Richard Essner, MD

Very good experience

It is always a pleasure to visit St John's Hospital. Everyone there is so nice, from the Valet personnel, to the font desk check ins. Every nurse, Doctor, Physician's assistant have all been first rate.

The best

All good I am satisfied

Good experience. Met all my needs.

Prompt, thorough. I feel like a person, not just a number. Everyone is always friendly and kind.

Excellent

I feel very confident that I am Dr Essner's only patient.

I want to express my appreciation for the recent experience at Providence St. John in Santa Monica. I am lucky that I've been healthy and haven't had lots of interaction in the health services realm. I hear so many nightmares. And nobody is happy to receive a cancer diagnosis. After an initial Dr. Referral to another organization which led to long delays, several unreturned calls and a heap of bad attitude I was dubious and concerned. A friend recommended a Dr. At St. John's and from that moment I have had amazing experiences. The first call was seamless. I got an appointment quickly. The doc, Dr. Sean Fischer had gathered all the information needed and gave me nothing but confidence and quickly set up scans and tests and a referral to a surgeon in house, Dr. Richard Essner.Everything is on one big campus so you can park once and walk to the various buildings for appointments and tests. Everyone I encountered had an assigned and specific task and they accomplished it efficiently and offered the kind of information, scheduling and guidance that had been thought out from a patient's perspective. Even more impressive, every single person, from the voice answering the phone to the surgeon in the operating room embraced their job with an enthusiastic, supportive, adaptable and thoughtful demeanor. Not one sour attitude from anyone I encountered. Everyone cared. That is truly impressive and demonstrates a well managed and well-run program. And kudos for the care I received through tests and surgery and recovery. It was all of the highest order. Can't recommend this group and hospital highly enough.

Great visit

Care was great!

Dr. Essner is a special caring competent special doctor! He saved my life!

Good experience

Excellent service

Service provider is very competent ( Important!!!) , helpful and friendly: In other words, great!

Everyone is helpful and very understanding. I am thankful for the care and assistance I receive anytime I have questions or concerns.

Dr Essner and his team offer excellent care and followup for my melanoma

Dr. Essner is always caring and attentive as well as St. John's entire staff.

Dr. Essner is one of the most skilled, knowledgeable and helpful physicians I have ever experienced.

Such a great all-around team

It was my first visit there and it was very pleasant and everybody made me feel good about being there.

Always very caring and concerned with my health.

It is alway great to see Dr. Essner

Every person that I interacted with was extremely respectful and attentive. Service was on schedule and well conducted. Very impressed with your staff.

I have much confidence in Dr. Essner and team.

Everything was ok

From the beginning, the Dr. And his team saw the seriousness of my situations and they immediately got me taken care of. All of the pre op was immediately taken care of, surgery scheduled and I was on my way to recovery. My recovery is slow only because I am 83. Their care has made my recovery a sucess.

Very pleased with the experience.

Dx with melanoma skin cancer and Dr. Essner saw me, scheduled pre op labs and did surgery within 3 days. Outstanding timeliness. Very courteous and informative.

Very satisfied

Excellent experience

De Essner is always very nice and respectful. Asks any questions and explains what his thoughts

All good

Love Dr Essner

Very good. Answered my questions

Good

Dr. Essner did my melanoma surgery 7 or 8 years ago. I see him on an annual basis for my chest x-ray as follow-up to my surgery. I know I'm going to the best - I do come in from NV to see him.

Everything was great I just had the wrong kind of phone to do the video call

This was a routine 6 month follow up appointment that morphed into the need for surgery. EVERYONE was helpful and accommodating as I had not anticipated such and event. EVERYONE went above and beyond to seek out an obtain the clearances I needed for the surgery, which occurred the day after my scheduled appointment. As I live 300 miles from the hospital every effort was made to accommodate me to avoid the necessity of having to return to the clinic. OR staff was wonderful and caring.

Dr Essner is the consummate professional and very easy to be his patient. Wouldn't consider anyone else

I am very appreciative having the quality of care and knowledge I receive here.

Excellent, caring experience.

Dr. Essner's team is great

Dr. Essner has a excellent bedside manner.. AlwYs accomodatingy

I always feel reassured and confident of best care

I had excellent care on my recent visit and surgery.

I always get excellent care from Dr. Eisner and his team.

Met all my expectations for great care.

I am grateful for all the care I've received from Dr Essner, and his staff, and the nurses, and the surgical staff members at St John's.

The Drs understood how important addressing this situation immediately was to me. They got me through the pre op & scheduled my surgery quickly.

Excellent

Everyone is friendly, competent and professional.

All excellent

My provider was excellent! Very knowledgeable and was able to explain clearly what was going on and how it was going to be handled.

All good except I didn't get the promised phone call regarding my X-ray results.

Dr. Essner and his whole team are outstanding. I could not have had a better group to take care of my during my surgery and the follow up appointment. They were all friendly, polite and very helpful.

None. All went well

Love Dr Essner!!! He's wonderful - been a patient since 2008.

Everyone was very kind.

Happy with start and doctor all caring and thourgh

Dr. Essner and all of his supporting staff and physicians are excellent

Very through and attentive staff. Wonderful experience with everyone seen at this visit.

Professional and courteous

Dr Essner is great as is his supporting staff: PA & scheduling assistant. Such a wonderful team

Dr. Essner is kind, intelligent and I'm proud he is my doctor. I trust what he has to say. I wish all doctors were like him

I have total confidence in the team taking care of me.

Always makes me feel that I am in the best care that I could possibly receive.

Dr. Essner and his colleagues fill me with confidence. I trust their care.Wait times at St. John's are a little bit challenging. Also, I usually have to come back for a chest x-ray, because I can't wait the allotted time for my x-ray.I really like St. John's. I feel comfortable with the level of care provided to me.

Everyone is so caring and nice.

World class doctor who helped me avoid serious consequences of my melanoma buy operating quickly and successfully!!

Dr Essner was my surgeon 11 years ago and I trust him

Everybody listened

All was good. I couldn't of asked for any one better.

Dr. Essner is great! Very thorough and professional!

I feel I get the best care possible, and I like the staff and their consideration for my condition. Great service one wonderful people.

Great job by all .

Dr. Essner is superb !!!He is so knowledgeable , kind, good listener and understands my concerns. He is easy to speak with and always reassuring. I always leave feeling I am being well taken care of.Thank you for letting me have such a wonderful physician

I have had nothing but very good experiences with all the doctors at St. John's. I am grateful.

They were great better than I expected. Worked with me

Always on time for my appointment, we actually were 30 minutes early and still saw the physician within a 15 minute window, very efficient