Ascension St. Vincent - Carmel Bariatrics Hospital
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Very impressed with his knowledge. His staff may be overworked, not alway helpful to me. His surgical competence and bedside manner was great.
The staff were all caring and dedicated. I was amazed at how thorough each of them was in explaining each step of the process. I felt completely supported and encouraged. The nursing staff in the bariatric unit are very special people.
Dr. Margaret Inman seems to be a very competent and caring person. I didn't get to meet with her personally the day of my group consultation. However, I did meet with her PA-C, Holly, who was very nice, answered all of my questions and then some, and reassured me that I had made the right decission.
The one thing about Dr. Inman that did stick out in my mind was the fact that she was the first physician I had ever met, and I worked at a hospital for over 3 years, that didn't blame my weight on a character fault. She explained that the weight problem in America is based on genetics, enviroment, and personal/ stresses/ individual reasons.
Her staff is incredible, too. I call them all of the time asking questions and they have never made me feel like a pest. They always answer my questions and make me feel like I am Dr. Inman's only patient, which I know I am not since she does 100's of these operations a year!
I met Dr. Inman at my group consultation appointment on Jan. 27. I was very impressed with her and the straight forward way she presented the information about the surgery. She was very patient and answered all questions very thoroughly. I didn't speak with her one-on-one I talked with her assistant who answered my personal questions and discussed my case.
I only have a couple complaints. One is that it took a long time to get my consultation and surgery date. If I had known how long the process was I would have started a year earlier. My insurance company came through quickly, it was Dr. Inman's office that I had to wait on. The other problem was that I couldn't seem to get a real person on the phone when I called her office. I left messages but my calls weren't returned. I finally contacted the office manager and she was very helpful and concerned about the non-returned calls. But overall I would say that Dr. Inman must be very good or I wouldn't have to wait so long for surgery.
I loved it- very nice nurses and like I said above it was beautiful inside and I have no complaints.
My Surgeon is Dr. Margaret Inman. My first impression of her was that she seemed self-assured. I was also startled by how dainty her hands looked!
The office staff seemed nice and efficient but it's not her office staff..this is St. Vincent's Baratric office which is affiliated with Dr. Inman.
This opinion is based on my consultation. I haven't had surgery yet so I haven't seen Dr. Inman since.
I didn't actually get to even talk to Dr. Inman herself. For whatever reason part of the group I was in talked to her and the other part talked to her assistant.
That kind of disappointed me.
Dr. Inman's presentation was fine and she talked about after care,risks, and how long you'd be in the hospital.
I would say overall, after reading so many comments about other people's consultations with their surgeons
and comparing those experiences with my own...I was a little disappointed.
I guess I'll have to wait and see how the rest turns out.
Dr. Inman's reputation is too good for me to pass on her being my surgeon.
I met my surgeon during my consultation appointment. She spoke to about 15 of us together in a conference room and told us about the different types of surgery, side effects, etc. Then she let us ask questions, she didn't leave any question unanswered. I was surprised that I asked the most questions of everyone in my group. I really liked that she said if we ever want to meet with her that she was available on Mondays, to make an appointment and she will meet with us one on one and discuss any concerns we had. I left there with a peaceful feeling and felt confident in the surgeon I had chosen. St. Vincents has a lifetime aftercare program. More later...