Inova Fair Oaks Hospital Hospital
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I had wonderful care and the nicest nurses and techs. They were caring and very helpful. I would recommend this hospital 100%.
INOVA Fair Oaks Hospital is a wonderful hospital and the nursing staff was great, very attentive and concerned with my welfare. I would recommended this hospital to anyone, it is certainly above the rest.
The hospital overall was wonderful. Construction going on during the day made it noisy, but at night it was restful. The construction also affected the parking.
The nurses were fantastic!! In pre-op, one of the nurses had had gastric bypass surgery and she stopped by to let me know how pleased she was and that I was in very good hands. Post-op, the nurses on the ward were fantastic. They made sure I was comfortable at all times of the day and night. Even changing my pain medication so that I wasn't tired and could walk around.
The nurse's aides were helpful in helping me bathe as I could not do it myself after surgery. A couple of the nurses were really stellar, but they were all good. I was lucky in that though I had a double room, I didn't have a roommate. I think that if I had had a roommate, I would have been disturbed by the noise and commotion. No one ever encouraged me to get out of bed and walk. The only problem I had was that I had a severe headache from the pain medication that I was getting. They kept giving me more pain medication, which only made things worse. When I went to a support group meeting on my way home from the hospital, I found that many patients were familiar with headache as a side effect of pain medication. It's really surprising that the surgical residents who were caring for me couldn't figure it out. I really got good care but wonder after reading some of the other comments, whether I got better care because I'm a physician.
Inova Fair Oaks is a great hospital. It's smaller than most i've been to, but that is an advantage. They have a great nursing staff and everything runs smoothly. While a hospital stay isn't at the top of my list of fun things. I was comfortable and felt cared for while there.
The staff was wonderful. The nurses on my floor were so nice and encouraging. The "food" I got to eat was great. I never liked Jello much, but I ate the Jello here. And the protein rich broth they had was WONDERFUL! Wish I could get the recipe.
I can't say enough good things about Fair Oaks hospital. The doctors and nurses all were very friendly and treated me as equals in my care-- there was no condescention. They were very polite when entering my room-- if my door was closed, they always knocked. <br>
Visiting hours were very long-- 8 am to 8 pm-- plus certain relatives can stay overnight.
<br> Fair Oaks has free valet parking during the day (until 6:00 pm). The valets are not allowed to accept tips, so it is really free. This service is necessary, though, because it is hard to find a parking spot on your own.<br>
This staff is used to dealing with WLS patients. The food and drink is geared to our needs-- no worry about receiving sugared jello, for example. There were even extra-large wheelchairs for those of us who need them!