My wife (an RN) and I care for my relative who is a vet. Based on our experiences, the SAVAHCS is top notch. Great care, timely, professional. The anti coagulation clinic is most professional, and proactive with telephone communication. We realize that many reviewers don't share this sentiment, but our experience has been nothing but exceptional.
I am very grateful for the superb healthcare I received from the Southern Arizona VA hospital in Tucson. They care about the veterans they serve because a high percentage of the employees are veterans themselves. "Thank you for your service" to everyone working at this hospital and clinics from one of your patients.
Got to be honest,VA has just turned into a bunch of health monitoring clinics,there's no longer any treatment. The volunteers are great,always nice and helpful,medical staff not so much esp. girl at desk in Bldg 57 at prosthetics desk,very rude. Tried the Choice program but seems like VA can't get that right either. If you have Access,Medicare,anything else,Don't go to the VA.
SAVACS is an excellent medical facility staffed with caring, competent Doctors and nurses and staff. It is one of the best VA medical centers in the U S!
It is amazing to me that there are some Veterans who complain and find fault. Any system can always be improved but on balance SAVACS is a wonderful facility!
I suppose there are some who would complain if they were hung with a brand new rope!!!!!
I absolutely love this VA campus and I love Women's Health clinic, everyone is so friendly and thorough. So far any where I've been on this VA campus has been a wonderful experience. Thank you for what you do for our veterans!!!
So far I have received no medical or other help at all. I can see the other reviews must be posted by employees. Although I have heard some good reports by other vets I also have heard they needed other medical services. Their word is that it was either not covered or the wait too long for the emergency. I have heard nurses talk about the Tucson VA doctors not wanting to see certain vets but Dr. Hays doesn't share their attitude. My thoughts are:
1) If you served to keep this people free, they ought to have regard for that.
2) if you can justify treating veterans the way you do, then you should be treated as the thing you are, a TRAITOR!
3) I think most, if not all, the military people serving other veterans like they do are the ones who ran for cover when the fighting started. you I call COWARDS.
4) TRAITORS AND COWARDS treat our veterans the way our VA does!
5) Your a FAILURE and DISGRACE people!
No hospital is perfect which is why I only gave 4 stars. Being a veteran myself and having been to several other VA Hospitals, this is by far the best I've been to. The campus is well maintained and beautiful. Employees are friendly and proficient. Excellence in care is shown by actions as well as words. 🇺🇸
It takes A LOT for me to give someone 5 stars on a review. BUT- the Emergency Department at the VA Tucson was amazing! And I'm talking about the ENTIRE STAFF- Volunteers/checkin staff/triage/radiology/ER Treatment Nurses/PA/Doctors/Pharmacy!
If I could only pack up the PA (John Wilson) that treated me and bring him to Sierra Vista! His attitude and professionalism was uplifting. He handled patients with gentle care but firm and confident with treatment plans. Great asset to the VA in Tucson!
I also want to comment about one specific volunteer. KEN ?? He was so personal with my visit. He explained the entire process, escorted me to CT, brought me to treatment, and then when I was in another department changing my legal name- he came in and checked on me! WOW! Just an amazing Veteran who pays forward to other Veterans. Thank-you!
Since when do nursing supervisors, respiratory therapists supervisors, etc., have the right overrule a doctor's orders and then turn around and suspend an individual for following the doctors orders? What the HELL kind of hospital are they running? Being a Vet and seeing how all VETS get treated by these assess who work there make me thankful I don't go to the VA. Didn't know that these people went to school for their medical degree as a doctor. This is the way they treat their employees imagine how they really treat patients.
My appointments have always been prompt. I've always been treated first class, the rest of the country needs to models their operations after the VA in Tucson.
We would like to offer our deepest thanks to all of the Staff, Nurses, and Doctors of the VA hospital. Your staff provided care for our father Robert Chambers Jr.
The kindness and the respect your staff gave our father is something we will always be grateful. After hearing the horrible stories about the VA Hospital not taking care of retired veterans, we were prepared for the worst. But we were so wrong!
Help came from all different directions. Help came from the Angels Vet’s speeding around on rotor scooters giving us directions keeping us from getting lost. Help came from the wheelchair staff realizing my father was incontinent & needed to be changed so your staff help us first. Help came from the staff that measured him for a wheelchair they realize my Dad could not stand so they use the machine to lift him up. Help came from that little road runner Volunteer who pushed him around hospital, my sister and I had to run behind her to keep up, Help came from the blood work staff they moved fast, in addition help came from the patient advocate staff who recognize some mistakes were made on his DD 214 who told us where to go.
We offer our heartfelt thanks to the staff @ the VA hospital in Tucson AZ
5 years ago I had hernia surgery, the doctors and staff was exceptional, friendly and very respectful. I am so happy I was able to go here rather than Phoenix.
If you are trying to maintain a job, there is no way you can be a patient at this facility. It takes hours to make an appointment for several months in the future. Your "doctor" may be slightly better than a prison doctor. I would recommend committing a murder if you need this level of heathcare. That way you don't have to worry about keeping your job while they waste all of your time to get low end service. As I am writing this, I have been transferred 3 times to an endless waiting loop. Seriously, you should murder someone, you will see a better doctor and quicker.