My husband could usually give two hoots about Yelp reviews, but he told me to make sure to write about his experience last week.
My husband had been a patient of Dr. Gill's for around 8 to 10 years before this instance for routine eyeglasses appointments, so it's not like he was there for his first visit, they had a relationship prior. My husband has an inflammatory disease not related to his eyes, but suddenly came up with a white spot on his iris. Of course we googled it, and it seemed like the start of a corneal ulcer, which is very concerning because it can cause permanent damage to the eyes. We have a vision plan and health insurance, both cards were provided to the front desk prior to the appointment. Nobody said anything. My husband went in and Dr. Gill did his evaluation. He then told my husband AFTER he evaluated his eye that our vision plan only covers visits for vision checks and not for instances like this, and also that he does not take our health insurance. He then told my husband in order to get any of his professional advice, he would need to pay out of pocket. Now at this point my husband is pretty taken aback because this is coming AFTER sitting and waiting and after Dr. Gills evaluation. My husband asked in the very least if he could tell him whether he thought he would need to go to the ER or if he thought it was urgent before the long Thanksgiving weekend, to which Dr. Gill refused and again repeated that he has to pay out of pocket for any of his insight. My husband left very frustrated and upset.
I understand that he may not take our medical insurance, but insurance concerns usually are something discussed before being seen, not to mention it was made crystal clear that Dr. Gill was only worried about the money and not worried about his well being. He could in the very least have acknowledged my husbands concern and made a recommendation without providing a diagnosis. He will not be having my husband as a patient again. We thought this would be important to let people know, and based on other reviews this does not sound out of character for him. read more