"The hospital was clean, the staff was friendly, helpful, knowledgable and I felt very comfortable being there during my overnight stay. I felt welcomed and that the staff was there for me and my needs."
"PRIOR TO SURGERY:rnrnMy primary physician Dr. Paul Worrell recommended me to Dr. Barker; I have two great doctors that have given me nothing but stellar medical service!rnrnMy first impression of Dr. Barker and his staff was that they are very thorough, friendly, professional, warm, patient and very understanding of my needs and concerns. The office is neat, clean and accommodating. The staff is patient and listens to what I have to say, which gives me the comfort needed to get through my weight loss surgery (WLS).rnrnI have been to see thus far Dr. Barker and his staff twice. The initial visit lasted for 4 hours and I was not just sitting and waiting I talked with the staff getting prepared, giving information, etc the entire time I was there! Wow, I was very surprised at how detailed, how thorough, kind, friendly and patient everyone was it was a good thing I took the entire day off I had no idea it would take that long!rnrnThe second visit also was a long one, I was there from 1:30pm - 5:00pm, now on this visit I was a little annoyed with how long I had to wait, and I sat in the lobby until about 4:00pm before I was able to see anyone! I even went up to the desk a couple of times to find out if I was forgotten (I had a 4pm appointment with my primary), but when I could be seen it was one-on-one treatment and I can understand that some patients may have more to say that others which may cut in on others scheduled time.rnrnI was seen by Dr. Thompson, Internal Medicine, which he explained everything that will happen during surgery, which I understood, I was also able to ask questions (which I had several questions that I printed from OH's website which basically were the same questions/concerns that others had) that he went over in detailed.rnrnThen I spoke with Kevin, Dr. Barker's assistant that went over the risks of WLS in detail.rnFinally I was seen by Dr. Barker and he went over my details of my EGD test, says everything looked great, asked if I had any questions I said no, felt that everything was explained to me and that I felt very comfortable to with my visit.rnrnAfter seeing Dr. Barker I was seen by Earline (awesome personality, bubbly and full of energy, personable and thorough) which gave me my options for where and what date I would have my surgery. I now have a date, but my only concern is that my hospital chosen is out-of-network, but I was informed that the charge would be written-off. I need to investigate this with my insurance carrier before committing to the hospital chosen.rnrnWith each visit, they have gone over the importance of following the guidelines of my diet and eating right, exercise and attending the weight loss seminars. Dr. Barker is so dedicated to his patients that he has a workout facility available to his patients, for his patients at anytime. He says this way we do not have to rely on memberships, or being with people that are not like us and that we would have the physical therapist and dieticians available to us.rnrnRight now I have nothing but positive things to say about Dr. Barker and his staff, I feel very comfortable about him performing the surgery and his dedication to me as his patient. I would recommend him to anyone that I know that is having WLS.rnrnI believe that surgical competence, bedside manner are both important!rnrn"
