Virginia Hospital Center Hospital

My surgeon's office is in the same building as the hospital.

The pre-check in was interesting. One goes to a kiosk in the lobby, signs in and goes through the process.

On the morning of surgery I was shown to a small private room (not a curtained off area) where I met all of the surgical staff that would be attending me during surgery. At some point I was given a few minutes of privacy to get into a surgical gown. Then I was given a "special cocktail" in my IV.

The recovery room is a bit of a blur but I do remember seeing my sister-in-law and my priest.

All rooms at VHC are private. There is a dry-erase board in each room where the name of nurse on duty is listed, the times for pain meds are posted and daily objectives for the patient are shown. The entire staff was very attentive and I noted that EVERYONE washed their hands before they left my room.

Checkout was a breeze. It was done in my room and then I was wheeled out to my waiting ride home.

The only down side was that in the two days I was on the floor do one offered me a washcloth for my face or a toothbrush or other "personal hygiene" option.

Overall: an excellent hospital and staff.

Virginia Hospital Center was a terrific place to have my surgery. The facility is clean, new, and the staff were excellent. The intake procedures were organized and efficient, and there were many safety steps that gave me great confidence they knew what they were doing. I felt like they were doing everything they could to give me as good an experience as possible.

Highly recommend this hospital. I did not get much rest as they checked my vitals a lot. But I guess that;s the price of excellence

I highly recommend this hospital to anyone considering weight loss surgery...