Bariatrics and Medical Weight Loss North - Community Health Bariatric Center

Dr. Jones has been a blessing. She is extremely helpful and willing to answer any and all questions. One time, when I was having a problem, I had her paged, and she called back within 10 minutes. She not only answered my question, but she took to time to find out about how I was doing as well. I have had one post-op visit and am doing very well. I have also gone to the support group that has been set up. It is a great help to be able to talk to people who are going through the same things as you are. I would rate Dr. Jones very highly. She gets an A++

I has my first meeting in September 2000. However, I was very familiar with the information and meeting set-up since my wife had wls surgery in June 2000. My wife actually used Dr. Jones partner Dr. Inman who is excellent, and my wife has no real complications. However, Dr. Jones was on call the weekend my wife was in the hospital and really liked her. In addition, we have met several surgery veterans through the St. Vincent support group, and Dr. Jones is loved by all her patients. While I decided to choose Dr. Jones, I believe either Drs. Inman or Huse are equally fantastic, and I would recommend any of them. The St. Vincent Bariatric program does have additional Drs, but they are newer and I am not as familiar with them.

One problem is that the surgery has gotten so successful, that there is a long waiting list for the surgery and for getting support appointments for approval and pre-op tests. As for the office staff, they are extremely competent and nice, but also very very busy. They can take awhile to return calls, however if one is patient (which I wasn't), everything works out in the end.

I have my 1st consultation on November 1, 2000. The office staff has been great. They have even called to ask how I am, check on insurance, and give me pointers.

I will let you know all the details after I see her.


I had my first consultation November 1, 2000. I don't think I could have asked for a more compassionate Doctor. She is wonderful and the staff at the center seems genuinely concerned. My husband was even impressed and it takes a lot for him to admit it!

She is very straight forward in her approach that the surgery is not the "only" way to accomplish the weight loss. She pushes menatlity and diet also.

I have been very disappointed in the office staff. I have faxed & left messages several times because my insurance co. says they have not received the packet of pre-determination from the Dr.'s office yet. I finally called on 12-28-00 and asked for the office manager. She offered to fax it to the insurance company for me, but I had her fax it to me and then I mailed it certified to the insurance company. I was also a little unhappy with the fact the letter from Dr. Jones was NOT signed and it said they has scheduled me for a psych consult. That has not been done at all! I am not very happy with the office staff at this point.

I was very impressed with Dr. Jones. She is very knowlegable about what she does. She was my mothers surgeon so I knew a little about her before my consultation. She is very informative about the procedures she performs and will answer any questions you have. The thing I liked least was the length of time it takes to set up the surgery. It will be about 6 months from concultation to surgery date. The office staff seem very helpful but they also seem very busy. Dr. Jones emphasizes aftercare and also suggest you attend support groups they offer. Her view of the risks of surgery were more or less that the risks of being overweight were as bad or worse than the risks of the surgery. At this point I would rate her excellent with exception to the delay. She has an excellent bedside manner (opposite of most surgeons from my experieces).

My first impression of Dr. Jones' was that she seemed to be a very caring person. Dr. Jones' was able to answer everyone's questions.
I have only had one meeting as of yet with Dr. Jones and that was for the Orientation/Individual Meeting on December 8, 1999.
Her office staff was pleasant and courteous.
During the orientation Dr. Jones' explained both types of surgeries and explained the pro's & con's for each surgery and stated that the type of surgery was determined on an individual basis.
Dr. Jones has always been pleasant and willing to answer any questions you may have.
Dr. Jones and her nurse are wonderful. I have had several dealings with her nurse Karen due to my incision.
I would recommend Dr. Jones to anyone who was interested in having the surgery. They have you set up on a 2 week, 6 week, 3 month, 6 month, 9 month and a year post opt visits. If more are needed, there is no problem in getting in to see her.
At my 3 month post-opt visit I did not see Dr. Jones'. She was in the office but I was seen by Kami and I'm not sure if she is Dr. Inman's nurse or a nurse practioner but I don't really like her that well. I know one time when I had to go in to have my incision packed, she didn't act like she knew what she was doing.
I go November 21st for my 6 month post-opt visit so I am hoping to see Dr. Jones and not Kami.
One thing that Dr. Jones' does not tell people about up front is that your 6 month, 9 month, and 1 year appointment is charged your co-pay.
All that she tells you is that you will be set up with a 2 week, 6 week, 3 month, 6 month, 9 month and a year appt. I will be pleased
to pay the co-pay because I think it is important to continue the program. However, I will not continue if I have to pay a co-pay to see a nurse or practioner as opposed to the doctor who did the surgery.

I liked Dr. Jones very much. She is very informative and her staff is great. I am just beginning my journey so I cannot answer many of the questions. My surgery is scheduled for December 15, 2000.

Dr. Jones seems to be a very compassionate and capable physician. She puts a great deal of emphasis on the aftercare program offered at St. Vincent. She was open and honest about the risks and potential complications of the surgery. She reviewed the two types that she performs and discussed what the differences were.
I think both bedside manner and surgical competence are equally important.
The only thing negative I can think of is that Dr. Jones is a very small person and even tho' I did not ask her, I'm sure she has never had a weight problem.

What a sweetie, Dr Jones is the best, she explained everything I needed to know, by the end of the consultation, I could only think of one other thing to ask, she definately has her act together. Her office staff on the other hand...we had a number of problems getting things taken care of, communications is definately not their strongest suit, they forgot to tell me that my psych eval would have to be scheduled by me, I thought it was something that they would schedule, I almost found out too late to have the surgery, perhaps a checklist in my file would have helped to make sure all bases were covered. My hat however goes off to Vickie, Dr Jones assistant, she was always VERY prompt in getting my questions answered, GOOD JOB!

Rosemarie Jones took all the time my wife and I needed to answer all of our questions and concerns. She is sincere open and honest and I feel she cares about me alot. Her office is also very professional caring and good at putting your fears at ease. Aftercare programs were stressed as and road to success. Starting on time would have been a plus but I realize a persons day never goes exactly as planned.

I only met Dr. Jones once--at the initial consultation, but she comes highly recommended and my first impression of her was very favorable. She spoke very clearly about the surgical options available and seemed to really understand the problem of obesity. Her office staff seems very competent. I understand that aftercare is a big part of the program with Dr. Jones's surgical group and expect to learn more about that at my pre-op class on May 9.