Inova Fair Oaks Hospital Hospital

They were awesome, cant say enough god things about them.

excellent staff they know what they are doing with overweight patients staff VERY helpful and will work with you to accomplish your goals they have signs all over talking about patient comfort is thiere #1 priority and they MEAN EVERY WORD OF IT! great place to have it done highly reccomended!

I wish that the male nurse would not have insisted on watching me urinate. Other than that, all was great.

The staff supporting the Bariatric Center of Excellence here are very good. A number of them have worked hard for special certifications in Bariatric nursing and practice, and they really know and care about what they are doing. Some of them are also alumni of bariatric surgery themselves. The pre-surgical nurse I met with during my pre-op testing is one, and she gave me such a dose of inspiration and hope!

The ratings I gave to the general helpfulness and pain medication questions are averages across all staff. The one weak spot in the Inova Fair Oaks program is in the consistency of hospital after-care. Some of the staff at the hospital are really excellent. They were responsive, thorough, respectful, and were clearly keeping track of vitals, progress, comfort, and the things that are beyond patient knowledge or capability, especially in that confusing and weakened post-op state. I did, however, encounter a bad apple or two -- for example, a night shift nurse who seemed to have some kind of agenda against pain control, and ignored my calls that I was having trouble breathing. Far, far too much time elapsed until someone bothered to check my vitals and noted how low my oxygenation had gotten. Then they took me seriously, but they should have done so at least an hour earlier. Unfortunately, this was in the middle of the night, and one of the few times I did not have someone with me. I'd recommend (for anytime anyone spends in any hospital, really) having a family member or friend with you as much of the time as possible. If everything is going well, they are great moral support. If you run into one of these bad apples, or if you are at a busier hospital and it gets overwhelmed, they can advocate for you and make sure that you are getting the care you need. You can't really do that on your own when you're wiped out from surgery, medicated, or in a lot of pain.

Everyone was great. The staff is friendly and very accommodating. I felt very comfortable and relaxed during my stay. I would definitely recommend INOVA Fair Oaks to anyone considering having their weight loss surgery in the Washington metropolitan area.

Everyone was so nice for every appointment for testing and I received excellent service when I went in for my surgery and for my stay. The staff could really listened to me when we talked and they were so helpful. I would recommend them to everyone seeking bypass surgery.

The entire staff is AMAZING!!!!!

Very nice; very familiar with WLS patients; very caring

Inova Fair Oaks Hospital is a world class hospital with the most wonderful people anywhere. That is why I work there and am a patient there too.

Everyone was very helpful and friendly. The only problem I had was when I was discharged, they came with a tiny wheel chair.