University of Missouri Hospital

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Location	Columbia, MO
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Bariatric Surgeons believe to have operated at this hospital: Roger De La Torre, M.D. Nicole Fearing Archana Ramaswamy, MD Bruce Ramshaw, M.D. Stephen Scott James Stephen Scott M.D. Boyd E. Terry M.D.

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Number of Contributors: 25

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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:	Angy F. (Posted on July 1, 2008)

Posted by:	Jeffrey W. (Posted on December 24, 2007)
Overall Value:	Excellent	Oversized Equipped:	Good	Oversized Sensitive:	Excellent
Multi Security:	Excellent	Privacy:	Good	Pain Medication:	Excellent
Quiet:	Good	Visiting:	Excellent	Staff Responsive:	Average
Parking:	Good
How Selected:	It was the only choice I had for this surgeon and type of surgery I needed.

Posted by:	Melissa L. (Posted on November 10, 2007)
Overall Value:	Good	Oversized Equipped:	Good	Oversized Sensitive:	Good
Multi Security:	Excellent	Privacy:	Good	Pain Medication:	Average
Quiet:	Good	Visiting:	Good	Staff Responsive:	Good
Parking:	Average
How Selected:	I've been going to this hospital for years and it's the center that my surgeon is at.
Competitors:	I prefer Boone Hospital, but UMMC was good.

Posted by:	Jen S. (Posted on September 30, 2007)
Overall Value:	Excellent	Oversized Equipped:	Good	Oversized Sensitive:	Good
Multi Security:	Excellent	Privacy:	Good	Pain Medication:	Excellent
Quiet:	Excellent	Visiting:	Excellent	Staff Responsive:	Good
Parking:	Excellent
How Selected:	Doctor uses this hospital
Competitors:	very good
Comments:	The nurseing staff was top notch. I would refer anyone to use this hospital if the need arised.

Posted by:	Elaine L. (Posted on August 21, 2007)
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:	Poor
How Selected:	My surgeon's only practice at this hospital in mid-Missouri and I live in this town.
Competitors:	I have been in this hospital before and had many complaints but I was extremely well taken care of during this stay except for the Dietary Department; I had the most trouble with them the last time as well because they appear to not understand the needs of a vegetarian. I have been in no other hospitals in Columbia but have friends who state that they would never be admitted to this hospital.
Comments:	Overall, everyone was very caring and interested in how I was and what I needed (besides Dietary-they sent chicken broth the first time and when told to send veggie broth, they sent beef broth). I was in the step down unit immediately after surgery but they encouraged my visitors to stay until I kicked them out. They were thorough in their assessments and made sure, at each shift change that the RN and nursing Tech names were changed on the white boards in each of the rooms. They tried not to disturb me if they did not need to. The rooms were clean and when I used the call bell someone answered right away and got me what I needed. There is new construction going on but I did not hear much of it but friends said the parking was poor.

Posted by:	Maurita J. (Posted on August 12, 2007)
Overall Value:	Excellent	Oversized Equipped:	Excellent	Oversized Sensitive:	Excellent
Multi Security:	Excellent	Privacy:	Good	Pain Medication:	Good
Quiet:	Good	Visiting:	Excellent	Staff Responsive:	Excellent
Parking:	Good
How Selected:	this is the hospital that my surgen works out of and i found him though my mom who also had the surgery done
Competitors:	although the university hospital is a teaching hospital on campus, and you see students while you are there, they have one floor just for bariatric patients
Comments:	have no complaints other than some general areas of cleaning of the facilities could have been better

Posted by:	Shannon C. (Posted on August 3, 2007)
Overall Value:	Good	Oversized Equipped:	Excellent	Oversized Sensitive:	Good
Multi Security:	Excellent	Privacy:	Excellent	Pain Medication:	Good
Quiet:	Average	Visiting:	Excellent	Staff Responsive:	Excellent
Parking:	Poor
How Selected:	Where the surgeon has a practise
Competitors:	so very courteous

Posted by:	Christine T. (Posted on July 22, 2007)

