Virginia Mason Franciscan Health Center for Weight Management at St. Francis

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Virginia Mason Franciscan Health Center for Weight Management at St. Francis Hospital

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CynthiaB for Virginia Mason Franciscan Health Center for Weight Management at St. Francis

Only problem: All the med pumps have these alarms that seem to go off every 15 minutes, and the nurses IGNORE THEM. They also ignore it when you hit the call button. I finally got someone to teach me how to reset the pump myself, so I could stop the beeping.
One other problem: Staff should speak English sufficient to give undertandable instructions. This seems to make sense.

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peggybray for Virginia Mason Franciscan Health Center for Weight Management at St. Francis

Amazing experience...better than I'd hoped for. I am grateful for their time and care.

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Vicki C. for Virginia Mason Franciscan Health Center for Weight Management at St. Francis

I had a few nurses that needed to go back to their basics for some refreshers. The thing that bothered me the most is when my Iv machine was not working they just said they didn't have time to mess with it and left and never came back. I sat there and watched nothiing go through the tube connected to me! Finally a nurse from the next shift fixed it and then my heart rate went down to 40! I'm not sure if this was because of the machine stating back up and rushing everything into my system or what but at that point I freaked and asked for the doctor. He released me that next day! I think that in life we run across people that just don't live up to what we expect....especially when we are in their care. For the most part there is too much demand on one or two people....when it needs to spread not-so-thin!

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How responsive did you feel the hospital was in give you pain medications?
How responsive do you feel the staff was in helping you with your general needs during your stay?
How sensitive was the staff to the needs of overweight patients?
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Kirstin G. for Virginia Mason Franciscan Health Center for Weight Management at St. Francis

It sure seems to me that this is the place in the NW to have anything bariatric done. The best surgeons work there, the NW Center is there, the entire hospital staff is incredibly friendly, accommodating, service-oriented and impressively well versed in these procedures. I almost didn't want to leave . . . almost!

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Dani P. for Virginia Mason Franciscan Health Center for Weight Management at St. Francis

If you get to stay in the out-patient side, I understand they are great, but if you are put on the in-patient wing, the care is pretty slow and uncaring. It generally took between 30-45 minutes to see a nurse after pushing the call button (and I didn't use mine often, but my roommate needed more attention). Marilyn, in billing, was excellent to work with. She was incredible!

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renatte68 for Virginia Mason Franciscan Health Center for Weight Management at St. Francis

I like the hospital. I'll post more after the surgery, but it is a nice size. We'll see.

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Gloria A. for Virginia Mason Franciscan Health Center for Weight Management at St. Francis

I had serious anemia issues prior to surgery. The outpatient support for my pre-surgery preparation was outstanding. Everyone was supportive and encouraging. The are especially aware of WLS and WLS patient requirements. Although my primary pre and post care is via SWLC - the St. Francis Weight management staff brought me a "go home" gift of a diary/journal (good sized), a book on the lap-band and contact information. After I got home - both the outpatient surgery clinic and the Weight Management group followed up with a call to make sure my recovery was going well.

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rizzoratt for Virginia Mason Franciscan Health Center for Weight Management at St. Francis

My only drawback was the quiet. I was in a semi-private room and the person beside me moaned constantly. I guess she was having a hard time. I also do not sleep well away from home, so of course, I wouldn't do well there either. Overall, the staff was excellent, they were attentive and worked with me in every way. They explained everything and kept me drinking water, they would give me almost anything I wanted (as long as I was allowed to drink it) and encouraged me every step of the way. Both pre and post operatively, this staff was awesome!!

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How well equipped was the hospital to handle overweight patients?
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How accommodating was the hospital in allowing visitors to see you?
How restfully quiet did you find your experience?
How responsive did you feel the hospital was in give you pain medications?
How responsive do you feel the staff was in helping you with your general needs during your stay?
How sensitive was the staff to the needs of overweight patients?
How would you rate the parking accomodations?
How safe did you feel that the hospital was well equiped enough to handle any medical emergency that might arise during your stay there?
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Craig E. for Virginia Mason Franciscan Health Center for Weight Management at St. Francis

Most discouraging part of my stay was sharing a room with a polish diebetic who loved to continually eat at all hours of the day and night. The guys wife would smuggle him in foods he wasn't suppose to eat. Funny at first, but then just irritating after that!

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How well equipped was the hospital to handle overweight patients?
How much privacy did you feel the hospital gave you?
How accommodating was the hospital in allowing visitors to see you?
How restfully quiet did you find your experience?
How responsive did you feel the hospital was in give you pain medications?
How responsive do you feel the staff was in helping you with your general needs during your stay?
How sensitive was the staff to the needs of overweight patients?
How would you rate the parking accomodations?
How safe did you feel that the hospital was well equiped enough to handle any medical emergency that might arise during your stay there?
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postopwagirl06 for Virginia Mason Franciscan Health Center for Weight Management at St. Francis

Both my husband and I were very impressed with the staff and the especially the nurses.

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How well equipped was the hospital to handle overweight patients?
How much privacy did you feel the hospital gave you?
How accommodating was the hospital in allowing visitors to see you?
How restfully quiet did you find your experience?
How responsive did you feel the hospital was in give you pain medications?
How responsive do you feel the staff was in helping you with your general needs during your stay?
How sensitive was the staff to the needs of overweight patients?
How would you rate the parking accomodations?
How safe did you feel that the hospital was well equiped enough to handle any medical emergency that might arise during your stay there?
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