Geary Community Hospital Bariatric Center

My first impression of him was he's very serious about what he does. I was very impressed with his knowledge and his persistence in making sure I understood exactly what would take place with the Open RNY. He answered every question I had and he even drew pictures! When I wasn't making eye contact with him I was staring at his hands, he has very steady hands, which was very important to me with a procedure of this magnitude. I didn't want any Oops'during surgery. He was also very sympathetic to my weight loss past. He didn't judge me as a failure. He was very optimistic that this surgery would work for me IF I used the pouch properly. My impression of him has stayed the same from my first visit to my 2 week post op check. His office staff, especially his nurse Eileen, is wonderful!!! She has been such a wonderful source of support for me. She shows so much compassion for her patients. She called me nearly everyday after my surgery just to make sure I was doing ok and to offer advice on how to cope with the pain, my new diet, sleeping, etc. I would rate Dr. Bollman as a 10 on scale of 1 to 10. In my opinion surgical competence, which Dr. Bollmand definitely has is more important than bedside manner, he's a little "rough" and doesn't have much of a sense of humor but he knows what he's doing. Its nice to have a doctor with both but sometimes its not possible.

I enjoyed the time with my surgeon very much, my husband
was with me and Dr. made both of us aware of the risks

the after care and life style changes that will be permanent.
The office staff was very kind and went out of their way to make
things easy for us. We were not rushed @ all and every body was
sooo kind and understanding.

10/23/01 I met Dr. Bollman and his staff today for the first time. He is very knowledgable, and took a lot of time to see that both my husband, and myself were understanding every detail of the surgery, possible complications, and after care. I had a very good impression of the livlite staff, and my nutritionist.
Dr. Bollman's staff are wonderful. His nurse is one of the nicest people I have ever met. She made us feel completely at ease!!. I don't have anything negative to say at this time at all. Due to my insurance suddenly changing, the nurse worked extremely hard to get me a surgery date prior to the chg of insurance!! I could kiss her feet for all the extra work she put in on my behalf!!

Dr. Bohlman is a fantastic person. He spent a great deal of time with me, explaining everything about the surgery, what to expect pre and post operative, etc.

I appreciated the fact Dr. Bohlman gave me the worst case senario. I almost felt as if they try to talk a patient out of the surgery ... merely to get a feel for how serious and committed a person is to an entire lifestyle change. The risks of the surgery are clearly listed and each risk is explained, along with the prevalance of each. Dr. used pictures to describe the surgery and the potential risks. I feel they don't want to risk doing surgery on person that feel the WLS is an 'easy out.'

I cannot say enough about the office staff. Everyone is friendly, concerned and empathetic.

Aftercare is an integral part of the Liv-lite program. The program stresses good support, before, during and for life. There is support meetings and the entire staff is available and knowledgable about everything. In addition, Dr. is very concerned about your overall health when you go home, so they take step (such as injectible blood thinners, etc) to insure your personal safety when you go home.

I would rate Dr. Bohlman as high as I possibly can.

Let's see ... I am trying to find something 'negative' to say as the help list says that a completely 100% positive review is suspect ... but I am afraid I will have to get back to you on that :-)

Dr Bollman is a great guy. When I met with him he was so helpful and explained the procedure to me and made sure I knew what was going to happen to me. He was very thorough and was so very nice. His nursing staff was awesome too. So far everyone has been extremely nice and so very helpful to me. I would recommend him to anyone who wanted to have this procedure and was looking for a surgeon. The Geary County Community hospital has the Liv-Lite program which is conducted by Patty who is a great inspiration as well. She is so knowledgable and answers all questions. I feel so lucky to live so close to a great program.

My doctor was absolutely wonderful. I was only the 10th surgery that he had performed. He took much time and care with me, making me understand all the facets of the surgery that I was going to undergo. I would highly suggest him as a potential surgeon. Aftercare has been marvelous, anytime I needed to have questions answered his staff were always at my disposal.

Well i`m on my way ..My family Doctor has referred this doctor for me to start my life again..Well I got a call from the liv-lite lady she was very nice and i think she will help alot with my health..and she answered some of my ?.

I've only met him at the support group meetings that they have at the Geary County Hospital for Post Op and curious patients. I have my first appointment scheduled with him on August 21st. I'll let you know how everything goes and hopefully be able to answer the questions to the left.

Nice guy. Direct. I am a DJ and my first impression was that he was a stiff shirt. Later I seen him laugh a couple of times. Its my oppinon that there is humor in everything.
Loved the staff. My wife wanted me to choose Dr. Bollman because she really liked his nurse Eileen. Met her at support group meeting.
Patty is manager she is a very good person, answered every question and always returned my calls.
I have heard that doc likes Hawaii style floweredy shirts.
I am looking forward to surgery. I think I have made the correct choice, and that Dr. Bollman and his staff will do the best job that is humanly possible.

Hello! One of the best things I have ever done for myself was to make the decision to call Geary Community Hospital in Junction City, KS, and to choose Dr Bollman to be my surgeon! Dr Bollman is an experienced surgeon (over 20 years)who is THE BEST! He is very professional, taking over an hour to talk to me my first time with him. He is very methodical about going over all information so that all my questions were answered thoroughly and respectfully. I have now had my surgery, and even though I live in a city where there are two major medical centers, going to Junction City to have my surgery was a true blessing! The hospital is up-to-date, and the nursing care made me feel like I had stepped back in time about 25 years! I spent 2 days in ICU, and had a nurse with me at all times. Dr Bollman watched over me very carefully. After being transferred to "the floor" the wonderful care continued by both my Doc and the nursing staff. Dr Bollman was there every day, and never made me feel like I was taking up too much of his time even though some mornings I had LOTS of questions! He would just sit down and visit with me.
Would I choose him for my surgeon again? YES! Would I choose this hospital again? YES! All the nurses are wonderful, and there for you in a second when you call, (and when you don't!) ICU nurses that come to visit you later on the floor.... nurses that are pleasant and professional and still do old fashioned things like powder your back so your binder will feel better! And then there is the Liv Lite Program at the hospital.. Patty Maycroft is the director, and she did all my insurance work for me..made all the arrangements etc etc...and manages to stay pleasant and sweet and caring to all of us! She came to visit me a couple of hours before surgery, and came every single day to visit me afterwards, plus has now been calling me at home occ. to check up on me.
So, Dr Bollman and his nurses Eileen and Karla, and all the hospital staff get an "EXCELLENT" rating from me!