Posted by:	Erin N. (Posted on June 27, 2007)
Overall Value:	Average	Oversized Equipped:	Average	Oversized Sensitive:	Average
Multi Security:	Average	Privacy:	Poor	Pain Medication:	Very Poor
Quiet:	Poor	Visiting:	Very Poor	Staff Responsive:	Good
Parking:	Good
How Selected:	My insurance made me use it to cover my surgery
Competitors:	The hospital room I had was very small. No room for guest chairs. Were my room was it is very old and needs a remodel.
Comments:	I didn't receive my pain pump while in recovery like I should have. Not tell 1 1/2 hours after I was back in my room. My family talked to the surgeon at 5:30pm and was told I would in recovery for 1 hour. They would get to see me in my room there after. It was 9pm before I was in my room. I spent 3 and a half hour in recovery!! With no pain pump. They were giving me straight shots of morphine into my IV but it was not cutting it. I was groaning in pain for 4 1/2 hours. The rooms were not accommodating. No room for guest. My dad sat out in the hallway, my mom in a chair that was sat in front of the sink blocking the way to the sink. She had no choice. And my husband had to sit or lay on my bed. My nursing aid through out most of my stay was very nice and I am glad she gave me great care! I did have a psycho roommate at first and after complaining she was moved out. She had been asking to move out of our small janitors closet though as well so I don't know if it was me or her but I was glad to see her go. Very rarely did I have nursing staff encourage me to drink or walk. The two things I needed to be doing. I had one great nurse who was the one who ended up finding me the pain pump. I work as a nurses aid. I would not want to work at this hospital.

Posted by:	Cheryl B. (Posted on June 9, 2007)
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:	Good
How Selected:	My doctor's hospital.
Competitors:	I haven't been to any other local hospitals.
Comments:	Everyone was so polite and nice. I really enjoyed my stay.

Posted by:	Patricia H. (Posted on May 24, 2007)
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:	that is where dr. scott does his surgeries.
Competitors:	university of missouri is an excellent hospital. they know what they are doing. they have all the medical equipment. great doctors.
Comments:	i would not hesitate to have surgery at the university again. in fact i will in the future. wonderful, caring nurses.

Posted by:	Teresa W. (Posted on March 26, 2007)
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 my dr's hosipital
Competitors:	Exceptional
Comments:	Wonderful Hospital

Posted by:	Kris B. (Posted on December 31, 2006)
Overall Value:	Good	Oversized Equipped:	Good	Oversized Sensitive:	Good
Multi Security:	Good	Privacy:	Good	Pain Medication:	Good
Quiet:	Good	Visiting:	Good	Staff Responsive:	Good
Parking:	Good
How Selected:	It was my only option because it was the only one my doctor used.
Competitors:	I had better nursing care at University than at some other hospitals I've been to.
Comments:	The staff was curtious and friendly. My overall experience was very good.

Posted by:	Cindy C. (Posted on November 12, 2006)
Overall Value:	Excellent	Oversized Equipped:	Excellent	Oversized Sensitive:	Excellent
Multi Security:	Excellent	Privacy:	Excellent	Pain Medication:	Excellent
Quiet:	Excellent	Visiting:	Good	Staff Responsive:	Excellent
Parking:	Excellent
How Selected:	referred by my primary care doctor
Competitors:	Very impressed - very quiet and restful - no intercom paging - done with pocket pagers and I was not bothered every 5 minutes for vitals - they allowed me to rest

Posted by:	Nita C. (Posted on November 10, 2006)
Overall Value:	Good	Oversized Equipped:	Good	Oversized Sensitive:	Excellent
Multi Security:	Good	Privacy:	Average	Pain Medication:	Excellent
Quiet:	Average	Visiting:	Excellent	Staff Responsive:	Excellent
Parking:	Average

Posted by:	Tal M. (Posted on November 5, 2006)
Overall Value:	Good	Oversized Equipped:	Average	Oversized Sensitive:	Good
Multi Security:	Good	Privacy:	Good	Pain Medication:	Good
Quiet:	Average	Visiting:	Excellent	Staff Responsive:	Good
Parking:	Good
How Selected:	I had my premature son here and now they are probably my choice when I get my weight loss surgery done.
Competitors:	The best nearest my home.
Comments:	I felt at home here when I was a patient here for over 40 days! They did what they could to help out.

Posted by:	Marie L. (Posted on November 4, 2006)
Overall Value:	Excellent	Oversized Equipped:	Good	Oversized Sensitive:	Excellent
Multi Security:	Excellent	Privacy:	Good	Pain Medication:	Excellent
Quiet:	Average	Visiting:	Good	Staff Responsive:	Excellent
Parking:	Good
How Selected:	I work there. My insurance paid better there. Mainly because it is one of the best hospitals in the area.
Competitors:	It is one of the best in the area.
Comments:	The only problem I had was that the bathrooms are incredibly small. I started at 255 and if i have been 100lbs heavier it would have been difficult to get in and out of the door. I know the super morbidly obese go to a different floor and they might have bigger facilities.

