I have had 2 recent procedures, one in May and the other in September, both of which required anesthesia. I am a Mercy patient and Mercy contracts their anesthesiologists through Western Anesthesiology Associates. The care I received from them was beyond good. They are all caring, professionals who are very good at their jobs. EXCELLENT care from them. My issue is, every time I've had any procedures requiring anesthesia, I'm left with a large balance to pay off. I have talked to other patients and friends and family and I am not alone in this complaint. I don't know why but for some reason, insurance covers little to none of WAA's services. This also hit me particularly...read full review
Aug 2022
I have been going here and seeing Dr Smith for a while now I like Dr Smith and overall, I would say he does a great job. The nursing staff I would say are not the most attentive or friendly I recently had a radio frequency ablation procedure under sedation I was given a glass of water right after the procedure and then rushed out the door I would say they let me sit perhaps five minutes then rushed me out the door I was still not completely alert due to sedation when they sent me out the door and noticed only after I got to the car that they never took the Iv out of my arm I am on oxygen and obviously was in a lot of pain from the procedure my husband went in to tell...read full review
I have had 2 recent procedures, one in May and the other in September, both of which required anesthesia. I am a Mercy patient and Mercy contracts their anesthesiologists through Western Anesthesiology Associates. The care I received from them was beyond good. They are all caring, professionals who are very good at their jobs. EXCELLENT care from them. My issue is, every time I've had any procedures requiring anesthesia, I'm left with a large balance to pay off. I have talked to other patients and friends and family and I am not alone in this complaint. I don't know why but for some reason, insurance covers little to none of WAA's services. This also hit me particularly...read full review
I have been going here and seeing Dr Smith for a while now I like Dr Smith and overall, I would say he does a great job. The nursing staff I would say are not the most attentive or friendly I recently had a radio frequency ablation procedure under sedation I was given a glass of water right after the procedure and then rushed out the door I would say they let me sit perhaps five minutes then rushed me out the door I was still not completely alert due to sedation when they sent me out the door and noticed only after I got to the car that they never took the Iv out of my arm I am on oxygen and obviously was in a lot of pain from the procedure my husband went in to tell...read full review