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Keith Kim
"I have nothing but praise for Dr. Kim and his office staff. They have correct insurance information and gave me no hassles. I was treated professionally, with courtesy and respect. If you have Medicare, that's fine with them. They don't hussle you out the door and refuse to talk with you. Since Dr. Kim does the lap RNY, you do have to pay his fees upfront, as Medicare will only cover the open proceedure as far as the surgeon goes, but they do cover the hospital. Amazing the lies some doctor's offices will tell you just because they do not want anything to do with Medicare. Aftercare is a huge issue with Dr. Kim. And I like that! He has a very structured program with each new level spelled out. There is even a shopping list for you. Getting through the surgery is one thing, dealing with it for the rest of your life is another. I don't know how anyone goes through with this surgery with a doctor who doesn't have any kind of structured after care program. Bariatric cooking classes are also offered at Celebration Health! A bonus in my opinion! Dr. Kim reviews all the risks of surgery with you, several times. His staff also knows the risks, and will discuss them with you if needed. Dr. Kim seems a bit quiet at first, but he always has plenty to say. He also keeps a very personal touch to his patient care. I received a phone call from him a few days after I was discharged from the hospital. Just a checkup to see how I was doing at home! My only complaint, and I can't really call it a complaint, more of an issue, is the three hour education session. I'm like a lot of obese people and have a very bad back. The chairs were extremely uncomfortable, and the session lasted four hours! Way too long, especially since the first hour were things that had been gone over twice before in different appointments. There should be less of the initial information that I had already received, gone over, and knew about, and more time spent with the nutritionist. I highly recommend Dr. Keith Kim. "

AdventHealth Bariatric Surgery & Metabolic Medicine at Celebration

"I was so excited to be having my surgery at Celebration Health. However, I was very disappointed with my 4-day stay. Their pneumatic tube system runs right under the bariatric patient rooms on the second floor - kept me up every single night without fail. The room was either too hot or too cold, and they need to put mattress pads on the bed to absorb sweat. We are fat people, we are going to sweat when lying on plastic in an 82 degree room! The TV/internet system was a major joke! Broke the first day I was in my room (Tuesday), and stayed that way until Thursday when a repair man came and spent 3 noisy hours trying to fix the darn thing. Then the company that runs the system charged me for 4 days when I couldn't even watch the lousy thing the whole entire time I was in there. They need old fashioned TV's so you can just lay in bed and gaze at the screen. That moveable thing above your head is really off-putting. I don't have any serious complaints with the nursing staff. Most of my needs were met in a timley manner. Night staff was the best. On a scale from 1-10, with 10 being tops, I would give them a six. To say I was very disappointed would be an understatement."

Ocala Regional Medical Center (COE)
"Pre-op nurse was great. Best IV stick I have ever had. Overall, everyone was very nice, but the nursing staff was overextended as usual. Parking was deplorable. Thankfully I was a low maintenance patient as my mother was there to help me. I think I want to go to Monroe for my WLS, if I get approval."
About Me
North Central, Fl
Location
25.8
BMI
RNY
Surgery
05/24/2005
Surgery Date
Aug 25, 2003
Member Since
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