Stanford Medicine Cancer Center — Local services in Palo Alto

Giving a great hospital a great review is kind of pointless. This is specifically about the quality of treatment I received with my one-week stay in the H wing of the 300 building. Cancer treatment seldom brings smiles to many faces. I do expect to receive the best possible care from the primary care team, that's why I chose them to deal with my cancer. The general quality of care I received from the nursing/RT and housekeeping staff are so far above expectations it's unreal. I never experienced or saw anything but positive, uplifting interactions PERIOD. Even the guys that empty the trash were cordial. With as good as the general care I received was, 5 people went so far over the top, I have to consider them friends I would go out of my way for. Patty, Alex, Pearl, Socrates, and especially Cathy made what should have been a very scary time, as pleasurable as possible, and I will be forever grateful for the treatment I received from them. As a SBO I know what a challenge it is to find good, never mind great help. I hope the administrators at Stanford realize how lucky and fortunate they are to have such great staff members hey...

My experiences have been nothing but positive. I have been going to Stanford for over a year and am being treated for 3 types of cancer thyroid and breast. Dr. Colevas is the head of my oncology team and is always on top of my care, his team is thorough and organized. He and his team are patient, compassionate, kind and efficient. I have a tedious and treatable, not curable thyroid cancer and I am considered terminal. The only good thing in all this is that I will have Dr. Colevas guiding me through and the other departments, breast, department, palliative care and psychiatry doing the same ...holding my hand through this miserable cancer disease. Every department at Stanford has been courteous and on time for procedures. I watched a wonderful documentary on how Stanford became 'Stanford' as it's known today. I do hope the Stanford family can see what they have created with their generosity and passion in...

I had to have surgery right away. I was in the middle of a move from Wi to Fresno so everything had to get transferred over. I will admit there was some issues getting everything & everyone on board with confirmations/billing ect. But once the insurance & billing was settled I arrived in Ca & three days later was admitted & shortly after arranged the date for surgery. The Dr. Diver & nurses were extremely confident & showed compassion. They walked me through everything step by step & what to expect every step of the way. They allowed a family member to accompany me right up till the surgery. I couldn’t be more pleased with this place. There is somewhat of a wait but it’s not too bad considering it’s a huge place & have lots of patient’s. So be patient be kind & be thankful we get to live another day. The experience...