospital with a very good reputation and is high on the list of local hospitals.
Comments: The Bariatric Center for New Hope is a wonderful program run out of Memorial Medical Center. It's designed to prepare you for surgery and to help you with aftercare. It is such an extensive program and I felt well prepared on what to expect before, during and after surgery. We have monthly support group meetings that are extremely helpful and everyone is like family. Our team leader Nurse Susie is so knowledgeable and even has a band herself so she knows exactly what we are going through.
Posted by: Stephanie F. (Posted on October 21, 2007)
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
How Selected: GREAT DR. AND BARIATRIC STAFF VERY CARING PEOPLE AND THEY REALLY MAKE YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE ABOUT WHAT YOU WOULD BE GOING THRU
Competitors: BEST IN MCHENRY COUNTY
Comments: THE SURGERY STAFF WAS GREAT THE CHECK IN STAFF WAS VERY FRIENDLY THE SURGERY WAS SO EASY I WOULD DO IT AGAIN IF I HAD TO AT THIS FACILITY.
Posted by: Patty O. (Posted on June 15, 2007)
Overall Value: Average Oversized Equipped: Good Oversized Sensitive: Good
Multi Security: Good Privacy: Average Pain Medication: Good
Quiet: Average Visiting: Good Staff Responsive: Good
Parking: Average
How Selected: Doctor
Competitors: Comfortable
Posted by: J S. (Posted on April 10, 2007)
Overall Value: Excellent Oversized Equipped: Excellent Oversized Sensitive: Excellent
Multi Security: Excellent Privacy: Excellent Pain Medication: Excellent
Quiet: Excellent Visiting: Excellent Staff Responsive: N/A
Parking: Excellent
Posted by: Erin S. (Posted on February 16, 2007)
Posted by: Sue S. (Posted on December 19, 2006)
Overall Value: Good Oversized Equipped: Good Oversized Sensitive: Excellent
Multi Security: Excellent Privacy: Poor Pain Medication: Average
Quiet: Very Poor Visiting: N/A Staff Responsive: Poor
Parking: Excellent
How Selected: Everything was fine, but the roommate situations--and the fact that they moved them at midnight! Also, I was near the front desk and it was very loud all night. Nurses aides weren't very responsive, but everyone else was great-especially my surgeon!
Posted by: Pamela S. (Posted on March 21, 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: Excellent
How Selected: Dr. Heydari is an excellent surgeon.
Competitors: The hospital has a multi-disciplinary team that provides 8 hours of pre-op education, frequent follow up and support groups twice a month
Comments: The hospital is very supportive and caring.
Posted by: Pamela S. (Posted on March 21, 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: Excellent
How Selected: Dr. Heydari is an excellent surgeon.
Competitors: The hospital has a multi-disciplinary team that provides 8 hours of pre-op education, frequent follow up and support groups twice a month
Comments: The hospital is very supportive and caring.
Posted by: Debbie W. (Posted on January 22, 2005)
Overall Value: N/A Oversized Equipped: Excellent Oversized Sensitive: Excellent
Multi Security: Excellent Privacy: Excellent Pain Medication: N/A
Parking: Average
Comments: i didnt have my gastric bypass here but they do have the baritric clinic there now and i went there for a follow up appointment and it was great to have a specialty clinic right there for just that need. it was a comfortable place to be. it is in a convient place in the hospital
Posted by: Kenneth S. (Posted on November 5, 2004)
How Selected: Part of the HMO "Program" in my group.
Competitors: Staff is very friendly
Posted by: Katie M. (Posted on June 2, 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: Good
How Selected: It was the only hospital where my surgeon performed bariatric surgeries.
Competitors: It definately can hold its own.
Comments: I was pleasantly surprised by Memorial. I found the atmosphere to be homy and the nursing care to be stellar. I would stay there again if I had to be hospitalized.
 


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