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Stroke Care • Bakersfield, CA

★★☆☆☆2.3/5204 reviews across 3 platforms

Ratings by platform

  • Yelp: 2.3/5 (201 reviews)
  • Facebook: 56% recommend (24 reviews)
  • Vivian Health: 3.0/5 (3 reviews)

What patients say

Patients praise

  • Friendly and compassionate nursing staff
  • Availability of high-quality, specialized surgeons and doctors
  • Thorough explanations of procedures and care steps

Common complaints

  • Poor medication management (e.g., failure to provide necessary pain or nausea medication)
  • Outdated electronic documentation systems
  • Long wait times or general dissatisfaction with patient care processes

In patients' words

"I had 2 great Drs, a wonderful surgeon, many great nurses and a wonderful chaplain."

— Yelp User Review

"wasn't given any medications for pain or nausea. Patients deserve ..."

— Yelp User Review

"Anesthesiologist Dr Weeks was also excellent with every step explained thoroughly."

— Yelp User Review

How these reviews were compiled

Synthesized from public patient-review platforms as of Jul 10, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4][5].

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