Posted by:	Tonya K. (Posted on August 25, 2005)
Overall Value:	Excellent	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 had talked to a friend about his stay there and he highly recommended the hospital.
Competitors:	It is a lot better than the one we have at home.
Comments:	The staff was nice and it was clean. I would go there again.

Posted by:	Heidi G. (Posted on August 17, 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:	Good
How Selected:	Insurance coverage/distance from home
Competitors:	Superior care, superior quality, excellent nursing staff, extremely knowledgable staff
Comments:	I felt safe, comfortable and all my needs were taken care of. The nursing staff was absolutely incredible!!

Posted by:	Penny S. (Posted on July 20, 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:	I work for this hospital.
Competitors:	Great
Comments:	I believe that I had the absolute best nurse in the world. Everyone there was very friendly and helpful, and they let me rest when I wanted to. It was a great experience, considering I was in the hospital.

Posted by:	Debra H. (Posted on March 13, 2005)
Overall Value:	Excellent	Oversized Equipped:	Excellent	Oversized Sensitive:	Excellent
Multi Security:	Excellent	Privacy:	Good	Pain Medication:	Good
Quiet:	Good	Visiting:	Excellent	Staff Responsive:	Excellent
Parking:	Excellent
How Selected:	I am an employee of the University of Missouri and familiar with this hospital. The addition of Dr. Scott and Dr. de la Torre to their staff helped me to decide to have my surgery there.
Competitors:	At least equal to - if not better than - other local hospitals. Although the Bariatric Clinic there is relative new, Dr. Scott and Dr. de la Torre have performed many more bariatric surgeries than the staff performing the same surgeries at other local hospitals.
Comments:	I found all staff to be friendly, respectful and helpful. I felt that I received excellent care.

Posted by:	Stephanie G. (Posted on February 16, 2005)
Overall Value:	Good	Oversized Equipped:	Good	Oversized Sensitive:	Good
Multi Security:	Good	Privacy:	Average	Pain Medication:	Good
Quiet:	Average	Visiting:	Excellent	Staff Responsive:	Good
Parking:	Good
How Selected:	This was the only hospital that my surgeon uses for my insurance
Competitors:	I don't really know...this was my first hospital stay
Comments:	It was a very nice hospital. The nurses were all great. It seemed a little hectic and crowded at times since they had so many students and residents. I was a little frustrated the day I was to be discharged though. They told me at 7am that I was going home and didn't let me go until almost 5pm. I didn't see my surgeon once while I was in the hospital...not even before my surgery started. That worried me a bit.

Posted by:	~SwEeT P. (Posted on September 29, 2004)
Multi Security:	Excellent	Privacy:	N/A	Pain Medication:	N/A
Parking:	Average
How Selected:	This hospital is closest to me about 30min away rather than 2 hrs to DePaul. I feel so confident in my surgeon that I think he would not practice at a hospital that he did not think could or would not meet his patients as well as his own standards.
Competitors:	I had a tonsilectomy over a year ago in this hospital and I really liked the care that they provide and how they handle all the insurance info and dont leave that all up to the patient - So I really cant compare what I dont know!
Comments:	I would recommend it to anyone - I have had surgeries there before and will so again!

Posted by:	Deactivated Member (Posted on September 16, 2004)
Overall Value:	Good	Oversized Equipped:	Good	Oversized Sensitive:	Average
Multi Security:	Excellent	Privacy:	Average	Pain Medication:	Good
Quiet:	Average	Visiting:	Good	Staff Responsive:	Excellent
Parking:	Good
How Selected:	Insurance reasons.
Competitors:	When you buzz for a nurse, they have an intercom system so someone answers you almost immediately and determines how quickly you need something.

Posted by:	Marcia L. (Posted on December 26, 2002)
Overall Value:	Average	Oversized Equipped:	Excellent	Oversized Sensitive:	Poor
Multi Security:	Average	Privacy:	Poor	Pain Medication:	Average
Quiet:	Very Poor	Visiting:	Good	Staff Responsive:	Average
Parking:	Poor
How Selected:	The only hospital providing this surgery.
Competitors:	Not as clean, quiet, or private as Boone
Comments:	Housekeeping was poor. Repeated complaint about cold temperature (below zero outside) got no response until surgeon visited and he complained. Even then, repairman said he could not fix and nurses were extremely reluctant to change me to another room, although I was running a fever, sweating and freezing.

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