Wilshire Surgery Center Dba Linden

This surgery center is clean, efficient and well located but that’s not why I’m giving it five stars. It’s the staff that garners that award. Incredibly friendly, professional and sweet, they made a potentially scary, isolating situation comfortable and easy. All my questions were answered and I was treated more like family or a close friend than a stranger. Encouraging smiles and lighthearted jokes made all the difference in the world. I actually left with a smile, which is amazing given the circumstances.

My ideal day. Being opened up, penetrated, and stitched back together. But sometimes, you just have to be thankful it’s minor surgery. And relieved to be operated on in such a fine facility. From the lab techs, to the anesthesiologist, to the nurses and of course my very wonderful surgeon, it was an experience in great care, which I find to be few and far between. Before surgery, the center called me several times to make sure I was adequately prepped and ready for the big day.
When I arrived for surgery, I was given the time the surgery would take in order to give a ‘head’s up’ to my ride home, as well as assured that they would alert them when I was ready and that we would be given after care instructions. I was given the proper attractive attire which I couldn’t seem to dress myself in (and had to call in help — I felt like a complete dork). Hey, they’ve added snaps to hospital gowns — they’re all high tech now.
I was directed back to the ‘prep area’ where I would be given a lovely ‘cocktail’ as the anesthesiologist put it.
The nurse made me feel great immediately by checking my chart and looking back at forth at me, questioning my age. «You LOOK 19, seriously» It’s silly, but it made me laugh and feel at ease. There was one tech there that sounded just like George Clooney, and in my drugged out state, I think I mumbled something like «Wow. I feel like I’m on ER. This rocks» I’m sure they’ve heard worse. The procedure itself went smoothly (I think it took a total of 2.5 hours) and I woke to Mr. Clooney’s warm voice offering me juice and crackers. Oh yes, please. And then I was given my home care instructions when my ‘assistant’ came, and off we went. I was in pain, but too loopy to care.
I just had surgery yesterday, and though I couldn’t finish my review then, it’s quite nice to be up and alert and Unilocaling a day after. Of course, the pain is not a joy, but my drugs are. just joking. I’ve already received follow up calls from the facility and an immediate response from my doctor (who I will review later — my brain’s a bit fuzzy — not that it’s not a normal occurrence for me).
If you must have surgery, this is the place to do it. I could not have asked for a warmer, more professional medical team.