Sequoia Surgical Center

They were amazing with the treatment and recovery room for my hunnie was amazing. The nursing staff could tell I was nervous but they were all hilarious. maybe their night jobs are stand up comedians.
Big shout out to Joe and Dr. Lewis!

Aeileen the Nurse that «helped» me after I woke from surgery was THE WORST person I’ve ever dealt with. I was sick and vomiting and she actually yelled at me and was SO mean to me and made me feel worse. She told me I made a mess but she wouldn’t get me anything to vomit in. She ruined it. She should be fired! Unbelievable.

I recently had a discectomy performed at Sequoia Surgical Pavilion, and I couldn’t be happier, both with the results of the surgery and with the experience, both pre– and post-​op. Dr. Lee from Muir Orthopedics was the surgeon, and he is top-​notch. The pre-​op and post-​op nurses (Jenny and Karen) were very caring and attentive. Dr. Jacobs, the anesthesiologist, put me at ease, both with a helpful phone call the night before surgery, and during pre-​op. The facility itself is fairly new and very nicely designed. So a big thumbs up for Sequoia and my surgical team!

Just had knee replacement surgery here yesterday. Amazing staff and care! The preop side was sweet and caring. Even when my surgery was delayed they made everything ok. Thank you Aileen! Big shoutout to my night nurses who spent all night taking care of me! Jackie and my other nurse (can’t remember your name sorry my brain is still slow with the meds) were beyond nice, professional and over the top wonderful
Dr wiseman and my anesthesiologist (name? Again slow from meds) and Bridgette were great!
Great experience thank you all again!!!

Best Drs. /​Nurses /​Staff ever! Dr. Kou is Amazing!

My physician sent me here, disappointing because almost every person I met worked for an agency — my care was NOTHING great!

I had a great experience at Sequoia Surgical Pavilion. I underwent Achilles Tendon Rupture repair surgery this past week.
The anesthesiologist (Dr. Yuan) called me the night before to brief me on what would happen and give me instructions on eating and drinking prior to the procedure. (I would be receiving general anesthetic.)
On the day of the surgery, everyone was very nice, professional and comforting. They gave me a nerve block for my leg and started the general anesthetic. From my standpoint, the surgery took 500 milliseconds… Suddenly I was in the recovery room and my wife was standing by.
I received a thank you note, signed by the nurses and anesthesiologist, three days later by mail.
Pretty great!!!

I’ve been meaning to post about Sequoia since my 12÷1÷11 shoulder arthroscopy. This is a very nice, efficient facility in all respects. Very close to John Muir Hospital too (which made me feel there was a backstop if everything went kittywampus). I will also observe that the propofol anesthesia they use now is far better than the old stuff. I’m truly sorry Michael Jackson died from way too much of it, but it is nothing to fear. It’s a clean instant light sleep and no side effects I could see. If you get that funky nerve blocker in your neck (shoulder surgery), make sure they dunk you fast — the heavy chest feeling is no fun. Better to sleep ASAP.

I’m just going to put this right out there at the top of my review– I am a crazy person.
I have PTSD, and when I have a flashback I am NOT fun to deal with. I go into fight or flight mode, and I don’t know what’s going on or where I am. I have, in the past, had the OR team (at another hospital) have to dogpile on me in the operating theatre.
Thus, when I was informed that I would be going to the SSP, which I had never visited before, I felt that I should warn the staff ahead of time. This turned out to be a lot easier than normal because they are awesome.
First of all, they called me to make sure everything was being done right to prep me for surgery. The nice woman I spoke to on the phone had a great sense of humor and readily joked with me, which put me at ease.
I told her all about my PTSD and what to watch out for. She thanked me profusely and took a lot of notes.
Then the anesthesiologist called me the night before my surgery. How awesome is that? I also told him all about my little problem, and he listened.
On the day of the surgery, I was only in the waiting room for about 10 minutes, tops. The surgeon, Dr Timmerman, came by and made sure I was set up for the right procedure, and also took a moment to reassure me. She also did this in the prep area. Major bonus– her surgical cap had penguins printed on it.
The staff listened to me and let me take my Sensei along with me into prep. I told them that it was best and safest for all if he was with me for every moment that I was conscious, both before and after surgery, as he knew how to handle me. This, they allowed. They put the IV in the exact spot I told them to, which saved everyone a lot of frustration– my veins can be downright infuriating.
I told the anesthesiologist «drug me like a horse. Don’t mess around– I should be out before I’m ever in the operating room,» and he sure did just that! I saw my surgeon rushing by and yelled «PENGUINO, PENGUINO,» at her, told me Sensei that I loved him, and then I was out cold.
In recovery everyone was understanding and compassionate and they also kept their distance. Really smart, since I was freaking out, trying to hurl myself off the gurney, and trying to bite my Sensei in the stomach, haha. He managed me fine, the staff managed me fine, they got me to Sensei’s car no problem, and a couple days later I got a «get well» card hand-​signed by everyone who was involved in my procedure. How sweet is that?
Also, no signs of staph. Always a pretty major bonus after going in for surgery, know what I mean?