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St. Vincents East Medical Center

Feedback posted by the public

LocationBirmingham, AL
PhoneView contact info

Bariatric Surgeons believe to have
operated at this hospital:

    Les Miles, M.D.
    Lee A. Schmitt, M.D.

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Number of Contributors: 6

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 S. (Posted on August 22, 2008)
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: My mother found doing weight loss study.
Competitors: I think this hospital knows alot more that most hospitals when comes to over weight people.
Comments: I would tell anyone about the weight loss program they have and how everyone treats you.
Posted by: Kenna C. (Posted on June 24, 2008)
Overall Value: Excellent Oversized Equipped: Excellent Oversized Sensitive: Excellent
Multi Security: Excellent Privacy: Excellent Pain Medication: Excellent
Parking: Average
Comments: Great Baritric Co-ordinator and Nutrictionist.
Posted by: Leslie R. (Posted on May 28, 2008)
Overall Value: Excellent Oversized Equipped: Excellent Oversized Sensitive: Excellent
Multi Security: Excellent Privacy: Excellent Pain Medication: Excellent
Quiet: Good Visiting: Good Staff Responsive: Excellent
Parking: Excellent
How Selected: That's wear my surgeon was located
Competitors: The BEST!!
Comments: St. Vincent's East was the BEST!! I have never stayed in a hospital before but compared to the one's I been in for visitation, this one is tops. The staff there couldn't be better if I asked them too.
Posted by: Vickie G. (Posted on April 23, 2008)
Posted by: Shirley C. (Posted on March 5, 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: Excellent
How Selected: close to home and it is where the surgeon i selected does his surgeries.
Competitors: As good or better
Comments: Facility is clean, staff is great, they treated me with dignity and respect and treated my family the same way.
Posted by: Becky S. (Posted on February 9, 2008)
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: It was were My surgeon worked out of
Competitors: Excellent
Comments: My experience there was just fantastic. I couldnt have asked for better care.
 


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