"I hadn't had any experience with Evergeen, but have many friends who have delivered babies there. Many of them chose to drive to Evergreen's maternity ward because of their amazing reputation.
My BIGGEST shock was the support I felt in getting ready for WLS and the amount of laughing and joking I was able to do with a lot of the staff. I use sarcasm to deal with nerves and my pre-surgical/admitting team that I "visited" with was amazing and the experience was fun. Yes, fun. They were some of the nicest people I have ever met at a hospital and incredibly positive about the surgery and positive about my surgeon. What a calming experience and one that made going into surgery the following week much easier.
The actual surgical team, staff at the O.R. and recovery room was amazing. I couldn't have asked for a better experience."
"Dr. Clinch and the staff at Evergreen Surgical Clinic are AMAZING. Evergreen Hospital, in Kirkland, WA, is where my surgery took place. It is an awesome hospital and EVERYONE I came into contact with was positive and supportive about the surgery AND about Dr. Clinch. A few of them, including a couple nurses in his office, have even had the lapband put in by him. It has been so nice to call the clinic and be able to talk to them and get answers to lapband questions because they personally UNDERSTAND.rnrnI did a lot of research on the lapband prior to having my first consultation. Dr. Clinch covered all I had learned, PLUS more. At the consultation he stated that he likes to help steer his patients towards the WLS he feels would be the most beneficial for them (he does both RNY and Lapband). He then went over the pros and cons of both and we discussed which one I was leaning towards. I was very set on the lapband and he was rnpositive about me having it put in over RNY. rnI will say that he is a \"too the point\" guy, but has a caring nature about him. If you are looking for someone to hold your hand and all the fluff...he isn't the surgeon for you. He was honest, didn't beat around the bush, and even said that I was one of the best and worst candidates for the LapBand. Hmm..I am a stay at home mom that runs a daycare. I am in and out all day, cooking food and giving snacks to the kids, my meals consist of grabbing a bite off the tray of leftovers, and I live on coffee.....wonder what he meant by worst?rn rnIn the beginning, the only complaint I had was that he didn't have a \"team\" that would allow me to do a 3 month regime instead of a 6 month primary care physician followed diet and exercise program (for insurance coverage reasons). Now...I am glad he doesn't offer the other. I needed the 6 months to do some soul searching and completely prepare myself for the band. rnrnI would say that one important thing to know about Dr. Clinch is that you do need to feel comfortable asking questions. Like I said, he isn't a hand holder. I went into my first fill a little nervous and had I not asked him what he was going to do, I think he would have just filled me. He does, of course, talk to you and give you answers...he just doesn't walk you through it all unless you ask. BTW...the most important question I asked at my fill was, \"are you already done?\" to which he answered...\"yup!\" Needless to say, he is awesome at fills!!!rnrnThank you Dr. Clinch, Evergreen Surgical Clinic and Evergreen Hospital for changing my life!!!rnrn"
