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Hospital of Saint Raphael (COE)
"I have only been a patient in one other hospital when I had my children. St. Raphaels staff was very caring I never had to wait for anything. After surgery you are hooked-up to many iv, I coulnd't beleive how much I needed to use the bathroom...someone was there every time I needed to go. The hospital was very clean, I even received Communion while I was there, which I found very thoughtful. I have only one complaint, it was very noisy. Your vitals are taken throughout the night when you stay in a hospital and if a nurse came into give you meds she was quiet, spoke softly etc. BUT when the person who takes your vitals comes in, the lights go on they speak very loudly I even had one lady taking care of my roomate at 3:00am and talking to the person out at the nurses station while she was in the room as if it was 3:00 in the afternoon. That truly is the only complaint I had about St. Raphaels. I realize there are "bells and whistles" that need to go off dugint he night, but the staff that comes into empty catheters and take vitals need to be MUCH MORE considerate of those whose rooms they are entering in the middle of the night. Whe I had my children, I had a nurse who came in to take my vitals with a flashlight so she wouldn't disturb me. she woke me up with a very quiet voice and I was able to fall back asleep when she left. Just common sense, if it's the middle of the night, keep your voice down."

Elmer Valin
"He seemed very young and for some reason that made me more at ease, as this is a fairly new procedure to the US. Knowing he has performed over 200 of them made me feel at east. Dr. Valin's office staff was very helpful, courteous, I never had a hard time over anything. There isn't anything I disliked about Dr. Valin or his staff. Myhusband and I met with Dr. Valin last week and discussed the surgery, what to expect for surgery, after surgery and pretty much for the restof my life. He took the time to answer all of our questions and concerns. I even joked with him that I ws going to be spendging the weekend with him to make sure he got enough rest. I already know from other peoples experiences that he is extremely competent, but what was just as important to me was how he took the time to speak to us one on one and asnwer any question we had. I can't wait for tomorrow! 5/17/04!"
About Me
Wallingford, CT
Location
40.6
BMI
LAP-BAND
Surgery
05/17/2004
Surgery Date
Jan 29, 2004
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