
Digestive Health | Chesapeake Regional ...
Gastroenterology • Chesapeake, VA
Ratings by platform
- Chesapeake Regional Healthcare Website: 4.7/5 for Dr. Linda Farkas
- Healthgrades (Dr. Paul Ricketts): 5.0/5 (12 reviews)
- Healthgrades (Chesapeake Regional Medical Center): 66% recommend
What patients say
Patients praise
- Highly specialized digestive health team with positive ratings for individual providers (e.g., Dr. Linda Farkas with 4.7/5)
- Strong patient satisfaction for individual gastroenterologists (e.g., Dr. Paul Ricketts with 5.0/5)
- Specific recognition such as the 2017 Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates Flame Award
- Some patients report attentive care and positive experiences in hospital surgical and ICU units
Common complaints
- Patient complaints regarding staffing levels and nursing attentiveness at the hospital facility
- Major ongoing legal controversies involving the hospital, unrelated to digestive health specifically but affecting overall institutional reputation
- Healthgrades patient experience metrics for the hospital facility performing slightly below national averages
In patients' words
"I have been seeing Dr. Ricketts for 7 years for a rare liver disease. He has kept up with new approaches to this disorder and has explained everything he has learned to me."
— Healthgrades (Dr. Paul Ricketts Review)"The nursing staff, dietary staff, and housekeeping staff were always respectful. The nurses always listened and responded to any issue I had."
— ObesityHelp (Chesapeake Regional Medical Center Review)"I am assuming poor staffing for the nurss. I ws checked only twice a day... I never got a hello, how are you, do you need anything..."
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