I called ahead of time at 1909 to see if this location can perform x-rays. They said yes. I understand they closed at 2000 so I rushed in.
I came in at 1930 to have my toddlers wrist x-rayed. There was an issue locating my daughter's insurance.
During this time a woman(now known as Melissa), came to the front and said in a mildly unpleasant tone "there's another one checking in?" The receptionist answered yes. Melissa was also there for the conversation that we couldn't locate the insurance for my daughter but she's on my insurance card and it's active.
Then sighed under her breath annoyed, slightly rolled her eyes and walked to the back.
We finally figured out the insurance, I was about to pay my co pay, literally card in hand, and the receptionist made a comment confused like it looks like she turned off the XR(or whatever computer program you use for it). Melissa then walks back out from the back(mind you it's 3 minutes until they close now) and states in a snarky tone "just so you're aware the doctor doesn't feel comfortable doing an x-ray on a child"
I responded "when was this going to told to me?"
Melissa then got defensive and said "how were we supposed to know."
BUT REMEMBER - Melissa was in the front for the conversation about the insurance, knew why we were here and the fact it was for a toddler - we were the only people there so process of elimination is that the ONLY child in the waiting room, the one calling me mommy is the child that needs the XR.
Things got very heated and Melissa then stated that I was just upset over the insurance issue. I was not upset over that. That was sorted out. She has a primary and a secondary insurance, I was not upset about that at all, her secondary insurance went through. I was upset that a facility didn't want to do their jobs.
I again asked when was this going to be told to me because I had been there for almost 30 minutes and it seems like everyone just wants to go home. Even the receptionist had stated before Melissa walked up that she thinks the doctor turned the machine off(or whatever application they use on the computer).
Melissa then stated, in a VERY rude and unprofessional manner that the doctor "could" see the child but won't perform the XR because it makes her uncomfortable.
So that brings the grand question AdventHealth - did your employees just not want to treat my daughter so they can go home or do you have a provider working who doesn't feel comfortable working with children? Either way, this issue needs to be addressed.
Also, this brings a bigger question. How is a doctor allowed to be employed at an urgent care who is supposed to also treat children not feel comfortable doing an XR on a hand? Without even looking at the child? Just out right refusing?
If the doctor had actually done their job, seen my daughter, looked at her hand, she would have seen that it's not like her hand was falling off. She fell on it wrong and I was paranoid that she fractured it because there's a weird bump on it. But I never got that far because everyone just wanted to go home.
A doctor should not be working at an urgent care if they do not feel comfortable performing a simple x-ray on a child. It is 100% within their scope of practice.
The only positive interaction was with both receptionist. They were fantastic. Give them a raise. read more