Vanderbilt Medical Center Hospital

I haven't went through the weightloss surgery as of yet, but I had to have a test done. I was put under for that and had a really good stay, the people were nice and very understanding. I hope the surgery will go as well!

Overall, I had a pretty good experience. My surgeon is wonderful! I had a private room, which I was very thankful for. The hospital staff were pleasant.

It was a disappointment not having a regular hospital room to go to after surgery,if it had not been for the excellent care of the staff, recovery may have been longer. Vanderbuilt need to dedicate a section for overweight people and they do not need to be in the same area all others are.

Everything with the surgery and the staff was great. One minor hiccup was that they didn't have a bed for me after surgery so we had to stay in holding for a while. But we were able to get a room later that night.

I'll NEVER go there again. Horrible hospital, horrible surgeons.

I had 1 Nurse The night of my surgery that was an angel her name was FE and her CP was Adja both were super.The next day I had 2 more angels their names were Katie and Kathy.I could have not asked for any better helpers.I got to leave the day after my surgery...

I litterally trust Vanderbilt with my life. Great experience.

Anyone could go here for any surgery...weight loss surgery(RNY) is my experience...but you will get OUTSTANDING CARE!!!!

The hospital was generally one of the best I have ever dealt with, medically speaking. I am a former R.N., with some 40 years of experience with hospitals.

The hospital staff was generally quite good at anticipating needs, and doing everything possible to make your stay as pleasant as possible. They were responsive to all requests for medications, etc. with ONE EXCEPTION.

ONE NIGHT NURSE WAS HORRIBLE! She made negative comments about fat people, was very slow to provide pain medication, and was generally very unprofessional.

ALL of the other staff were great. Their equipment was generally well set up for overweight patients, and the staff were very supportive and caring.

The hospital was undergoing a massive building project, and during the day, the noise of construction was very obvious. The room I was in was old, and the toilet was NOT rated to hold anyone over 300 pounds (it was a wall mounted toilet). The portable potty chair was far too high for most patients to use it comfortably. (I used the regular toilet anyway, without any problems.)

The program staff with the Center for Weight Loss Surgery were simply outstanding. They were always helpful, friendly and caring in their attitudes. Form the first contact, right through all follow-up visits, they were nothing less than supurb.

The surgeon I had, David Barret Williams, M.D. was one of the nicest and most professional physicians I have ever dealt with (I have over 40 years of professional experience with hospitals and physicians).

My one real complaint was with the Vanderbilt Medical Center billing office. They simply could NOT understand that they were dealing with the Veterans Administration, instead of an insurance company. They could not figure out that this was a different billing procedure, and they screwed things up repeatedly. 100% of my costs pre-surgically, for the surgery and hospital stay, and post-operative follow-up were to be billed to the VA, but they kept trying to get money directly from me. They even tried to bill to Medicare (which I had NEVER authorized them to do.)

I was amoung the first group of VA patients referred to this facility, and they were obviously NOT used to the VA billing procedures.

Other than that, I would strongly recomend the Vanderbilt Center for Weight Loss Surgery, and Vanderbilt Medical Center to anyone.

I am so glad that i did choose this hospital and did not go anywhere else for my surgery and care.