Holzer Weight Loss Center Hospital

I was happy with the experience. Honestly the hospital seemed _busy_ with folks coming and going and it seemed like people were there to actively support their loved ones for whatever reason they were in for. it didn't have that quiet pall of illness most hospitals would have.

I've been in my different hospitals. I can say that this hospital is somewhat small, but the care I received was excellent.

Everyone was very friendly and seemed genuinly concerened about me

Staff at Holzer Center for Comprehensive Weight Loss are wonderfully understanding and caring!

I have not had the surgery as of yet. But, I did want to share with everyone just how nice the staff is at Holzer Weight Loss Center. There is no glass to seperate you from the nurses in the check in area. It is a very home style atmosphere. When you walk in you are welcomed at the door. You are offered a cold bottle of water and seated in an over stuffed chair or loveseat. You feel more like you are in a friends home than a doctors office. My three year old and my boyfriend went with me to my consultation and to the meetings and they were both as welcomed as I was. The nurses are so nice and you in no way feel as though you are being judged for being over weight. Instead they are there to help you. Several of the nurses working there have had the surgery and understand excitly how you feel. Dr. Grandia is very down to earth. He walks in the room in shiny cowboy boots, sits down and talks to you like a person. He seems to in no way be rushing you. He gives you all the time you need to ask any questions. He fully explains the surgery, what you can expect, and what will happen after surgery. He even took time to make friends with my three year old. And as for the girls in the insurance pre-approval dept, Kate And Jennifer, well I just can't say enough good things. I have called them more times then I can remember due to alot of trouble with my insurance company and trouble getting old medical records. They have always been very polite and helpful. They have made phone calls and even re-faxed paperwork at a moments notice to try to help this along. If the rest of the hospital staff is just half as kind as the staff that Dr. Grandia has working for him, I feel that this surgery will go very smoothly. And at this point I have no worries. ( Except how long it will now take Cigna for my pre-approval)

Everyone treated me as a person. If I rang my call button they were right there to help me. I never had to wait for help.

I am very happy with the hospital and would recommend it to anyone.

Overall the hospital was excellent with the exception of a few shortcommings it was awesome.

Tomorrow is the surgery and I feel very confident in Dr. Grandia, Holzer, and the overall experience so far. I think everything will turn out fine, and if any problems arise, Holzer is well equipped to handle them.

I think they should get bigger blood pressure cuffs in the hospital for obese patients. Also the bed in the pre surgery area was very narrow and not for obese patients, I felt like I was going to fall off it, I weighed 275, had I weighed another 100 pounds I would not of been at all comfortable. Overall the hospital was very good. The operating table was workable but narrow also. The only upsetting problem I had when I was in the hospital was when they took the fully out the night before I went home I started needing to go to the bathroom every 10 minutes as the saline was still going into my I.V. and I had on blow up legging that helps to keep away blood clots, they have big tubes and cords and do not let you get up on your own very easily, they have to be undone and unplugged. I called for help to go to the bathroom so many times I was embarassed, sometimes they couldn't come right away and I felt like I was going to burst. Finally I asked if I could get a potty chair to put by my bed through the night only and was told I needed to get up and walk. I reminded them I couldn't with the leggings and I said normally people need to be sleeping through the night not up walking around and that I might wet the bed if I didn't get one as I needed to go so often and my bladder filled up quickly and I would have to call them every ten minutes and couldn't wait. So I then got the potty chair. I was up all night long.