"There were two problems that I had with the hospital. My surgery was delayed 2 hours because of a scheduling conflict with the equipment and operating rooms. The other problem was that I was in recovery for 6 hours and they would not let family come sit with me. My mother finally was able to come and see me for a few minutes since she was very upset that they weren't telling her something. It turned out that there were no rooms to put me in so they kept me in recovery. I was asleep and received good care but family should not have to worry about someone that has undergone major surgery. The only other thing I would say is that the nursing staff was a mixed bag. Some were fantastic while others were difficult to find."
"I can not say enough fantastic things about Dr Halmi!! He is so thoughtfull and caring. On the day of surgery in the OR waiting for everyone to get ready and waiting for the anethisia, he stood and talked to me and it helped calm me down.
He is a gentle and kind man that made me feel comfortable with him. The other doctors that work with him are fantastic too. One of them chased down my nurse to make sure that I was getting my medications that were unrelated to my surgery.
The program is terrific. The nutrition class given by Ashley and Catherine answered everything one needed to know about the pre-op diet and what to expect for the first two weeks of the liquid diet. They also helped give some ideas to start out on the mushie diet when I can start it after my doctor's visit 2 weeks after surgery.
Dr Halmi and his doctors and nutritionists are amazing and I would recommend them without hesitation.
I will say that I was very disappointed with the office staff. With the exception of the front desk person, the staff always made me feel like I was bothering them. They even messed up the financing of the surgery when I specifically explained to them how to put it in the system per the finance companies instructions. And this is their finance company."
